PHARMAFull-time
IMS Forecast Specialist II
By Admin · Data Science, Analytics & AI
HYDERABAD (IN)ONSITEPOSTED: 9/4/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONSYNEOS HEALTHBiopharmaceutical / Healthcare Services
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
Role Overview
Develop, maintain, and analyze project and study forecasts supporting operational and financial decision-making.
Collaborate closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, Project Management, and other cross-functional teams.
Ensure forecast accuracy, identify risks, and provide actionable business insights.
Core Responsibilities
Develop and maintain project and 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 collect 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.
Perform scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
Create dashboards, reports, and executive summaries to support business decisions.
Drive process-improvement and forecasting-automation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
3–5 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 and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong stakeholder-management skills.
Excellent communication skills and 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.
Company & Career Environment
Syneos Health is a fully integrated life-sciences services organization supporting drug development and commercialization.
The organization emphasizes career development and progression, supportive line management, technical and therapeutic-area training, peer recognition, and total rewards.
The role operates in a global, collaborative, highly competitive, and continuously changing healthcare environment.
Additional Conditions
The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional duties may be assigned at the company's discretion.
Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education may be considered where applicable.
Syneos Health states its commitment to equal opportunity, accessibility, and reasonable accommodations during recruitment.
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Advanced Excel
Pivot Tables
Power Query
XLOOKUP
VLOOKUP
Forecasting Models
Business Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
Forecast Analysis
Variance Analysis
Operational Data Analysis
Financial Data Analysis
Scenario Planning
Sensitivity Analysis
Data Quality
Reporting
Resource Planning
Stakeholder Management
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
The supplied Syneos Health posting does not provide a specific salary range, bonus amount, or detailed numerical compensation package. It states that Syneos Health provides a total rewards program and performance-oriented employee offerings, but the exact compensation varies by role and location. Candidates should therefore treat salary as undisclosed and evaluate fixed compensation, applicable performance incentives, benefits, and career-development opportunities together.
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization. They provide end-to-end clinical and commercial solutions designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of new therapies worldwide. The company combines clinical development, medical affairs, and commercialization expertise to help clients bring innovative treatments to patients faster.
TEAM SIZE: 25,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Biopharmaceutical / Healthcare Services
EXPECTED CAREER ROADMAP
This role can lead to senior forecasting, business analytics, financial planning, resource planning, clinical operations analytics, project management, or analytics leadership positions. Experience combining operational and financial forecasting with clinical-research knowledge can provide a pathway into specialized CRO analytics, commercial or clinical operations planning, PMO, financial analytics, and strategic decision-support roles. Developing expertise in Power BI/Tableau, forecasting automation, scenario modeling, and stakeholder management can further support progression toward lead or manager-level positions.
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Highlight 3–5 years of relevant forecasting, business analytics, resource planning, clinical operations, project management, or related experience. Make Advanced Excel highly visible, specifically Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP. Showcase forecasting models, variance analysis, enrollment or milestone forecasting, dashboards, Power BI/Tableau, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and automation. If applicable, emphasize clinical research/CRO/pharma exposure, CTMS/EDC/Oracle experience, investigator-grants forecasting, project financial management, and resource planning. Prepare examples demonstrating how you identified forecast risks, corrected data-quality issues, challenged assumptions, improved forecast accuracy, communicated insights to senior stakeholders, and managed competing deadlines.
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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