Our client is a leading Canadian-based pharmaceutical organization with a growing presence across branded, specialty, and generic medicines. With a bold growth strategy, the company is transforming its portfolio and expanding its position in higher-value therapeutic segments. This newly created leadership role sits at the centre of that evolution.

The Senior Director, Forecasting Excellence will play a critical role in shaping commercial and portfolio decisions across the Canadian business. This individual will provide the market insights, forecasting expertise, and strategic guidance required to evaluate new opportunities, support product launches, and drive sustainable growth across branded, specialty, and generic products.

The successful candidate will translate complex market dynamics into actionable business decisions. They will lead a team responsible for forecasting accuracy across marketed and pipeline products while helping build the frameworks, tools, and processes that support long-term portfolio growth and investment decisions.

This role operates within a dynamic, transformation-oriented environment and requires a commercially minded leader who combines analytical rigour with strategic thinking and execution excellence. The ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership, capable of influencing decisions, building organizational capability, and driving cross-functional alignment in support of ambitious growth objectives.

The successful candidate will bring deep experience in pharmaceutical forecasting, commercial analytics, portfolio management, or market insights, with meaningful exposure to branded and/or specialty pharmaceutical products in Canada. They will possess a strong understanding of Canadian pricing, reimbursement, and market access dynamics, along with demonstrated success supporting product launches and leading high-performing teams.

This is a publicly advertised job posting for an existing vacancy.

Odgers does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position.

 

 

To Apply

To fill this position, our client has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. For more information, please contact Shannon Cooper, Principal, at Shannon.Cooper@odgers.com. 

We thank all those who express an interest; however, only those chosen for further consideration will be contacted.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and applicable provincial accessibility standards, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process to applicants with disabilities upon request. 

Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, we encourage interested candidates to complete our Self-Declaration Form.