Senior Director of US Forecasting and Market Research - Job ID: S...
Ascendis Pharma - Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08540
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Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and France. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon technology platform to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. We have a diverse pipeline designed to make a meaningful difference for patients. The Senior Director of US Forecasting and Market Research is a player-coach role and will be responsible for leading the US efforts spanning commercial forecasting for a multi-product portfolio, performance reporting, and generation of primary market research and insights to drive impactful decision-making. The Senior Director will report to the US Head of Analytics & Commercial Operations and be based in Princeton, NJ in a hybrid model and will be heavily integrated with US business leadership. This role will have four main areas of focus: Forecasting Leadership & Analysis: Lead the efforts to build and evolve the US patient and revenue forecasting efforts across the product portfolio, ensuring accuracy and alignment with industry standards. Ensure ongoing partnership with the broader US Analytics & Commercial Operations team and broader USBU Business Partners to support the integration of disparate data sets, analyze market data, competitor information, and other factors to inform and adjust both the near-term and long-range forecasts. Primary Market Research & Insights: Lead the market research and insights gathering efforts supporting the US market. Research modalities may include ATU surveys, focus groups, competitive intelligence, and collection of qualitative field insights. Ensure primary insights are informing field and secondary data analytics, cross-functional business decisions, and monthly business reviews Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication: Foster collaboration within and across various internal teams (e.g., Marketing, Access, Finance, Global) to ensure alignment of US product forecasts and driving strategic decision making across the US Business Unit. Ensure consistent reporting of market dynamics and collaboration with Global Forecasting teams to maintain coordinated approach to performance reporting. Strategic Insights & Process Improvement: Present insights and forecast results to senior leadership, providing recommendations to drive business strategy. Continuously review forecasting methodologies and processes for improvement, applying industry best practices to enhance forecasting capabilities.