BC SECTOR -Lifescience -Pharma forcasting - Staff 3

Location

Pune

Other locations

Anywhere in Country

Salary

Competitive

Date

Sep 23, 2026

Job description

Requisition ID

1690516

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Service line - Position Title

Pharma Forecasting Specialist-Senior

About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join our team. This role involves being a key stakeholder in a cross-functional team responsible for forecasting at global, country, and region levels based on need. The ideal candidate will have strong forecasting skills of around 5-8 years, therapeutic area (TA) and pharma experience, and the ability to recommend assumptions, create concept notes, and develop presentations. Basic Python coding skills are also required

Your Key Responsibilities

Develop brand volume forecasts for both short-term and long-term strategic and operational planning.

Conduct strategic long-term brand and franchise forecasting, providing guidance based on franchise insights.

Solve regional and brand-level analytical challenges using quantitative approaches. • Perform sensitivity analyses to identify opportunities and manage risks, enhancing forecast accuracy.

Collaborate as a key stakeholder in cross-functional teams (marketing, finance, MMD, HHI, RCL) for global, country, and regional forecasting needs.

Create and maintain accurate forecasts using advanced analytical and forecasting techniques.

Recommend assumptions and methodologies for forecasting models.

Prepare concept notes and presentations to effectively communicate findings and recommendations.

Perform comprehensive business analysis, including requirement elicitation, data management, and change management.

Apply Python coding skills to automate and improve forecasting processes.

Collaborate with global teams (marketing, finance, RCLs, HHI, MMD, market access) to gather requirements and deliver insights.

Analyze historical data and market trends to inform forecasting models.

Develop and maintain detailed reports and dashboards for forecasting purposes.

Present findings and recommendations to internal stakeholders and executive leadership.

Continuously optimize forecasting processes and methodologies.

Stay updated with the latest tools, technologies, and best practices in forecasting and analytics.

Skills and attributes for success

Required Skills

Strong business analysis skills with experience in requirement elicitation, data management, change management, and presentation.

Knowledge of Long Range Forecasting process.

Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Therapeutic area-specific knowledge and pharma experience.

Basic Python coding skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

Extensive experience in business analysis and forecasting within the pharmaceutical industry.

Strong knowledge of one or more pharma therapeutic area such as Oncology, Vaccines etc.

Proven track record in developing and maintaining accurate forecasts.

Advanced proficiency in business analysis and forecasting tools.

Basic proficiency in Python coding.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to manage tasks independently and proactively.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations.

Desired Skills and Experience

Extensive experience in business analysis and forecasting within the pharmaceutical industry.

Strong knowledge of one or more pharma therapeutic area such as Oncology, Vaccines etc.

Proven track record in developing and maintaining accurate forecasts.

Advanced proficiency in business analysis and forecasting tools.

Basic proficiency in Python coding.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to manage tasks independently and proactively.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with relevant work experience in Bu