Program Manager, Forecasting Capabilities

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Position Summary:

The Forecasting Center of Excellence (COE) Program Manager will play a pivotal role in coordinating and driving the successful execution of multiple high-impact projects aimed at enhancing forecasting capabilities across US Therapeutics. This individual will manage multiple, simultaneous projects.  Projects may include development of a common data warehouse to support forecasting, integration of the data warehouse with existing forecast models, creation and development of visualization tools for forecast presentation/communication, and deployment of advanced forecasting tools.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Coordinate the development of a common data warehouse, ensuring it meets the needs of all therapeutic area teams.
• Support efforts to integrate the data warehouse with existing forecast models, ensuring seamless data flow and usability.
• Support the design, development, and deployment of standardized visualization tools to enhance forecast presentation and decision-making.
• Closely track project scope to ensure that changes do not create risk to project timelines.

Program Coordination:

• Oversee and manage multiple concurrent projects within the Forecasting COE, ensuring alignment with overall objectives and timelines.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across all initiatives.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Act as a central point of coordination between the Forecasting COE, BTS, and external technology support vendors.
• Coordinate regular meetings to align stakeholders, address challenges, and ensure smooth communication across teams.
• Identify situations where additional partners / partner functions may be required, align with leadership, and engage new stakeholders to onboard them to the project.  Stakeholder functions may include Change Management, MABI, Patient Services, etc.

Risk and Issue Management:

• Identify, track, and report on potential risks and issues across projects, and work with technical leads to developing mitigation strategies to minimize impact.
• Proactively engage necessary stakeholders to resolve conflicts and challenges that may arise during project execution.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Regularly update leadership on project progress, key milestones, risks, and achievements.
• Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Track utilization of project budget and report any overages or identified risks.
• Supply data as required to broader organizational work streams, e.g. Finance Transformation, to ensure performance is tracked and reported appropriately.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Life Sciences, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in program/project management, preferably within a forecasting, analytics, or pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong understanding of forecasting processes and systems.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data warehouse architecture and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is highly desirable.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira).

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align project objectives with broader organizational goals.
• Leadership: Proven ability to influence without authority and drive results in a matrixed environment.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across diverse teams.
• Technical Acumen: Understanding of technology systems and data integration.

About the Forecasting Center of Excellence:

The Forecasting COE is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and streamlined processes to enhance forecasting accuracy and efficiency across the organization. By leveraging advanced data systems and tools, the COE supports therapeutic area teams in making informed, data-driven decisions to better serve patients and drive business success.

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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