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Job Description
Position Summary
The GDS Forecasting COE Leader is a senior leadership role accountable for building, scaling, and running a Center of Excellence dedicated to commercial forecasting services for Life Sciences clients. The role sits at the intersection of consulting go-to-market growth, delivery, analytics capability-building, and commercial performance. It owns the COE talent and methodology backbone and positions forecasting as a differentiated offering within the broader Life Sciences practice. Reporting to the Life Sciences GDS Leader, the role is the primary escalation point for client delivery quality and internal capability development.
Essential Functions of the job
Go-to-Market
Partner with solution,
account, and sector leaders to identify, shape, and pursue forecasting-led opportunities across existing and prospective client accounts.
Lead or co-lead proposal development, including solution design, pricing strategy, and staffing plans for forecasting engagements and RFPs.
Build reusable forecasting assets including accelerators, frameworks, demo models, and points of view to reduce proposal cycle time and improve win rates.
Represent the COE in client pitches, oral presentations, and executive discussions.
Track and report the COE sales pipeline, win/loss trends, revenue contribution, and forecast to Life Sciences leadership.
Develop and publish thought leadership, benchmarking studies, and conference content to establish market credibility.
Identify and evaluate strategic alliances with forecasting technology and data partners to strengthen the solution stack.
Delivery
Own the quality,
📌 BC Sector-Life Sciences-ED (Hyderabad)
🏢 EY
📍 Hyderabad