Forecast Analyst

Job Profile Summary The Forecast Analyst is primarily responsible for becoming the subject matter expert for IQVIA’s Clinical Trial Payment department’s forecasting service. Primary duties will include preparing, delivering and analyzing the forecast report. Duties also include responding to inquiries from internal and external sources regarding the forecast report, adjusting the assumptions as needed, and validating the forecast report data against actual data to ensure maximum accuracy and client satisfaction

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to understand each clinical trial receiving the forecasting service

• Build and develop baseline assumptions used in the forecast
• Determine if all forecasting requirements are met & helping to meet those requirements
• Work with IT to ensure successful loading of the assumptions into the forecast model
• Produce and distribute the forecast report to end-users
• Answer and support end-user questions and needs
• Analyze & validate forecasting report output against actual data and make updates as needed
• Adjust the forecast report assumptions throughout the trial as needed to maintain accuracy
• Support the continued effort in updating IQVIA’s Clinical Trial Payment’s forecast enhancements
• Create, run, and analyze ad hoc reports as needed Support the operations improvement initiatives as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Required Education And Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed

below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

Experience

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Typically requires 2 – 3 years of prior relevant experience

Knowledge

Requires intermediate level knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts of a job area, typically obtained through advanced

education combined with experience

Education

Education Level Education Details Req Pref

Bachelor’s Degree IT, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Business or related field

Additional Work Experience

Work Experience Details (required unless specified) Req Pref

• Working knowledge of clinical trial process, ideally with specific knowledge on investigator contracts

and essential site documents;

• Experience in financial forecast and accrual reporting and analysis;
• Experience with a business intelligence application such as MicroStrategy or Spotfire

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com