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Takeda

Forecast & Strategy Lead

Takeda, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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Cambridge, MA Base Pay Range

$153,600.00/yr - $241,340.00/yr Responsibilities

Execute development of demand in-line forecasts for assigned therapeutic areas in support of standard business processes (quarterly updates, annual plans, mid/long-range plans); Execute development of financial metrics such as NPV, ROI, IRR and strategic narratives to support portfolio management efforts for pipeline assets as well as lifecycle management initiatives for existing brands; Influence and advise cross-functional teams on key questions and necessary analytics to help develop deeper understanding of market and brand utilization performance along with potential risks and opportunities; Design and execute qualitative and quantitative market research efforts, as needed, to support forecast and strategy development; Lead cross-functional teams such as FP&A, C&P, Managed Markets, Competitive Intelligence, Decision Science, Marketing/Sales Analytics, New Product Planning, and Brand to develop required forecast inputs, document assumptions, create analytical demand forecasts, and advise senior brand, and organizational leadership of strategic implications of forecast outcomes; Independently prepare and deliver high-impact presentations with meaningful forecast implications, actionable insights, and recommendations to senior executive leadership; clearly articulate pros and cons of different options to facilitate strategic decision making; leverage broad market knowledge to partner with senior team in developing organizational strategy; Provide ongoing updates to organizational leadership on brand performance against forecasts and KPIs, offering insights about performance and forecast implications; leverage deep market expertise to provide recommendations on strategies/tactics to enhance brand performance; Be a subject matter expert in forecasting with deep expertise in assigned markets, and working knowledge of all organizational therapeutic areas and view as subject matter expert within forecasting group; Lead the team in continuous improvement of forecasting to enhance quality and accuracy; define and implement forecasting team processes to enhance consistency and efficiency; Lead the forecasting and commercial assessments for business development opportunities for late-stage assets for the US BU, in designated disease states; up to 10% domestic or international travel required; up to 50% remote work allowed. Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Statistics or related field plus 5 years of related experience. Prior experience must include Design, execute, analyze, and interpret research experiments in pursuit of testing specific hypotheses. Develop forecasting models to predict patient and volume forecasts for different types of drug therapies. Develop models to determine financial valuation metrics such as NPV, ROI, IRR. Conduct primary research with healthcare stakeholders such as physicians, nurses, and payers to collect data informing forecasts and strategy. Compensation

Full time. $153,600 - $263,600 per year. Legal

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