Commercial Analytics and Forecasting - Life Sciences - Senior Manager - Consulting - Location OPEN

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The opportunity We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager with experience of 14+ years in Strategic Forecasting to lead forecasting engagements for global pharmaceutical clients. The individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in developing robust forecasts that inform strategic and operational business decisions. The role requires deep expertise in pharmaceutical forecasting, strong therapeutic area knowledge, advanced stakeholder management capabilities, and the ability to drive innovation through analytics, AI, and forecasting best practices. The individual will be responsible for client delivery excellence, practice growth, thought leadership, and people development.   Your key responsibilities As a Senior Manager in Commercial Analytics and Forecasting, you will lead complex forecasting engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction across multiple programs. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior client stakeholders and cross-functional teams, providing insights and recommendations that inform strategic and operational business decisions.   In this pivotal role, you will:

Lead large-scale global forecasting engagements across brands, franchises, and therapeutic areas.  Serve as a strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Business Development, and Portfolio Strategy teams.  Drive long-range forecasting, scenario planning, portfolio forecasting, and lifecycle management activities.  Provide strategic recommendations based on market dynamics, competitive intelligence, epidemiology, and business assumptions.  Ensure delivery of accurate, actionable, and business-relevant forecasts aligned with client objectives.  Present insights, recommendations, and strategic implications to executive leadership and client decision-makers.  Ensure high-quality delivery, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction across multiple programs.

Overall delivery

Define forecasting approaches, methodologies, and best practices across engagements.  Oversee development and enhancement of patient-based, revenue-based, and analog-based forecasting models.  Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and Machine Learning techniques to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.  Lead development of forecasting assumptions, scenario analyses, sensitivity testing, and risk assessments.  Champion automation initiatives utilizing Python, SQL, Power BI, and emerging technologies.  Establish forecasting standards, quality frameworks, and model validation processes.

Practice development

Contribute to the strategic growth of EY's Life Sciences and Commercial Analytics practice.  Lead development of proposals, RFP responses, solution accelerators, thought leadership, and go-to-market assets.  Support account expansion through identification of new opportunities within existing clients.  Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and support business development activities.  Develop innovative offerings leveraging AI, advanced forecasting methodologies, and GenAI-enabled capabilities.  Represent EY at industry forums, client workshops, and strategic discussions.

Stakeholder management

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Finance, Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs, and Commercial Excellence teams.  Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations and