Forecasting Manager - Vaccines

GSK • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Forecasting Manager – Vaccines Business Unit
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to create patient centered, data-driven forecasts and partner with commercial stakeholders to drive growth in life saving vaccines?
If so, then this Forecasting Manager role is for you!
The role of Forecasting Manager sits within the US Vaccines Forecasting team and will maintain accurate and insight driven gross sales and patient forecasts for GSK’s Pediatric and Established Adult Vaccines. This role requires strong analytical and interpersonal skills and ability to utilize a wide variety of forecasting approaches to support commercial priorities, competitive positioning, and supply chain decisions.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to progress YOUR career by building your expertise in forecasting, commercial insights, and pharmaceutical business acumen.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Analytics, Statistics, Biology/Chemistry or Business
• 5+ years of post-degree experience in the following: Financial, analytics, or gross sales forecast models with multiple variables and event modeling.
• Analysis of financial or healthcare market data and trends, assessing financial impacts and identifying risks and opportunities
• Translating data into narratives through reports, dashboards, or presentations and communicating to multiple management levels
• MS Excel and data modeling; utilizing pivot tables, charts, and LOOKUP & SUMIF functions

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in science and/or business
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills
• Experience with patient claims data and patient flow modeling
• Proficiency creating impactful visuals in MS PowerPoint
• Strong learning agility to build business acumen
• Proven collaboration skills and able to work effectively across a matrix environment
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively
• Experience in pharma, biotech, healthcare or alike industry

Responsibilities

• Establish, document, and maintain financial and manufacturing forecasts on a monthly cycle and annually revise Long-Range Forecast, in partnership with global and local Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Commercial Insights teams.
• Maintain SKU level forecasts for portfolio of Pediatric and Established Adult Vaccines in the US (including Puerto Rico)
• Present forecast assumptions, inclusive of risks and opportunities, to multiple management levels
• Ensure accuracy of forecasts through industry standard accuracy and bias metrics; identify corrective actions as appropriate.
• Support US financial submissions and quarterly earnings call, as needed.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Commercial Insights, Market Access, and Supply Chain peers on modeling events, communicating issues, and responding to requests from senior leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees