Job Overview
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.
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
Experience
Typically requires 5+ 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
Bachelor's Degree: IT, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Business or related field
Additional Work Experience
•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
Skills and Abilities
•Demonstrates customer-oriented communication skills, responding to both internal and external clients promptly and within agreed upon timeframes
•Strong aptitude for numbers, finance, and data analysis
•Requires strong attention to detail, excellent organizational, documentation and interpersonal skills
•Willingness to work within a team-oriented environment as well as independently
•Ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment is essential
•Strong PC skills (i.e. Microsoft Office) with an ability to understand, access and leverage technology alternatives
•Advanced Excel skills required
•Prior experience with commercial reporting tools (i.e. Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Spotfire) and/or the ability to learn quickly
•Willingness to be flexible as the business requires
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries.
