CD&A - Senior Director, US Forecasting, Rare Disease

Career Category:
Sales & Marketing Operations.

Job Description:

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Let’s do this. The Forecasting team at Amgen serves as a key partner to Commercial leadership, providing strategic guidance and data-backed insights. This role is instrumental in driving commercial success and shaping future strategies for our oncology assets. The Sr Director of Forecasting will oversee a team of >5 talented individuals (full time Amgen FTE + Contingent Worker) and is responsible for leading the forecasting efforts for several assets and diseases within the Rare Disease business unit.

The individual in this role will need to skillfully influence and challenge a diverse set of stakeholders from Commercial, R&D, Medical, Finance, Manufacturing, Access, and Pricing/Contracting, while proficiently understanding the nuances of each disease area and markets they support.

They will serve as a mentor, developing talent and guiding the team while providing technical guidance in forecasting methodologies. Additionally, the Sr Director will articulate the interplay between Forecasting and related functions within Commercial Data & Analytics (Market Research, Analytics, Commercial Insights, Competitive Intelligence, and Marketing Mix) in contributing to the forecast.

Flexible Commuter role to the Thousand Oaks, CA or Deerfield, IL office. You will work on-site a minimum of 2-3 days a week.

This position reports to the ED of US Forecasting and will be responsible for the following:

• Primary point of contact for senior Therapeutic Area leaders to ensure development of data/insight driven short term and long term US forecasts for various brands within Rare Disease business unit
• Preparing and presenting portfolio level forecast updates to address specific questions
• Facilitate consensus-building among senior partners to establish clear, transparent, and rigorous sales expectations for the portfolio assets by gaining their alignment and endorsement for forecast assumptions (inline indications as well as new near term launches)
• Help leadership identify actionable strategies to maximize Commercial potential by identifying and prioritizing relevant risks & opportunities
• Analyze competitors and market dynamics to inform forecasting models and strategic decisions
• Develop an objective point of view of portfolio strategy by integrating insights across multiple products, functions and capability areas
• Leverage communication and interpersonal skills to influence leadership on recommended course of action
• Quantify uncertainty through the use of scenario planning and advanced simulation models (e.g. Monte Carlo analysis, statistical trending)
• Use an in-depth understanding of diverse pharmaceutical data sources (eg. LAAD, National Audit Rx, Xponent, Epidemiology data sources etc) and their nuances to develop and implement enhanced forecasting approaches and methodologies
• Create and deliver effective presentations that are transparent and articulate all key variables in the forecast, ensuring clarity and comprehensive understanding for collaborators involved in decision-making processes
• Collaborate with the broader CD&A (Commercial Data & Analytics) organization to integrate…