Description
Syneos Health is seeking a detail-oriented Forecast Specialist to develop, maintain, and analyze project and study forecasts that support operational and financial decision-making.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project/study forecasts using operational and financial data.
- Analyze forecast assumptions, trends, and variances against actual performance.
- Monitor enrollment, milestones, site activations, and project timelines to improve forecast accuracy.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather forecast inputs and validate assumptions.
- Support monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, governance reviews, and management reporting.
- Identify forecast risks, data quality issues, and potential financial impacts.
- Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
- Create dashboards, reports, and executive summaries to support business decisions.
- Drive process improvements and forecasting automation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of experience in forecasting, business analytics, resource planning, clinical operations, project management, or related areas.
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP / VLOOKUP.
- Experience with forecasting models and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multiple functions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Clinical Research, CRO, Biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries.
- Knowledge of enrollment forecasting, investigator grants forecasting, project financial management, and resource planning.
- Familiarity with CTMS, EDC, Oracle, Power BI, or similar forecasting platforms.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.