About us:

For more than a century, MSD, a leading global biopharmaceutical company,has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for the world's most challenging diseases. MSD is a trade name of Merck & Co., Inc.,with headquarters in Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships.

Today, MSD continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world - including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer's disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where MSD has codified its 125-year legacy. MSD's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. For more information, visit www.msd.com.

MSD-GCAF is a global forecasting center for in-line and pipeline products.

This role is responsible for commercial forecasting and data analytics for our products by applying various statistical techniques, communicating therapy area knowledge and market dynamics to development team and managing stakeholder.

Our Marketing team are passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Through digital listening and patient analytics, we are able to understand our customers- needs and strive to provide solutions to meet them.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for managing forecasts for a product/portfolio either individually or with 1-2 associates

- Collaboration with Country/Regional/Global stakeholders for validating assumptions

- Translating therapy area knowledge and complex market dynamics into requirements and communicating to development team

- Validating forecast assumptions using statistical techniques like Monte Carlo and/or secondary market research

- Managing projects plans and ensuring timely quality deliverables.

- Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations

Qualifications & Skills

- 3-8 years experience with Management/Pharma/Engineering background

- Mandatory Pharma experience

- Relevant forecasting or data analytics experience

- Ability to generate ideas to solve vague problems

- Should have managed projects end-to-end individually or in team

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Strong business acumen and awareness of brand, therapy area and market dynamics of the US market or other key markets

- Experience of communicating in global multi country / multi-cultural environment

- Basic statistical knowledge

- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint

- Other skillsets (good to have): Spotfire, Tableau, Python, R, SQL

Our Human Health Division maintains a - patient first, profits later- ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are -

Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as - Merck- in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as - MSD- in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world's biggest investors in Research & Development.

What we look for -

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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