Manager - Commercial Forecasting and Analytics, CD&A

Role Description:

The CD&A team at Amgen plays a pivotal role as a strategic partner to many cross functional teams such as Commercial, Medical, Finance, R&D, Corp Affairs, offering data-backed insights crucial for driving success to Amgen Product and Portfolio. As a Manager, Forecasting/Analytics at Amgen India, you will play a key role in delivering actionable, data-driven insights to support decision-making across therapeutic areas. This role supports either U.S. inline brands or global pipeline assets and requires flexibility in collaborating across geographiesincluding partners in the U.S., Portugal, and internal contract teams in India. The ideal candidate will possess strong pharmaceutical forecasting and analytics experience, high data fluency, and emerging AI tool familiarity to help shape Amgens next-generation forecasting and analytics capabilities.

This role reports to the Director of Forecasting and Analytics and operates within the broader framework of Customer Data & Analytics (CD&A).

This role is for Amgen India Hyderabad Office. You will work on-site a minimum of 4 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecast Development:
  • Build, maintain, and enhance Excel-based forecast models (patient, sales, Rx-based, revenue).
  • Support both inline and pipeline forecasts across various BUs (final assignment TBD).
  • Assist in development of long-range plans and annual operating plans.
• Analytics and Insight Generation:
  • Interpret large datasets from internal systems, syndicated sources, and custom analytics.
  • Apply judgment to integrate market dynamics, competitor insights, and assumptions into forecasts.
• Stakeholder and Cross Functional Team Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with forecasting teams in the U.S. and Portugal to align on methodology and deliverables.
  • Partner with internal India contract workers to drive standardization and execution of model builds.
  • Closely work with cross functional teams representing Commercial, Finance, Medical, Value & Access, Analytics, Insights, and CI
• Process & Capability Enablement:
  • Contribute to building new forecasting capabilities in Amgen India.
  • Help develop reusable tools, templates, and forecasting frameworks.
• Technology & Innovation:
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, agentic research platforms) to enhance speed and depth of insights.
  • Stay up to date with forecasting best practices, including probabilistic modeling and digital workflows.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 8 to 13 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical forecasting or commercial analytics(or Masters degree with 6 to 11 years of experience)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in patient-based and demand-based forecasting
• High proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of Python/SQL is a plus
• Familiarity with syndicated pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Evaluate, internal CRM systems)
• Experience using generative AI tools to aid insight generation or automate workflows
• Strong collaboration skills, including experience working in cross-cultural virtual teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment