Associate Director - Global Insights, Forecasting and Analytics

Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!

Dechra is a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business

The Opportunity 

The Associate Director - Global Insights, Forecasting & Analytics is a key contributor within Dechra’s Global Market Intelligence organization, responsible for advancing global market insights, forecasting, and strategic analytics that inform enterprise decision‑making. This role also plays a critical role in shaping launch pricing strategies by translating market research, customer value insights, and forecast scenarios into clear, defensible pricing recommendations for new products. 

This role partners closely with the Vice President, Global Market Intelligence to design, maintain, and operationalize global market intelligence, forecasting models, and analytics frameworks across the U.S. and Europe/International markets. The role blends analytical rigor, structured thinking, and executive‑ready insight communication to support strategy, product development, portfolio management, and commercial execution. 

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied scope and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

Global Forecasting & Market Modeling: Lead the development, maintenance, and refinement of global and market‑level forecasts for:

• Early‑stage product development
• New product commercialization planning
• Annual product valuation and portfolio forecasting
• Support implementation offorecasting modelsforpipeline and in-line productsthat are suitable for cross‑functional use and consistent across regions, assumptions, and methodologies
• Apply fit‑for‑purpose forecasting approaches across stages of development, including:
  • Analog and proxy‑based forecasting
  • Assumption‑driven adoption curves
  • Bottom‑up and top‑down triangulation
• Ensure all forecasts are built on clearly defined assumptions, data sources, and methodologies that can be reviewed, challenged, and refined over time. 
• Develop structured scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess:
  • Upside and downside demand risk
  • Launch timing and sequencing impacts
  • Market, competitive, and macro uncertainty
  • Support leadership in understanding forecast confidence ranges, not single‑point estimates
    

Launch Pricing Strategy Development

• • Lead the development of launch pricing strategies for new products in close partnership with VP Market Intelligence, Market Research, and GMTE
  • Leverage primary and secondary market research to assess:
    • Customer valueperceptionsand willingness‑to‑pay
    • Competitive and therapeutic reference points
    • Adoption sensitivity to price at launch
  • Develop recommended launch price ranges and positioning strategies, clearly articulating trade‑offs between adoption, value capture, and long‑term portfolio objectives.
    

Market Intelligence & Strategic Insights

• Lead structured analysis of industry, market, customer, and competitive data to identify: 
  • Market trends and inflection points
  • Growth opportunities across geographies and categories
  • Competitive threats and evolving industry dynamics
• Manage global data assets and integrate data from internal sources, external market research, and third-party datasets into clear, actionable insights
• Support the VP, Global Market Intelligence in shaping enterprise level insights that inform global strategy and portfolio decisions
• Conduct competitive analyses to identify trends, opportunities, and risks that inform global business strategies and decision making
• Monitor competitive activity, innovation pipelines, and industry developments to ensure leadership has timely visibility into market shifts

Analytics Enablement & Capability Development 

• Support the development and enhancement of global data sets, analytics tools, dashboards, and models used across regions
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure:
  • Consistency in analytical inputs and assumptions
  • Alignment on methodologies used for decision‑making
  • KPI tracking & reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and insight generation through advanced analytics, automation, or emerging tools
• Help define best practices and standards for analytics usage within the Market Intelligence function

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly excited to hear from those who have/are:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Statistics, or a related field
• Proven experience developing and maintaining market forecasts, market-sizing models, and scenario analyses
• At least 7 years of experience in market intelligence, forecasting, analytics, pricing, strategy, or a closely related function; experience in animal health, pharma, healthcare of life sciences is strongly desired.
• Strong ability to analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data and translate it into decision‑grade insights
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; strong experience with data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Experience working with internal and external data sets, including market research, industry data, and competitive intelligence
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to connect market data to commercial and portfolio implications
• Proven ability to translate complex analysis into clear, concise narratives for senior leadership
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, helping leaders navigate uncertainty with data‑driven insight 

As a people first values-based culture, we provide free weekly wellness sessions focused on our employee's physical and mental wellbeing, and flexible work arrangements. We offer a generous employer 401k match and an other incentives for long-term financial wellness. Our full array of health, financial and voluntary benefit programs are what you would expect from a recognized Best Place to Work.