Manager of Price and Gross-to-Net (GTN) Forecasting

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Job Description

Join Takeda as the Manager of Price and Gross-to-Net (GTN) Forecasting within the US Business Unit. Where you will support all aspects of pricing and GTN forecasting for the Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) portfolio. You will lead the development of detailed analyses, forecast models, and reporting to inform strategic pricing decisions and drive overall revenue performance. In this role, you will become a subject matter expert on the overall price strategy and GTN discounting components for your portfolio products — including Medicare, Medicaid, payer and incentive rebates, chargebacks, and government pricing calculations (ASP and 340B).

In this role you will be responsible for key pricing and GTN deliverables, including forecast modeling enhancements, budget vs. actual variance analysis, and ad hoc decision support for Franchise Leadership. You will also play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of new forecasting systems, including the integration of Anaplan for future-state forecasting capabilities.

How you will contribute:

• Lead pricing and GTN forecasting across forecast cycles for 2–3 portfolio products.
• Decision Support: independently provide high quality insight and analysis of complex pricing and GTN components to Franchise leaders and business stakeholders to support revenue performance and decision making
• Maintain and continuously improve analytical Excel and Power Pivot models used for price forecasting and actuals analysis.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Demand Planning, Franchise Leadership, Business Case Analytics, and Contracts & Pricing to align pricing assumptions and forecast inputs across MRP, LRF, and MYC cycles
• Proactively identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for efficiency in data collection and reporting/forecasting methodologies 
• Conduct variance analysis for price and GTN actuals vs forecast and provide meaningful insights and drivers
• Lead the development of executive presentations and forecast reviews, clearly articulating key performance drivers to senior leadership.
• Develop financial/price modeling tools to ensure appropriate pricing assumptions for each product’s key account/channel
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and data reliability.
• Navigate and leverage systems such as Model N, Anaplan, and Tableau to extract, analyze, and report pricing, volume, and actuals data.
• Maintain a growth mindset and challenge the status quo; collaborate across business stakeholders to develop business acumen and stay up to date on latest trends and available data.
• Research and utilize information on pharmaceutical industry, competitive information, market conditions, government policy and regulations changes, and other internal resources. 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in analytical fields such as finance, accounting, statistics, and economics required
• 4–6 years of experience in quantitative analysis within an analytical field such as price/GTN forecasting, government pricing, or financial planning and analysis; or a minimum of 3 years with an advanced degree required.
• Experience working in a complex environment required
• Proven financial acumen required
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills; power pivot is a plus
• Strategic thinking (with the ability to multi-task, think critically and prioritize)
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working with complex financial models and large data sets
• Ability to manipulate large data sets and consolidate into clean summaries with insights
• Ad Hoc analysis: ability to independently gather data and summarize analysis to address financial and pricing questions from finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Effective communication and presentation skills to senior leadership
• Ability to acclimate quickly to new systems and identify improvements and ways to better leverage
• Independently lead and own price forecasting deliverables for across several products

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "remote" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

USA - MA - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$111,800.00 - $175,670.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

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Locations

USA - MA - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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