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MSD

Senior Manager – Strategic Forecasting

MSD

Senior Manager driving strategic forecasting and analytics for pharmaceutical assets in India. Collaborating across functions to deliver robust forecasts and insights for decision making.

Posted 5/24/2026full-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 – Human Health, 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
  • At least 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical strategic forecasting or analytics
  • Expertise in 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
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders
  • Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing functions

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
  • Professional Development Opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
statistical techniquesforecastinganalytical techniquesMonte Carlo simulationsrange forecastingadvanced modeling techniquesAgent based modelingdynamic transmission modelautomationstrategic forecasting
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem solvingstrategic thinkingcommunicationconflict resolutionteam managementadaptabilitystakeholder engagementdecision makingtalent development