Senior Manager- Data Science

Job Description

Senior Manager- Data Science

At our Company we are leveraging analytics and technology as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data analytics and insights to drive decision making that will allow us to tackle some of the worlds greatest health threats. Within our commercial Insights Analytics and Data organization we are transforming to better power decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process from business development to late lifecycle management.

Integrated Research and Forecasting (IRF) is a global function encompassing long-range pharmaceutical asset forecasting across the product lifecycles of all assets within Human Health (Oncology Vaccines Hospital Specialty / Primary care). Assets include early and late-stage molecules in clinical development companies under considerations by business development for partnering and / or acquisition as well as currently launched products. Forecasting deliverables support division planning and decision making across multiple functional areas such as finance manufacturing product development and addition to ensuring high-quality deliverables our team drives synergies across divisions fosters innovation and best practices and creates solutions to bring speed scale and shareability to our planning processes. As we endeavor we are seeking a dynamic talent for the role of Senior Specialist Data Science

We are looking for a lead within the Forecasting team located in Pune for forecasting tools methodologies and capabilities including demand forecasting automation. You will have an entrepreneurial spirit an understanding of healthcare & technology and a demonstrated record of leading delivery teams building forecasting solutions for actionable insights. You are a strong leader can work independently and deal well with ambiguity through strong collaboration across the stakeholder community. Adept in leading strategic discussions on capability and innovation projects with diverse stakeholder groups across the organization

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Lead the development implementation and optimization of forecasting tools and processes.
• Design develop and optimize forecasting capabilities after evaluating forecasting tools software and technologies to enhance forecasting accuracy efficiency and effectiveness.
• Design and implement best-in-class forecasting methodologies and models leveraging statistical techniques time-series analysis and advanced algorithms as per evolving industry best practices and emerging trends.
• Leverage machine learning algorithms automation and data visualization to improve forecasting processes and outputs.
• Responsible for managing the team delivering monthly forecast at SKU level for all forecastable SKUs (5k SKUs) every month for about 70 markets.
• Collaborate across stakeholders our company Supply Chain Human Health Finance Country Demand Planners Regional and Global Demand planners and senior leadership to drive automation and centralization of forecasts ensuring forecast accuracy improves over time.
• Leads Storyboarding and presenting analytical findings and visualizations to technical non-technical and executive leadership audiences effectively.
• Manages delivery of forecasting capabilities and tools in a timely manner with allocated resources
• Ensures that documentation is created and maintained in line with internal standards
• Empowers a growth mindset and inspire a culture of continual learning that strives for greater quality efficiency and innovation ultimately improving team productivity and work product

Qualifications and Skills

Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales marketing market access digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills :

Animal Vaccination Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Acumen Business Administration Business Intelligence (BI) Business Management Commercial Strategies Company Due Diligence Computer Science Data Analysis Database Design Data Engineering Data Modeling Data Science Data Visualization Demand Forecasting Emerging Trends Machine Learning Natural Language Processing (NLP) Software Development Stakeholder Relationship Management Statistics Strategic Thinking Veterinary Medicine Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills :

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Job Posting End Date :

12 / 15 / 2025

Required Experience :

Senior Manager

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1