How are forecasting roles (think ph2 to pre-launch) perceived in industry? My goal would be to have good WLB with the chance to move up to maybe vp level one day

Also interviewing for corp strategy and corp dev roles but seems like wlb would be meaningfully worse in those roles. Is a lateral move to one of these roles doable from forecasting?

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From what I have seen forecasters are more likely to get niched as forecasting lifers. Good job security but limited advancement.

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The forecasting team I work with is largely an uninspired group who’s best chances at other jobs are in finance. But it might just be my client.

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About half the industry. Some places are better than others.

You in PLS or forecasting?

Many of our large pharma clients happily hire our forecasters.. And there is a huge shortage.

PLS will give different opps, likely more emerging pharma and possibly higher probability of corp dev.

It would be hard at big pharma. If you go to EP, you would do both BD and inline forecasting.

Take the cd/strat role. Forecasting will end up painting you in a corner and will bore you.

Cool, thanks for the breakdown.

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