Associate Director, Business Insights

**Job Function**:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
**Job Sub Function**:
Business Intelligence
**Job Category**:
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Singapore, Singapore

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Associate Director, Operational Excellence - BI&A CoE to join the Asia Pacific Commercial Excellence team.

The role requires close collaboration with TA Insights BI&A colleagues in markets and region, and Business Unit teams, Finance, cross-functional partners, and external vendors to establish forecasting best practices, improve business planning process efficiencies, and forecast accuracy.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**1.**Strategic Forecasting Leadership**:

- Lead APAC business planning and LRFP processes for priority brands.
- Establish and maintain harmonized patient-based forecasting models for must-win brands, capturing and validating key assumptions.
- Drive the development and implementation of volume-based forecasting models for legacy brands leveraging advanced time series techniques.
- Ensure alignment of forecast methodologies with global standards while addressing APAC market nuances.

**2.**Forecast Process Excellence & Insights**:

- Define and implement cadence for forecast tracking, actualization, and accuracy measurement.
- Analyze forecast variances, identify drivers, and recommend improvements.
- Lead initiatives to streamline forecasting processes for improved efficiency and accuracy.

**3.**Stakeholder Engagement & Best Practice Development**:

- Partner with BI&A and Business Unit teams to embed forecasting best practices.
- Facilitate cross-market knowledge sharing to promote model adoption and consistency.
- Collaborate with Finance to integrate forecasts into financial planning cycles.

**4.**Cross-Functional Collaboration**:

- Work with commercial, medical, finance, and analytics teams to align forecasting with strategic priorities.
- Integrate market intelligence, competitive insights, and epidemiology into the forecast process.
- Aggregate market submissions into APAC-level forecasts for decision-making.

**5.**Technology, Vendor & Platform Management**:

- Manage forecasting platform vendors, ensuring optimal system performance and enhancements.
- Partner with global and regional teams on forecasting tool upgrades and scalability.
- Oversee documentation, governance, and version control of forecasting models.

**Qualifications**:
**Experience and Skills**:
**Required**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in business analytics, forecasting, or commercial planning in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Expertise in patient-based and volume-based forecasting methodologies.
- Strong proficiency in statistical forecasting techniques (time series, regression, ARIMA, ML approaches).
- Experience with forecasting platforms/tools and vendor management.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Experience partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel with deep experience in complex Excel models and large data sets
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, interpret data, and process observations into actional recommendations

**Preferred**:

- Experience in APAC markets with understanding of diverse healthcare systems.
- Hands-on experience with BI tools, statistical packages, and data integration platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and establish best practices in a matrixed environment.

**Success in this role will be measured by**:

- Enhanced capability and efficiency of LRFP and BP forecasting processes.
- Adoption of PBM models for priority / Must win brands
- Improved forecast accuracy and reduced variance.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and cross-market collaboration.