Global Forecasting Lead

GLOBAL FORECASTING LEAD

Are you excited by understanding market dynamics of our product portfolio and assessing the impact of strategic decisions and initiatives? Do you have strong analytical skills and experience from the pharmaceutical industry to forecast the performance of Novo Nordisk products globally? Can you process and combine information from multiple sources to synthesize forecasts?

If so, apply today as you might be the candidate that we are looking for!

The Position

As our Global Forecasting Lead you will be responsible for forecasting and market insight generation within commercial in HQ, while engaging in close interactions with affiliates / regions. You will be involved in cross-functional projects, communicating key insights and analyses to relevant stakeholders across the organisation to support strategic decision-making.

Some of your responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the preparation of high-quality forecasts for key products on a regional and/or global level, including Long Term Forecast (LTF).
• Lead the preparation of best-in-class market analyses including synthesizing multiple data sources to inform global strategies, as well as long-term market projections to senior management.
• Impact key stakeholders and maintain strong partnership with them, which include partners in Corporate Strategy & Corporate Affairs, Regions, Top-10 affiliates, Finance and Product Supply, to ensure alignment and successful attainment of common targets.
• Drive and optimise the key process or processes in the department, such as forecasting or guidance processes.
• Responsible for forecasting sales across Diabetes and Obesity, as well as the broader product portfolio for one of Novo Nordisk’s sales regions.

Qualifications

• Master´s degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Business, Economics, Analytics, among others.
• 5+ years’ experience within the pharmaceutical industry and/or consultancy for these companies, and working with LTF, is a must.
• Proven track record in analytics project management, collaborating across organisations and cultures.
• To have data analytics and python knowledge/experience will be a plus.
• Fluent in English, and have high proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

As a person, you possess personal drive, autonomy, self-motivating ability, positive and collaborative mind-set. More important, you enjoy working in a busy and team-based environment. As well, you have great communication and influencing skills.

About the Department

The Portfolio Insights & Forecasting team, in Portfolio Strategy, Access & Pricing, focuses on analysing market dynamics, identifying trends/events and forecasting market development across the product portfolio. The purpose is to drive insightful analyses and recommendations that enable fact-based decision making in senior management and among key stakeholders across Novo Nordisk.

Contact

For further information about position do not hesitate to contact Ani Afyan, Director of Portfolio Forecasting, at aisj@novonordisk.com

Deadline

12th May 2024.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we

seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.