Associate Director, Forecasting – Rare Disease (RD) (Biopharma)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $148,500–$214,500 annually

Company

hirify.global is an R&D-driven, AI-powered global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines for rare diseases, immune challenges, cancers, neurological disorders, and blood disorders.

What you will do

• Lead patient, volume, and revenue forecasting for in-line and future rare disease indications across strategic planning, budget, bi-annual, and monthly rolling forecast cycles.
• Partner with Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Marketing, Sales, Patient Support Services, Global Forecasting, and Demand Planning teams to align forecasts and business decisions.
• Deliver performance updates, price/volume and demand/inventory analyses, payer mix analyses, GTN assumptions, and price/volume waterfalls.
• Enhance forecast models using segmentation, patient flow, market research, competitive intelligence, analogue analyses, and external forecasts.
• Support supply chain planning by delivering appropriate SKU-level forecasts and review key model inputs with Data Management, Analytics, and external data providers.
• Coach junior team members on onboarding, skills development, hirify.global processes, and data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA, MS, MD, or PhD is preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech forecasting required; relevant consulting experience may be considered.
• Excellent analytical and forecasting skills, including the ability to design, develop, and maintain short- and long-term forecast models.
• Microsoft Excel expertise required.
• Strong business acumen and communication and presentation skills, including translating forecasting insights into executive-ready messages.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work with ambiguity, deliver exceptional results, manage multiple priorities, and operate in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners in business decisions.

Nice to have

• Rare disease forecasting experience; forecasting experience in another pharmaceutical therapeutic area is also valued.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources, including IQVIA patient-level data, syndicated reports, patient services data, and specialty pharmacy data.
• Knowledge of payer and health insurance environments.
• Experience with VBA, SQL, R, Python, Snowflake, Databricks, or other cloud-based data warehouse and analytics platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, and future-focused environment with cross-functional and international collaboration.
• Opportunities for career growth through promotions or lateral moves, including internationally.
• Healthcare, wellbeing, prevention, and wellness benefits.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.