Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company · 2 hours ago
Director, Global Business Development Forecasting
Mettawa, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$156K/yr - $296K/yr
10+ years expAbbVie is searching for a strategic, deal-oriented, intellectually-curious healthcare analytics professional to lead forecasting in support of AbbVie’s Business Development efforts. This role involves developing net sales forecasts and commercial P&Ls while partnering closely with the Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy Forecasting team to ensure alignment between business development and pipeline forecasts.
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Responsibilities
Lead the team that develops net sales Forecasts and commercial P&Ls to support assessment of external business development opportunities
Develop and maintain knowledge of key commercial and scientific trends in key therapeutic areas
Partner with commercial leadership to establish the vision for what these markets might look like in the future
Remain abreast of industry and therapeutic area trends by reviewing analyst reports, primary and secondary market research, clinical study results, competitor profiles, promotional activity levels, pricing, and scientific literature
Establish relationships with internal partner functions outside of PCS/BD to support development of forecast assumptions
Design, build, and operate forecast models
Develop competitive intelligence and become the key source of information on the project and the future marketplace dynamics
Partner with APEX to shape primary research activities and conduct secondary data searches
Develop therapeutic area overviews, market assessments and forecasts for future product opportunities
Provide fact-based commercial analysis utilizing primary and secondary market research and opinion leader input to support go/no go decisions
Forecast product sales and profits under various scenarios that consider alternative strategies and risks
Identify, and articulate uncertainties in forecast assumptions, and quantify potential downside risk and upside opportunity
Partner with internal stakeholders to align on key P&L assumptions
Provide P&L support for the broader commercial assessment team
Partner with commercial assessment leads to create cohesive deal overview presentations and recommendations for presentation to senior leadership
Maintain and implement the data strategy for the PCS & BD Forecasting teams
Remain abreast of analytical tools, subscriptions, and data sources that may support Forecasting team needs
Develop recommendations on analytical tools and data sources to license for forecasting team and partner use, and work with external suppliers as needed to develop and execute data licensing agreements
Work cross-functionally within AbbVie to understand available sources of data & insights and work to obtain access as appropriate for the forecasting team
Serve as an internal consultant to members of the PCS/BD forecasting teams in support of data and analytics needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required
10+ years of healthcare commercial analytics/finance experience—ideally in pharmaceuticals—and will have expertise in a broad range of data sources and analytical techniques
5+ years of experience at the manager level in these same disciplines
Strong organization, communication and management skills are essential in this position
Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with many of the following areas in the biopharmaceutical industry: business development, mergers & acquisitions, market sizing, forecasting and corporate valuations
Experience across multiple therapeutic areas is required, experience in Immunology is preferred
Strong grasp of financial modeling (P&L) and valuation as well as pharmaceutical market dynamics
Experience in working cross functionally with colleagues
Excellent, persuasive, and logical written and oral communications skills across all seniority levels
Knowledge of clinical development, regulatory issues, and market dynamics in the pharmaceutical industry
Comfort with searching and reviewing scientific literature
Project oriented with highly developed planning and prioritization skills and with the ability to work independently to manage workload and hit deliverables
Strong analytical and strategic skill set
Excel Expert: ability to quickly build detailed forecast, profit and loss statements, and discounted cash flow analyses
PowerPoint proficient: ability to quickly create presentations that effectively communicate complex ideas in story form
Highly creative, resourceful, self-motivated, and intellectually curious with the ability to independently structure and complete complex analyses
A team player with a positive, flexible, can-do attitude that works well with urgency and has a strong record of developing and leading solutions to issues
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree in a technical field is preferred
Experience in Immunology is preferred
Primary market research preferred: qualitative and especially quantitative study design, instrument development and analysis
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company
At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
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2021 (14)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Nicole Mowad-Nassar
Senior Vice President, AbbVie and President, Global Allergan Aesthetics
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2025-12-04
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