AbbVie · 3 days ago
Director, Global Business Development Forecasting
Mettawa, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $296K/yr
10+ years expAbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to innovative medicines and solutions. They are seeking a strategic, deal-oriented healthcare analytics professional to lead forecasting efforts in support of business development, ensuring alignment between business development and pipeline forecasts.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Maintain market knowledge Develop and maintain knowledge of key commercial and scientific trends in key therapeutic areas. Partner with commercial leadership to establish the vision for what these markets might look like in the future, and how AbbVie can best leverage external partnerships to advance these markets and treatments
Remain abreast of industry and therapeutic area trends by reviewing analyst reports, primary and secondary market research, clinical study results, competitor profiles, promotional activity levels, pricing, and scientific literature
Establish relationships with internal partner functions outside of PCS/BD to support development of forecast assumptions. Partner functions include but are not limited to Business Development, Search and Evaluation, Analytics & Performance Excellence (APEX), PCS Price Forecasting, and Global Epidemiology
Direct the team as they develop BD forecasts. Team activities include: Design, build, and operate forecast models
Develop competitive intelligence and become the key source of information on the project and the future marketplace dynamics
Partner with APEX to shape primary research activities and conduct secondary data searches
Develop therapeutic area overviews, market assessments and forecasts for future product opportunities
Provide fact-based commercial analysis utilizing primary and secondary market research and opinion leader input to support go/no go decisions
Forecast product sales and profits under various scenarios that consider alternative strategies and risks
Identify, and articulate uncertainties in forecast assumptions, and quantify potential downside risk and upside opportunity
Partner with internal stakeholders to align on key P&L assumptions
Provide P&L support for the broader commercial assessment team
Partner with commercial assessment leads to create cohesive deal overview presentations and recommendations for presentation to senior leadership
Remain abreast of analytical tools, subscriptions, and data sources that may support Forecasting team needs
Develop recommendations on analytical tools and data sources to license for forecasting team and partner use, and work with external suppliers as needed to develop and execute data licensing agreements
Work cross-functionally within AbbVie to understand available sources of data & insights and work to obtain access as appropriate for the forecasting team
Serve as an internal consultant to members of the PCS/BD forecasting teams in support of data and analytics needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required
10+ years of healthcare commercial analytics/finance experience—ideally in pharmaceuticals—and will have expertise in a broad range of data sources and analytical techniques
5+ years of experience at the manager level in these same disciplines
Strong organization, communication and management skills are essential in this position
Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree in a technical field is preferred
Experience in Immunology is preferred
Primary market research preferred: qualitative and especially quantitative study design, instrument development and analysis
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
Recent News
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