Portfolio Manager, North America Forecasting and Business Planning

Company: Jazz Pharma
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Job DescriptionOverview: Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an international biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients'' lives by identifying, developing and commercializing meaningful products that address unmet medical needs. We are continuing to expand our commercial product portfolio and our research and development pipeline in therapeutic areas that can leverage our unique expertise. Our therapeutic areas of focus include sleep and hematology/oncology - areas in which we have a deep understanding of the patient journey and a suite of products and product candidates to address critical needs. We are looking for the best and brightest talent to join our team. If you''re looking to be a part of a company with an unwavering commitment to improving patients'' lives and being a great place to work, we hope you''ll explore our career openings and get to know Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities: The Portfolio Manager of North America Forecasting and Business Planning is responsible for gathering and synthesizing North America business performance drivers and ensuring effective and timely communication with the Commercial and Finance stakeholders and functional partners. This position will also work with global counterparts and stakeholders to maintain and update a portion of the Canadian forecast. In addition, this position will collaborate with other cross-functional team members to enhance the forecasting processes. The successful candidate will possess strong level of data analysis, problem-solving and communication skills and will be a trusted thought partner to the business stakeholders. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include, but are not limited to) * Ensure consistent and timely communication of North America Region portfolio performance to senior leaders through executive dashboards and performance reports * Lead cross-functional teams to plan, design, execute and maintain an automated performance dashboards to help facilitate insightful analytics and business decision making * Collaborate with Canadian stakeholders and cross-functional partners to support part of the Canadian forecasting process and business performance * Maintain and update North America portfolio dashboards and reports, ad hoc reports and tracking metrics to assist the executive management team, as well as the sales and commercial teams, in understanding and managing the business performance * Drive continuous improvement in forecasting process and methodology with inputs and partnership with stakeholders and cross functional teams * Ensure consistent communication with other functional partners on product performance to ensure smooth downstream workflow, such as manufacturing planning and incentive compensations REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES * Bachelor''s degree in life science, business, mathematics, or statistics preferred * Master''s degree in the above a plus * Ability to work collaboratively in team-based environment and gain alignment across the organization * Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills to support ad hoc forecasting analytics and requests * Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, Word * Strong oral, written and communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences * Travel up to 25% Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.by Jobble

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