Forecasting Analyst

About Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Who we are:

The Global Business Service (GBS) team sits within Finance at AstraZeneca and is a dynamic and results-oriented environment and provides a range of enterprise-wide services. We dare to change the way we work by freeing up the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We aim to do this by freeing up time, freeing up money, protecting AZ's value and providing new capabilities

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What we do

: A trusted partner to the business, we're on a mission to make AstraZeneca more agile, efficient and effective. Through our hybrid model of in-house delivery centers and service towers across the globe, we're reimagining how we work. Here we drive new ways of working and operating models, process simplification and innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that automation and data is at the heart of everythin

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How we do

it:Be part of a team building a community. We interact with diverse cultures and perspectives and are united by our sense of belonging. This is the place to learn and grow togeth

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Why we love

• it:As a growing multi-national company, there's so much potential to develop. Embrace opportunities at a global business that's facing new and varied challenges. This is the place to build an exemplary, international
• CV.A fun place to be, we're creating community hubs that build partnerships, not just working relationsh
• ips.We're on an exciting journey to take our team to the next stage. This is the place to leave a legacy beh

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Key Responsibili

• ties Responsible for the timely delivery of robust and transparent demand forecasts for strategic brands / therapy areas and key markets, including clear documentation of assumptions as well as levels of confidence / robus
• tnessExpertly / confidently present and defend forecast approach, methodology, assumptions and output to senior leade
• rshipEnsure objectivity and robustness around the forecast via identification of the right data sources and application of industry-leading modeling approaches, with sensitivity analyses around key variables to assist in opportunity and risk manag
• ementDemonstrate a high level of understanding of the points of integration of our work and that of our collea
• gues.Develop new product introduction volume forecasts, both short-term and long-term, to champion into strategic and operational planning proce
• sses.Support continuous improvement and innovation to evolve the existing forecasting capabilities in terms of benefit, risk / opportunity / uncertainty, methodologies (including statistical, predictive, simulations / Monte Carlo, ranges, deep knowledge of key data sets) to inform forecasts and decision-m
• akingProactively leverage appropriate information into forecast via a variety of tools and so
• urcesFor Global Forecasting roles: support development new forecast models as business needs arise (e.g. pipeline / early assets, LCM, business develop
• ment)For US Forecasting roles: participate in monthly S&OP process and submit volumes; support development of weekly / monthly / yearly models and convers

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Experi

• ence: 4+ years of direct Pharmaceutical forecasting experience with a solid knowledge of forecasting techniques, models and appr
• oachesExperience utilizing a range of data sources and analytics involving standard data in the Pharmaceutical industry – e.g. IQVIA (MIDAS, DDD NPA, Monthly Xponent), claims data (Truven, Marketscan), epidemiological data, etc. For US forecasting, experience with TRx / NBRx / NRx data and methodo
• logiesStrong analytical expertise; superior Excel, financial modelling and forecasting
• skillsProject management experience including risk mitigation, planning and running multiple projects running in pa
• rallelAbility to build trusted relationships across a range of partner groups including Marketing, Analytics, Operations, and Tech
• nologyDemonstrated experience in problem solving and continuous impro
• vementStrong written and verbal communi