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AbbVie Director, Global Commercial Development Forecasting - Allergan Aesthetics- Irvine, CA in Irvine, California
Company Description
At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit https://global.allerganaesthetics.com/. Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn.
Allergan Aesthetics | An AbbVie Company
Job Description
The GCD Forecasting Lead is responsible for all aspects of forecasting for pipeline programs across all five global Allergan Aesthetics franchises: neurotoxins, fillers, plastic & regenerative medicine, body contouring, and skincare. The individual will lead a team to develop and deliver robust forecasts to support strategic decision making and long-term planning for the global aesthetics business.
The GCD Forecasting Lead will leverage strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to lead the team to develop the optimal forecasting approach that delivers the appropriate level of rigor for different forecasting needs. They will be responsible for forecasts that will be used to evaluate funding of new pipeline programs, strategic trade-off and stage gate evaluations, product positioning decisions, and long-range business planning. The individual will take lead responsibility for all pipeline components of the annual financial long-range planning process.
They will be required to leverage their understanding of the global market landscape and analytic problem solving to guide the team in shaping data requirements and market research needs, then combining disparate data sources to drive to conclusions. This individual will look across franchises to provide strategic oversight, ensure a consistent forecasting approach and identify interdependencies, such as consumer share of wallet.
The role demands strong leadership and close collaboration with global, cross-functional colleagues, including Finance, Market Research, R&D, Operations, US and International Consumer and Customer Marketing, and Area and Affiliate level delivery teams.
Acts as the accountable owner of global aesthetics pipeline forecasting
Builds and leads a high-performing team to define required insights, combine data sources, and deliver robust forecasts
Lead key forecasting processes, including the financial long range planning for pipeline products; working cross-functionally to optimize processes for efficiency and impact
Support the team to employ appropriate modelling techniques to meet the business need with an appropriate level of rigour against the speed of response required
Quality control forecasting work undertaken by the team and third party partners, ensuring all deliverables have sound accuracy and well understood methodology
Ensures strong cross functional and leadership alignment on pipeline forecasts
Develops close working relationship with leaders across GCD, finance, marketing, market research, R&D, and operations
Navigates competing priorities to optimize workload across the team
Maintains sound understanding of competitor insights and associated forecasting impacts for the Allergan Aesthetics portfolio
Owns budget and proactively partners with Finance to ensure timely review of and management of financial resources
OTHER REQUIREMENTS (e.g., travel):
Ability to travel up to 20%, including overnight stays
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Exceptional analytic thinking, with a proven ability to develop robust forecasts across complex portfolios
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with an ability to consider interdependencies and draw together disparate information sources
Able to pivot between high-level, top-down forecasting approach and detailed bottoms up forecasts to deliver the appropriate level of rigour for different forecasting needs
Proven track record integrating market data and manipulating large, complex multiple sources to support business decisions
Extensive experience in using a variety of mainstream secondary data sources
Demonstrated track record of leading a diverse team through a compelling shared vision, nurturing and developing key talent
Proven ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally, leveraging strong interpersonal skills to successfully driven consensus in a matrixed organization
Strong communicator, with excellent oral, written, and presentation skills; proven ability to interact directly with and influence Senior Management, communicating complex forecasts in an easily understandable way
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree within a relevant course of study
MBA, PhD, or other advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Medicine, Sciences, etc.) strongly preferred
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in pharmaceuticals or medical devices, with experience in medical aesthetics strongly preferred
Minimum of 10 years’ people leadership experience
Global experience preferred
Experienced and comfortable working in a highly matrixed organization
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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
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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