Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Projects
Websites
Extracurricular Activities
AREA OF INTEREST
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Key Strength
Timeline
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Prabhakar Srivastava

Prabhakar Srivastava

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished forecasting manager with a proven track record at Sandoz, enhancing efficiency by automating models and saving 300+ hours annually. Expert in data visualization and strategic insights, leveraging Power BI. Strong leadership and collaboration skills, driving successful cross-functional projects in the pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about innovation and delivering impactful results.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager - Forecasting

Sandoz
Hyderabad
08.2024 - Current
  • Developed an automated forecast model for the EU region according to the requirements of the portfolio team, enhancing accuracy and efficiency, saving 300+ hours annually.
  • Contributed to establishment of comprehensive EU forecasting process.
  • Provided insights and dashboards for projects including GLP-1, SGLT, and other therapy areas.
  • Currently, we are developing a common automated BEAT forecast model that holds up to 500 to 1,000 molecules for all countries.
  • Led team meetings to align on project goals and expectations.

Global Forecasting Manager

Novo Nordisk Service Centre (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
05.2022 - 07.2024
  • Handled long-term forecasts (LTF22 and LTF23) independently, in the central forecasting team, with projects (patient-based and epidemiology forecasts) in diabetes and rare diseases. Involved in the assumption-setting workshop along with various stakeholders from different domains (pricing, commercial, production, and regional affiliates).
  • Engaged in ad-hoc analyses and scenario forecasts in diabetes and rare disease therapy areas.
  • Handled IQVIA data for diabetes, obesity, and growth hormone disorders, and managed ad-hoc, monthly, and quarterly data reports for stakeholders across Novo Nordisk (NN). Set up an automated version of IQVIA data cleaning, and make it useful for the portfolio team across NN.

Assistant Manager

WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
06.2021 - 05.2022
  • Engaged in a competitive intelligence project report in the oncology therapy area (nine indications), and responsible for the final deliverable to stakeholders.
  • Engaged in modeling forecasts for Takeda Oncology drugs—Ninlaro and Adcetris—for various indications and across EU28 geographies, and prepared the final report for stakeholders.
  • Handled drug pricing projects for Takeda drugs and its competitors across all therapy areas, and prepared a VBA-based dashboard showing the variation of price (per mg and annual cost per patient) across different countries.

Senior Analyst

Decision Resources Group (subsidiary of Clarivate plc)
Gurgaon
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Syndicated and client-based product delivery of forecasting and quantitative analytics in the pharma domain (patient-based and epidemiology).
  • Deliver projects based on Excel (Excel-based forecast model including epidemiology data) or PPT, depending upon the demands, and also have experience in Symphony's data.
  • Cover various case studies and client queries for therapeutic areas: oncology and hematology.
  • Usage of an analog tool for peak sales estimation of a newly launched drug based on various parameters (e.g., molecule type, indication, order of entry in the market, and so on).
  • Drug, drug groups, drug class, therapy area, and company forecasting.

Advanced Analyst

Prescient & Strategic (P&S) Intelligence Private Limited
Noida
03.2017 - 07.2019
  • To execute market research, forecasting, and competitive analytics in the pharma and medical devices domain, as well as drug pipeline and disease epidemiology report projects related to the healthcare industry.
  • To perform data analytics, report writing, and making SOPs, newsletters, and business PPTs.

Drug Safety Associate (Intern)

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
07.2016 - 03.2017
  • To receive information on adverse events, perform clinical checks, search the database to prevent duplicate entries, create a case file, acknowledge, and initialize the received drug safety report in the DS&E safety database (Oracle Argus).
  • To use MedDRA (Medical Dictionary) to code medical history and adverse events.

Education

Master of Science - Biotechnology

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research (NIPER)
SAS Nagar
06-2016

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Sciences

Gautam Buddh Technical University
Lucknow, U.P.
06-2014

Skills

  • Computer proficiency in MS Office tools
  • Data visualization with Power BI
  • Basic Python knowledge
  • Scientific information retrieval
  • PubMed and Science Direct expertise
  • Clinical trial databases familiarity

Languages

English, Hindi

Projects

The title of my thesis was “Studies on Aggregation of Huntingtin”. In the project, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was taken as a model organism for the expression of the huntingtin protein, The objective of project was to investigate the effect of caffeine and nicotine in different concentrations, on the aggregation of huntingtin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Extracurricular Activities

Team games, adventures, and sports

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Business Analytics and Forecasting (Pharma)
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Drug Pricing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • CMO/Patient safety Hyderabad Team – Exceptional Team Performance 2016 at Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
  • AIR 284 in NIPER - JEE 2014
  • AIR 1101 in GATE 2014
  • July 2013 - Industrial Training at Sanofi India Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat

Key Strength

  • Quick-learner
  • Determined
  • Dedicated
  • Competitive

Timeline

Manager - Forecasting

Sandoz
08.2024 - Current

Global Forecasting Manager

Novo Nordisk Service Centre (India) Pvt. Ltd.
05.2022 - 07.2024

Assistant Manager

WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
06.2021 - 05.2022

Senior Analyst

Decision Resources Group (subsidiary of Clarivate plc)
08.2019 - 05.2021

Advanced Analyst

Prescient & Strategic (P&S) Intelligence Private Limited
03.2017 - 07.2019

Drug Safety Associate (Intern)

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - 03.2017

Master of Science - Biotechnology

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research (NIPER)

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Sciences

Gautam Buddh Technical University

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