? [High Salary] Director, Forecasting, Pricing and Analytics
Company: Biolife Plasma Services
Location: Streamwood
Posted on: July 8, 2025
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Job Description:
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to the best of my knowledge. Job Description About BioLife Plasma
Services BioLife Plasma Services, a subsidiary of Takeda
Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., is an industry leader in the
collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into
life-saving plasma-based therapies. Some diseases can only be
treated with medicines made with plasma. Since plasma can’t be made
synthetically, many people rely on plasma donors to live healthier,
happier lives. BioLife operates 250 state-of-the-art plasma
donation centers across the United States. Our employees are
committed to improving the quality of life for patients and
ensuring that the donation process is safe, easy, and rewarding for
donors who want to make a difference. When you work at BioLife,
you’ll feel good knowing what we do helps improve the lives of
patients with rare diseases. While you focus on our donors, we’ll
support you. We offer a purpose you can believe in, a team you can
count on, opportunities for career growth, and a comprehensive
benefits program, all in a fast-paced, friendly environment. This
position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with
Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy and will be based out of
Bannockburn, IL. OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE As a Director on the
Forecasting, Pricing, and Analytics (FPA) team, you will be
responsible for the structural creation, execution, and management
of statistical models and analytics solutions that support and
maximize our long-term growth plans. This role has three main
responsibilities: (1) hands-on involvement in the execution and
management of forecasting models, analyzing outputs, explaining and
communicating results, and conducting rapid follow-on analyses, (2)
work closely across the business in a consultative and
cross-functional capacity to identify and propose ways to improve
our use of data for forecasting and analytics, and (3) work across
the FPA team to improve process, documentation, and knowledge
management continuously. While an end-to-end data science skillset
is desirable for this role, the emphasis is on ideation
(identifying opportunity areas), design (creating functional
requirements and proof-of-concept models), and execution (running
models in production and communicating about model outputs), as
opposed to technical aspects of development, deployment, or
scaling. This role is critically important for the success of the
FPA team. It reports to the Global Head of Forecasting, Pricing,
and Analytics at BioLife, which is within the Plasma-Derived
Therapies (PDT) business unit at Takeda. ACCOUNTABILITIES Strategic
Leadership - Improve measurement of business performance through
focus on the right metrics, improving metric accuracy, and
proposing & creating statistical models to better understand
complex dynamics. - Identify and help implement best practices,
create and maintain documentation, improve processes, and advance
knowledge management across the Forecasting, Pricing, and Analytics
(FPA) team. - Ability to proactively identify and quantify risks &
gaps in ongoing business processes. - Drive continuous improvement
initiatives to achieve cost savings and efficiency gains. - Work
with partners, vendors, and consultants on cross-functional
projects, including developing solution functional requirements,
feature prioritization, and data management/governance aspects.
Applied Data Science - Hands-on model execution, output management,
and communicating results clearly and succinctly. - Partner with
the Data, Digital, and Technology (DD&T) Data Science team and
consultants to develop and improve on existing analytical models. -
Complete ad hoc analytics analyses, including descriptive analyses
and/or predictive modeling. - Build AI/ML and statistical model
prototypes for measuring and understanding key drivers of our
business. Collaboration and Adaptability - Build strong
relationships with cross-functional partners for efficient
alignment, coordination, and information sharing across teams.
DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS Technical/Functional Expertise - Expert
knowledge of time-series forecasting, survival analysis (a.k.a.
time-to-event, duration, event history analysis, etc.), and
agent-based modeling. - Broad general experience in data analysis,
management, and statistical modeling. - Expert in SQL, Python, and
R for data analysis and model development. - Strong analytical
skills with a solid foundation in many of the following statistical
and AI/ML methods: regression analysis (continuous, categorical,
survival, time-series, and count models, etc.); classification
(CART, SVM, Neural Networks, etc.), clustering (k-means/medoid,
hierarchical, self-organizing maps, etc.), and other AI/ML
techniques; experimental design; and forecasting/sensitivity
analysis. - Comfortable working daily in cloud-based data
platforms. - Expert-level MS Excel skills, including advanced
functions (e.g., Solver), data analysis, pivot tables, macros, and
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), and applicability of these
features for developing and managing financial models for business
case development and forecasting. - Experience working with Power
BI, Tableau, or other data visualization software. Communication -
Excellent verbal and written communication. Proven data analysis
background with the ability to transform analysis into insights,
recommendations, and proposals for senior management. - Ability to
communicate complex concepts succinctly. Decision-making and
Autonomy - High self-reliance, self-efficacy, initiative, and
learning agility. - Strong at both structured and unstructured
problem solving. Interaction - Manage and/or partner on projects
with vendors and consultants. EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
AND SKILLS: Required - Ph.D. or master’s degree in any area of
social science, statistics, management science, engineering,
computer science, or a closely related field; or an undergraduate
degree in one of these areas plus relevant work experience. -
Experience with data analytics from end-to-end, i.e., including
ideation, proposal creation, getting stakeholder buy-in, designing
analytics models/solutions, building prototypes, and working with
IT/Data Science teams to deploy and scale solutions. - 15 years of
experience in advanced analytics and modeling in the areas of
business performance analysis, forecasting, optimization, and/or
consumer behaviour; can be a combination of experience in academia
and/or industry. - Excellent verbal and written communication and
presentation skills. Able to communicate effectively to all levels
of the organization, including senior leadership. - Experience
managing multiple direct reports - Bring a growth mindset,
curiosity, positivity, intuitive thinking, and a passion for
excellence. Preferred - Healthcare or Plasma Industry-related
experience is a plus. - Management consulting experience is a plus.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Domestic travel required (up to 10%).
BioLife Compensation and Benefits Summary We understand
compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step
in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all
employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay
practices. For Location: Bannockburn, IL U.S. Base Salary Range:
$174,500.00 - $274,230.00 The estimated salary range reflects an
anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered
may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of
the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant
experience, specific and unique skills, level of education
attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and
the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they
will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be
in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the
job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term
and/or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible
to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan
and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage,
basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid
volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits,
among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive,
per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are
eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce
and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship
status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status,
status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other
protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and
local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations Bannockburn, IL Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type
Regular Time Type Full time Job Exempt Yes
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