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Manager Forecasting

San Diego, CA 92130

Posted: 12/03/2025 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Industry: Commercial Operations Job Number: 12457 Pay Rate: $109 Remote Friendly: Flexible

Job Description

Our client develops and commercializes therapies for hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease.


Position Summary:

As the Manager, Forecasting, you will be responsible for providing forecasting support to the commercial organization for either the Company’s neuroscience or rare disease franchise, in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Patient Service, Finance, Manufacturing, and other functions.  In this role, you will be instrumental in helping the organization in establishing realistic and accurate product performance expectations rooted in exceptional forecasting techniques, critical thinking and sound judgement.  This includes developing annual budget forecast, latest estimates, long range planning and situational assessment.  You will be required to appropriately incorporate all relevant insights including historical products performance, similar products analogs performance, market dynamics, market research findings, and current company initiatives when developing various forecasts. This position assumes a high level of competency in forecasting and analytics capabilities, the ability effectively to work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders, and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of management.  Additionally, ideal candidate will be a high-energy, detail-oriented, and self-motivated individual with a demonstrated history of strong focus on customer service, execution excellence, and great problem-solving capabilities.


Primary Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for supporting global forecasting efforts by working with commercial leadership (US, Canada and EU), brand/franchise leads, patient services and finance to develop multi-year monthly patient, unit, and revenue forecasts for products within the neuroscience or rare disease franchise, by leveraging historical product performance trends, the primary/secondary market insights, and soliciting team inputs.
  • Responsible for providing demand (patients on product, shipments, & units) and revenue estimates and projections for month-end, quarter-end and year-end performance to commercial leadership, executive team, brand leads, finance, and investor relations groups.
  • Design, build and maintain accurate, actionable, and evidenced based forecasting models and predictive methodologies/analytics. 
  • Identify and incorporate novel forecast approaches and methodologies to contribute to the advancement of the forecast function at the Company.
  • Maintain financial and manufacturing forecasts on a monthly cycle, and annually revise the long-range forecast, in partnership with Finance, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Managed Markets
  • Perform in-depth data analysis to build robust assumptions library and forecast inputs.
  • Monitor forecast accuracy and quantify impact of assumption differences and suggest corrective actions as appropriate.
  • Present and defend forecast approach, methodology, assumptions, and output to multiple levels of management.
  • Collaborate with Commercial Analysis, Insights and Operations peers on modeling, data and market research needs, communicating issues, and responding to requests from senior leadership
  • Ensure all forecasting activities are conducted in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines. 
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education/Experience/Skills:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, finance or related field; MS/MBA a preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered. 
  • Targeting 5+ years in Commercial or Sales Operations with at least 2 years’ experience in forecasting in the pharmaceutical and/or life sciences industry.

Must possess:
  • Proven experience in using various analytical and forecasting methodologies that leverage historical product demand, primary and secondary research insights along with team inputs to design, build, and maintain accurate forecasting models using MS Excel and/or other forecasting applications.  
  • Strong understanding of forecasting methodologies (including EPI and historical trend approaches), and quantitative techniques need to produce accurate product launch and in-line forecasts for the organization 
  • Demonstrated advanced modeling skills using MS Excel, and/or forecasting/statistical modeling software, along with reporting applications.
  • Excellent analytical reasoning, financial acumen, and problem-solving capabilities with demonstrated abilities to think creatively and strategically to solve and answer key business questions/problems. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, with professional demeanor, with the ability to interact with all levels of management, colleagues within other departments and vendors. 
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to present at the executive level with the capability to dive into details.

Meet Your Recruiter

Shannon Chamberlin
Professional Recruiter, Account Manager

As a recruiter at Compass, Shannon is passionate about helping people. She finds her own personal fulfillment in guiding candidates on their career journey. Her candidates always feel very supported and she is the ultimate cheerleader when you find the right fit at a great company.

When Shannon isn’t working, she enjoys time with her family and weekends full of sporting events for her boys. She enjoys travel, time with friends and helping children with learning disabilities.

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