Director, Commercial Forecasting

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.

$215K — $235K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences forecasting or related fields.
  • Advanced quantitative and analytical expertise, specifically in patient-based forecasting and market modeling.
  • Proven success in leading forecasting activities for pharmaceutical product launches.
  • Deep understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization and healthcare data sources.
  • Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
  • Thrives in ambiguity, maintaining focus and accountability to deliver results.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and improve demand and revenue forecasts across various products.
  • Lead cross-functional alignment on forecast inputs across multiple teams.
  • Create sensitivity models to analyze risks and opportunities for product launches.
  • Integrate data sources to track and analyze early launch performance and deliver insights.
  • Manage multiple forecasting cycles and ad hoc requests in a fast-paced environment.
  • Identify and implement improvements to forecasting accuracy using advanced analytics.
  • Serve as the primary resource for forecasting across the organization.

Benefits

  • 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits.
  • 401(k) matching dollar-for-dollar up to 6% on eligible contributions.
  • Discretionary quarterly bonuses and long-term stock incentives.
  • Flexible wellness benefits, generous PTO, and paid holidays.
  • Company-wide shutdowns for work-life balance.
  • Collaborative and supportive work environment with an inspiring team.
Full Job Description
Location: This position may be performed remotely, but requires the flexibility and willingness to travel as needed.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve demand and revenue forecast across the Praxis' portfolio including pipeline and launch products
  • Lead cross functional alignment on forecast inputs and assumptions across commercial, finance, manufacturing, and legal teams.
  • Develop analyses and sensitivity models to quantify risks and opportunities across a portfolio of near-term launches, supporting go-to-market and investment decisions.
  • Integrate various data sources to track early launch performance, identify trends and variances against forecast, and deliver clear actionable insights to senior and executive leadership
  • Serve as the primary forecasting resource across the organization, managing multiple concurrent forecast cycles, deliverables, and ad hoc requests in a fast-paced launch environment.
  • Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and insight generation through advanced analytics, automation or emerging tools

Qualifications and Key Success Factors
  • 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences forecasting, commercial analytics, strategic planning, or related disciplines.
  • Advanced quantitative and analytical expertise, including patient-based forecasting, scenario planning, and market modeling, with a proven track record supporting specialty, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic areas.
  • Demonstrated success leading forecasting activities for one or more pharmaceutical product launches, including pre-launch planning, launch readiness, and post-launch performance assessment.
  • Deep understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization, market access, patient flow dynamics, epidemiology, and healthcare data sources.
  • Proven ability to build trusted partnerships and shape strategic decisions by turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive business impact across all levels of the organization.
  • Thrives in ambiguity, adapting quickly to new information while maintaining focus, momentum, and accountability for delivering results.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, Life Sciences, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

The physical and mental requirements of our roles include but are not limited to regular use of a computer, devices or other office equipment, clear communication, and occasional movement. You'll need comfort with screen work, basic hand coordination, and focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Compensation & Benefits

At Praxis, we believe that taking care of our people (and their people) is important, so we provide a world class benefits package to help you thrive. This includes 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans. We also provide company-paid life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and voluntary plans to personalize your coverage. Thinking about the future? We match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% on eligible 401(k) contributions and sweeten the deal with long-term stock incentives and ESPP. We provide a discretionary quarterly bonus, an extremely flexible wellness benefit, generous PTO, paid holidays and company-wide shutdowns. Not to mention, you'll also be joining a phenomenal crew of colleagues who are smart, engaged and inspiring. We aim high, collaborate hard, and produce results. Let's achieve the impossible together!

To round out our world-class total rewards package, we provide annualized base salary compensation in the range listed below. This range reflects the base salary the Company reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of posting. Placement within the range will be based on job-related factors, including experience, qualifications, scope of responsibilities, and demonstrated track record of delivering results in similar roles.

Annualized Base Salary

$215,000-$235,000 USD

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