Remote | Pharma Forecasting Specialist — $125–$205/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

5d • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced pharmaceutical commercial and forecasting professionals with strong expertise in drug-launch modelling, uptake forecasting, market-share assumptions, and commercial strategy. This role supports an expert evaluation initiative focused on commercial medicines and drug-development programmes. Selected professionals will build and critique launch curves, assess forecasting assumptions, evaluate commercial scenarios, and help develop rigorous rubrics for analysing pharmaceutical launches and market performance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical commercial forecasting, analytics, or strategy
• Hands-on experience building or reviewing drug launch and uptake models
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical launch curves and peak-share forecasting
• Familiarity with biotech and pharmaceutical development programmes
• Experience evaluating commercial assumptions and market-entry scenarios
• Strong knowledge of the US pharmaceutical market
• Excellent analytical reasoning and written communication skills
• Current US-based professional experience
• A background in business, economics, finance, life sciences, analytics, or a related discipline may be highly relevant
• Equivalent professional experience in pharmaceutical forecasting or commercial strategy may also be considered
• Practical launch-forecasting expertise is particularly important for this engagement

Nice To Haves

• Experience in pharmaceutical sales strategy or commercial operations
• Background in launch planning or brand strategy
• Experience with analogue-based forecasting
• Familiarity with epidemiology-driven patient forecasts
• Experience modelling competitive market share and treatment adoption
• Knowledge of loss-of-exclusivity and lifecycle forecasting
• Experience advising biotech or pharmaceutical leadership teams
• Prior experience with structured expert review, rubric development, or AI evaluation
• Advanced commercial, quantitative, or healthcare-focused education may strengthen an application

Responsibilities

• Build and evaluate commercial launch curves for pharmaceutical products
• Model uptake, market penetration, peak share, and launch trajectory
• Assess the pace and shape of adoption across relevant patient and prescriber populations
• Evaluate commercial assumptions against realistic market dynamics
• Apply professional forecasting judgment across multiple drug launches
• Critique pharmaceutical forecasts for accuracy, logic, and defensibility
• Assess assumptions involving analogues, launch ramp, peak penetration, and market maturity
• Evaluate loss-of-exclusivity assumptions and their impact on long-term forecasts
• Identify overly aggressive, unsupported, or internally inconsistent projections
• Review how competitive dynamics and product differentiation affect forecast outcomes
• Analyse commercial drugs and drug-development programmes
• Apply knowledge of pharmaceutical markets, launch strategy, and product lifecycle dynamics
• Evaluate assumptions around adoption, positioning, competition, and market opportunity
• Assess how development-stage evidence may translate into commercial performance
• Incorporate practical US-market considerations into forecast evaluation
• Create structured evaluation rubrics for pharmaceutical commercial analysis
• Critique existing rubrics for completeness, realism, and commercial relevance
• Define criteria that reflect experienced forecasting and strategy judgment
• Identify missing assumptions or weak analytical logic
• Provide clear written reasoning supporting evaluation decisions

Benefits

• Competitive rates between $125–$205 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Potential for recurring work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed