Associate Director, Forecasting – Systemic Mastocytosis

Sanofi

Associate Director leading forecasting activities for Systemic Mastocytosis portfolio at Sanofi. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop actionable sales forecasts and strategic insights.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,500 - $214,500 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in pharmaceutical forecasting, including the development and maintenance of Excel-based forecast models, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate revenue forecasts and strategic insights.

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Pharmaceutical ForecastingExcel-Based Forecast ModelsProject ManagementCommunication SkillsMarket Research Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Forecast ModelingData AnalysisRevenue ForecastingVolume ForecastingDemand Analysis

Soft Skills

Business AcumenPresentation SkillsCollaborationCoaching

Tools & Technologies

IQVIA DataSyndicated ReportsSpecialty Pharmacy Data

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeAdvanced Degree (MBA, MS, MD, PhD)

Industry Keywords

Pharmaceutical IndustryBiotechPayer EnvironmentMarket AccessCross-Functional Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with Commercial team, Finance, and other cross-functional partners to develop, document, and communicate accurate patient / volume / revenue forecasts for annual long-term Strategic Planning & Budget cycles, bi-annual medium-term forecast updates, and monthly near-term Rolling Forecast updates.
Coordinate with Finance business partners and forecasters in other therapeutic areas to coordinate forecast cycle deliverables and promote harmonization across assets & functions.
In partnership with Analytics & Finance colleagues, provide key end-of-month closing deliverables (i.e., price / volume & demand / inventory analyses).
Provide monthly updates to Commercial leadership on performance and near-term forecast outlook, integrating latest actuals, analytics, Market Research, CI, etc.
Support model enhancements to ensure forecasts for in-line & launch products reflect strategic direction of each brand (e.g., segmentation, patient flow, etc.).
Collaborate with Market Research to plan & design studies that provide key forecast inputs (e.g., demand study / conjoint exercises).
Partner with Finance and Market Access to incorporate latest GTN and access assumptions, conduct payer mix analyses, and generate price / volume waterfalls.
Leverage resources such as analogue analyses & external forecasts (e.g., syndicated / analyst reports) to pressure-test and refine forecast assumptions.
Work with Global forecasting to ensure that US forecast deliverables align to Global guidance and properly integrate with Global forecast aggregation process.
Work with Finance and Demand Planning to ensure the most appropriate forecast (by SKU) is delivered for monthly supply chain planning activities.
Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Patient Support Services and Finance to assess the value of proposed initiatives and / or risks posed by market events; deliver ad-hoc analyses that leverage forecast models to answer key business questions.
Collaborate with Data Management, Analytics, and external data providers to conduct periodic reviews of key model inputs to ensure forecast accuracy.
Coach junior team members for onboarding, upskilling and Sanofi specific processes / data.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, MD, PhD) preferred
A minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech forecasting
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining Excel-based forecast models is required
Strong business acumen, with well-developed communication & presentation skills
Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry data sources (e.g., IQVIA patient-level data, syndicated reports, specialty pharmacy data) and payer/health insurance environment
Excellent project management skills, able to deftly balance multiple priorities
Ability to work in a matrixed environment with many cross-functional partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

high-quality healthcare
prevention and wellness programs
at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave