Arun Rathod Email and Phone Number

In my current role, I am leading commercial analytics and forecasting work streams, assessing risks and opportunity while providing strategic market insights for innovative products (drugs, digital therapeutics/medical devices) in different stages of development

Responsible for creating, delivering, and maintaining forecasting needs for pharmaceutical products at different stages of life cycle management.Worked and supported various franchises/therapy areas which includes Ophthalmology, Immunology and Hepatology, Gene therapy and Biosimilars.Handled various key engagements within the franchise which includes LoE management support for Marketed products and launch forecast support for Pipeline products, lead long-term capacity planning forecast (LTDCP) for key brands within Ophthalmology, pipeline forecast support for early-stage products and various cross franchise engagement support for inline/pipeline products.Key responsibilities within the role: Creating and delivering the below customer requirements:• Lifecycle management strategic forecasts for inline / pipeline products• Managing and conducting primary & secondary market research required for forecasting inputs and assumptions building• BD&L market & product revenue forecasts • Financial modelling and analysis, for strategic decision making for launched brands, and investment planning (carry-over effect analysis)Business intelligence (BI) and KPI tracking for launch brands in pharmaceutical industry with the help of dashboards/visualization platforms.Acquired strong technical skills within the role which includes advanced MS office with key focus on PowerPoint, Excel, basic-VBA, good understanding of the global datasets like IMS PADDS, Decision Resources group, Evaluate pharma reports, etc.

Worked on end-to-end support to the client on the competitive intelligence reports (weekly and monthly), and providing off-site conference coverage support and post conference analysis.Ad-hoc forecasting support for the full-time engagement (FTE) projects.Qualitative research on KOL (Scientific expert) mapping and profiling for RE specific region with insights generation based on the key engagement activities.Involved in project management activities including time effort estimation, developing methodologies, risk management, QC, and client interaction, collaboration with the analytics/visualization teams for efficient output of data.

FTE engagement support for weekly, monthly, and quarterly CI deliverables within oncology, & autoimmune disease areas.Tracking the competitor impact assessment and treatment overview for Oncology indications (NSCLC, and Triple Negative Breast Cancer).Worked on Medical devices project (eHealth and mHealth platform) providing detailed analysis on patient engagements and remote patient monitoring.Ad-hoc support includes clinical and publication analysis, sentiment analysis, real-world evidence, and unmet needs across therapy areas Diabetes & Neuroscience.Non-project activities: Developing QC checklists, SOP lists, and others.

Competitive analysis and brand performance management of novel anti-coagulants (NOACs) using PMR across European regions.Primary market data transcription, and detailed analysis of the findings.KOL identification, mapping & profiling from scientific conferences in Brazil.