Forecasting and Analytics Sr Director

Myriad Genetics

About The Position

The Senior Director of Forecasting leads enterprise-wide commercial forecasting, demand planning, and revenue analytics across the organization’s portfolio. The role is the primary steward of forecast accuracy and partners with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Market Access, and Executive Leadership to provide insights for business planning, resource allocation, investor communications, and strategic decisions. The position owns forecasting methodology, assumptions, scenario planning, and governance across products and business segments. It establishes and improves forecasting processes, models, and tools; analyzes market and commercial performance; develops predictive models and reporting; and monitors forecast performance through variance analysis. The role also partners with Finance on annual operating plans and long-range outlooks, supports portfolio and product assessments, pricing and investment decisions, and facilitates consensus forecast reviews across functions. The Senior Director prepares executive forecast packages and summaries, presents insights and recommendations to senior executives, and supports earnings preparation, Board materials, and investor-related analyses as needed. The position advances forecasting methods and technology, establishes forecast accuracy metrics and KPI dashboards, and ensures the integrity and consistency of data used in forecasting. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10 or more years of relevant experience. An MBA, master’s degree, or other advanced quantitative degree is preferred. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national or a Green Card holder and live full time in the USA. Base salary considers geographic location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Life Sciences, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in commercial forecasting, strategic planning, analytics, finance, or commercial operations within diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or related life sciences industries.
Deep expertise in revenue forecasting, demand planning, business analytics, and scenario modeling.
Proven experience supporting executive leadership, annual operating planning processes, long-range strategic planning, and investment decision-making.
Track record of influencing and driving alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong executive presence with exceptional analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national or a Green Card holder.
Must live full time in the USA.

Nice To Haves

MBA, master’s degree, or other advanced quantitative degree.
Experience forecasting within diagnostics, molecular diagnostics, precision medicine, laboratory services, or healthcare services businesses is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of short-term and long-range revenue forecasts.
Own forecasting methodology, assumptions, scenario planning, and governance across products and business segments.
Establish forecasting processes, models, and tools to improve forecast accuracy and business predictability.
Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast updates to executive leadership.
Analyze market dynamics, customer utilization trends, testing volumes, competitive activity, and commercial performance drivers.
Translate commercial and market intelligence into revenue implications and forecast adjustments.
Develop predictive models and reporting to inform growth opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Monitor forecast performance and conduct variance analyses.
Partner with Finance on annual operating plans, strategic plans, and long-range financial outlooks.
Support portfolio planning, new product assessments, pricing initiatives, and commercial investment decisions.
Build business scenarios and sensitivity analyses for executive decision-making.
Serve as the primary forecasting partner to Commercial Leadership, Finance and FP&A, Marketing, Market Access, Business Development, and Corporate Strategy.
Facilitate consensus forecast reviews and align stakeholders on assumptions and business risks.
Prepare forecast packages and executive summaries for leadership reviews.
Present insights, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior executives.
Support earnings preparation, Board materials, and investor-related forecasting analyses as required.
Drive adoption of advanced forecasting methodologies, analytics, and forecasting technology.
Establish forecast accuracy metrics and KPI dashboards.
Ensure integrity and consistency of commercial and operational data used in forecasting.