Analyst-Forecasting-US-R&I

**Job Title -** ** Analyst - Forecasting - US - R&I ** **Career Level – C3** **Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore ** **Shift: 2 PM -11 PM IST, Hybrid (3 days a week in office)** Introduction to role Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? As an Analyst in Forecasting at AstraZeneca, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. Based at Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore, and working a hybrid shift from 2 PM to 11 PM IST, you'll be part of a dynamic team that combines brand new science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise, where your work will empower the business to perform at its peak. ## ## Accountabilities As a Forecast Analyst, you will collaborate closely with the GIBEx/GA&I Forecast Leader and Commercial teams to develop brand forecasts for strategic brands and early assets. Your role will involve understanding therapeutic areas, setting performance expectations, and guiding brand strategy. You will develop product-specific forecast models, lead forecasting processes, and incorporate primary research results into forecast models. Additionally, you will align forecast assumptions with business partners and support continuous improvement in forecasting capabilities. ## ## Essential Skills/Experience * 3+ years of direct Pharmaceutical forecasting experience with an in-depth knowledge of forecasting techniques, models and approaches * Good understanding of one or more disease areas with experience in rare diseases/OBU including how patients move through their respective diagnosis and treatment pathways, including treatment dynamics * Experience integrating insights from market research and secondary data analysis into forecast assumptions * Experience applying a range of data sources and analytics involving standard data in the Pharmaceutical industry – e.g. IQVIA (MI