Director, BD&L Forecasting (Hematology, Nephrology & CVR)

The Opportunity:

• Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Forecasting & Portfolio Analytics, you will lead the BD&L forecasting and Analytics for Cardiovascular and Renal (CVR) and Transplant and Immunology (T&I) therapy areas
• In this role, you will drive decision-making across all BD&L due diligence efforts via commercial revenue forecasting for both pre- and full-fledged due diligence workstreams and represent Insights & Analytics (I&A) forecasting within the commercial due diligence team
• You will be expected to follow all CSL I&A forecasting standards, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business stakeholders
• You will be the primary point of contact representing I&A forecasting for maximization and special projects across the CSL portfolio
• This role would require strong consultancy orientation and the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with all organizational stakeholders.
• As a part of the Global I&A team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our strategic direction and optimizing our pharmaceutical portfolio.

The Role:

• Lead end to end forecasting & analytics efforts for all business development workstreams at CSL for CVR and T&I
• Would include conducting high level assessments for early research stage assets as well as deep dive commercial assessments and valuations for late-stage opportunities or a mix of both
• Would need prior experience with conducting and validating market research and competitive landscape analysis along with thoughtful incorporation into BD&L forecasts
• Would need the ability to plan, execute and deliver multiple time sensitive projects with both accuracy and speed under tight timelines
• Leverage internal forecasting standards and triangulate inputs from R&D, Commercial Development, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Pricing & Access, Legal/IP to create robust and defendable forecasts/scenarios
• Represent Forecasting and Portfolio Analytics function within commercial due diligence team, providing critical insights and analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights into strategic planning, commercial strategies, and decision-making processes.
• Oversee the analysis of market trends, competitor landscapes, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities and risks for business growth.
• Provide leadership in the evaluation of potential partnerships, licensing agreements, and M&A opportunities by delivering data-driven insights.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory changes, and advancements in forecasting and analytics methodologies within the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Support to ensure strategic fit of opportunities coherent with CSL TA strategy
• Drive continuous improvement in BD&L forecasting capabilities within the Forecasting COE, including identification of talent gaps and develop training programs to enhance team capabilities

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with preferred focus in a scientific or business field (finance, analytics, economics, analytics/statistics or related). Post-graduate qualifications preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry working across multiple therapeutic areas
• 6+ years of experience running/leading forecasting teams in biotech/pharma industry
• Hands on expertise with all forecasting techniques including time series modeling and statistical trending algorithms, patient-based/TRx modeling

• Experienced in multiple forecasting & BI tools including but not limited to Forecast Pro, @Risk or other monte-carlo simulation tools, Tableau, QlikSense etc.

• Experience with conducting detailed literature reviews for Epidemiology as well as expertise & thoughtful utilization of available datasets such as Oracle DB/Legacy Kantar, Datamonitor, Evaluate, Globaldata, IQVIA, Symphony, ADIVO, GERS, UNOS etc.
• Experience working with Rx, patient claims, pricing (WAC) and managed markets data sources (e.g. IQVIA, SHS, MMIT, Komodo, Clarivate, IPD Analytics)
• Strong interpersonal skills to quickly build rapport and credibility with organization leaders and key external stakeholders

• Extensive experience leading planning cycles in commercial, forecasting, or analytical roles

This is a hybrid position out of our King of Prussia offices. You must be in the office 3 days a week and one of the days must include a Monday or Friday.

Our Benefits

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what’s available to you as a CSL employee.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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