GSK

Director, Forecasting - US Vaccines

GSK$130K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business or Science
  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in bio-pharma forecasting, finance, or analytics
  • Recent experience at GSK or peer companies, with a focus on competitive intelligence or analytics
  • Preferred graduate degree (MBA or M.Sc) in relevant fields such as statistics, computer science, or finance
  • Strong proficiency in financial and analytical models
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills proven in senior management environments
  • Experience in process simplification and automation, particularly with AI tools

Responsibilities

  • Set the forecasting strategy by identifying value drivers and predicting market dynamics
  • Manage USC Forecast, Long-Range Forecast, and Consensus Forecasts with a focus on governance
  • Maintain detailed SKU-level forecasts integrating various functional insights
  • Lead monthly forecasting processes, highlighting risks and opportunities for executives
  • Ensure forecast accuracy and reliability by monitoring metrics and documenting insights
  • Deliver insights to guide investment and performance decisions across brands
  • Oversee launch projections and develop scenarios for key market drivers
  • Monitor changes in policy and competition, evaluating their effects on forecasts
  • Collaborate with finance and marketing analytics to refine and assess forecasting models
  • Develop and mentor a small forecasting team to promote best practices and standardization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plans with company match and investment support
  • Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement programs
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • Employee discount programs and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description

Director, Forecasting - US Vaccines

In this position you will establish and maintain forecasts for defined brands and products using industry-best practices and industry-standard tools for enhanced efficiency, reliability, and governance, in close collaboration with Finance, Market Intelligence, and other functions.  This role requires strong quantitative/financial modelling skills, sound methodological and conceptual understanding, and experience translating complex market and business dynamics into decision-grade scenarios and recommendations.  The incumbent will be expected to communicate, influence, and drive alignment with US senior leadership on the full US Vaccines forecast, including a clear point of view on the commercial business model, value drivers, key risks/opportunities, and strategic assumptions underpinning the forecast. 

The Director will collaborate and partner effectively with various stakeholders across the local and global enterprise, including Marketing, Insights & Analytics, Sales, Finance, Supply, Market Access, and Technology teams—leading through the matrix to define shared outcomes, clarify decision rights, and drive timely, high-conviction decisions through trust, accountability, and follow-through.

The role is responsible for but not limited to the following.

  • Set forecasting strategy by defining value drivers, anticipating market dynamics, and recommending trade-offs across near- and long-term horizons. Translate analytics into concise decision stories (insight 10 options 10 recommendation 10 implications) and drive alignment across stakeholders

  • Own USC Forecast/Latest Estimate, Long-Range Forecast, and Consensus/Commercial forecasts; establish governance, version control, and decision timelines aligned to the Core Commercial Cycle (CCC)

  • Maintain SKU-level forecasts across the portfolio (incl. Puerto Rico), integrating cross-functional inputs and external market/competitive/policy signals

  • Lead monthly LE and CERPS loads; surface risks, opportunities, decision points, and trade-offs; support submissions and earnings processes with executive-ready driver narratives

  • Drive forecast quality using accuracy/bias metrics; diagnose drivers, lead corrective actions, and document assumptions/risks for transparent, audit-ready traceability

  • Deliver brand, therapeutic area, and environmental insights that inform performance, resourcing, and investment decisions

  • Lead launch projections; build decision-grade scenarios and sensitivities across key drivers (e.g., capacity and market access)

  • Track policy/regulatory and competitive changes; quantify forecast impacts; partner with Market Access and Legal/Compliance on compliant strategies and mitigations

  • Partner within Finance & Marketing Mix Analytics to model, visualize, and pressure-test scenarios; coach others on interpretation and limitations

  • Lead and develop a small forecasting team; coach performance, standardize playbooks, and scale best practices

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

  • BA/BS

  • 5+ years of professional experience, full-time employment, of which the most recent three years at GSK, in a peer company of GSK9s, or in a management consulting firm, with focus on Forecasting, Finance, Competitive Intelligence or Analytics roles in the BioPharm industry

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge and experience with GSK U.S. Pharma9s therapeutic areas of commercialization

  • Graduate degree in Business (MBA), in Science (M.Sc) (incl. Statistics, Computer Sciences and Operations Research, or in Finance/ Economics (M. Econ.) or related. 

  • Methodological hands-on proficiency of relevant financial and analytical approaches and models

  • Communication and presentation skills as evidenced through experience leading senior management presentations, conference presentations, and/or publications

  • Experience driving process simplification and automation, with exposure to AI tools and a willingness to experiment10helping shape the future vision for connected, data-driven capabilities

  • Experience with managing, coaching, and developing a direct report and leading through others.

  • Proven and advanced collaboration skills, and cultural sensitivity.

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About GSK

GSK is a British multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in researching, developing, and manufacturing a wide range of prescription drugs and vaccines. The company was founded in 2000 through the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. GSK's products are used to treat a variety of conditions including respiratory diseases, HIV/AIDS, and cancer. The company operates in over 150 countries and has a workforce of over 99,000 employees. GSK is headquartered in Brentford, England and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
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