Analyst - Forecasting

Job Title - Analyst - Forecasting

• Career Level – C3
• Location : Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore
• Shift : 2 PM -11 PM IST, Hybrid (3 days a week in office)
• Experience required : 4 to 6 years.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Who We Are

The Global Business Service (GBS) team sits within Finance at AstraZeneca and is a dynamic and results-oriented environment and provides a range of enterprise-wide services. We dare to change the way we work by freeing up the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We aim to do this by freeing up time, freeing up money, protecting AZ's value and providing new capabilities.

What We Do

A trusted partner to the business, we're on a mission to make AstraZeneca more agile, efficient and effective. Through our hybrid model of in-house delivery centers and service towers across the globe, we're reimagining how we work. Here we drive new ways of working and operating models, process simplification and innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that automation and data is at the heart of everything.

How We Do It

Be part of a team building a community. We interact with diverse cultures and perspectives and are united by our sense of belonging. This is the place to learn and grow together.

Why We Love It

As a growing multi-national company, there's so much potential to develop. Embrace opportunities at a global business that's facing new and varied challenges. This is the place to build an exemplary, international CV.

A fun place to be, we're creating community hubs that build partnerships, not just working relationships.

We're on an exciting journey to take our team to the next stage. This is the place to leave a legacy behind.

About The Role

The Forecast Analyst works closely with the GIBEx / GA&I Forecast Leader and Commercial teams to develop brand forecasts (revenue, volume and patients) for strategic brands and / or early assets for Global (focus on Top 8 markets) or US. As a Forecast Analyst, you will play an important role in this process, understanding the assigned therapeutic area and brand, setting expectations for performance and helping guide brand strategy.

Together with the Forecast Leader, the Forecast Analyst will develop product-specific short-term and long-term forecast models and maintain up-to-date models that reflect current data, information and assumptions; lead the assigned forecasting, business planning processes and associated work streams (sales bridges, ad-hocs supporting Finance, etc.); identify and clearly surface key business issues that impact the forecasts; incorporate the results of primary research into the forecast model(s) to reflect anticipated risks and opportunities on sales outlook, and help define forecasting processes and building of capabilities. In addition, you will have responsibility to develop forecasts for your assigned therapeutic area using patient-based forecast models, ensuring alignment on forecast assumptions and other critical analytical assessments with business partners including GIBEx / GA&I, Marketing, Sales, Market Access and Pricing, Finance and Sales Operations.

Key Responsibilities

Educational Requirements

Experience

Preferred

WHY JOIN US

We're a network of ambitious self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering primmest-in-class technology and data solutions.

We're not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it's because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team Good, because we'd love to hear from you! Click the link to apply, and we'll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https : / / www.linkedin.com / company / 1603 /

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Date Posted

27-Oct-2025

Closing Date

03-Nov-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Skills Required

Data Analysis, Ddd, Power Apps, Market Research, Powerbi