Senior Manager, Strategic Forecasting

MSD

Seeking Senior Manager in Strategic Forecasting to leverage analytics for pharmaceutical asset decision-making. Focused on driving innovation and enhancing forecasting capabilities across global functions.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timePune • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for conceptualizing and delivering forecasts and analytical solutions, using both strategic as well as statistical techniques
Drive continuous enhancements to evolve the existing forecasting capabilities in terms of value-add, risk/ opportunity/uncertainty - identify and elevate key forecasting levers/insights/findings to inform decision making
Collaborate across stakeholders – Finance, Research, Country, and senior leadership – to build and robust assumptions, ensuring forecast accuracy improves over time to support decision making
Drive innovation and automation to bring in robustness and efficiency gains in forecasting/process; incorporate best-in-class statistical forecasting methods to improve the accuracy
Communicate effectively across stakeholders and proactively identify and resolve conflicts by engaging with relevant stakeholders
Responsible for managing team and delivery of forecasts in a timely manner with allocated resources
Determine the optimal method for forecasting, considering the context of the forecast, availability of data, the degree of accuracy desired, and the timeline available
Contribute in evolving our offerings through standardization/ automation of various offerings, models and processes
Participate in selection, talent development and trainings of employees

Requirements

What you’ll need

Engineering / Management / Pharma post-graduates with 8+ years of experience in the relevant roles; with at least 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical strategic forecasting or analytics
Demonstrated leadership and management in driving innovation and automation leveraging advanced statistical and analytical techniques (expertise in Spotfire will be added advantage)
Proven ability to work collaboratively across large and diverse functions and stakeholders
Ability to manage ambiguous environments, and to adapt to changing needs of business
Strong analytical skills; an aptitude for problem solving and strategic thinking
Hands on experience on Monte Carlo simulations and range forecasting
Exposure/sound understanding of advanced modeling techniques like Agent based and dynamic transmission model
Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights
Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders
Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing functions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Status: Regular
Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

statistical techniquesforecastinganalytical solutionsMonte Carlo simulationsrange forecastingadvanced modeling techniquesAgent based modelingdynamic transmission modelautomationstrategic forecasting

Soft Skills

leadershipmanagementcollaborationproblem solvingstrategic thinkingcommunicationconflict resolutionadaptabilitysynthesis of informationstakeholder engagement