Director, Forecasting and Commercial Analytics

Location: Yardley, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)

Reports to: Senior Director of Commercial Operations and Strategic Analytics

About Veradermics

Founded in 2019, Veradermics, Incorporated (NYSE: MANE) is a well-funded, publicly listed company that offers the opportunity to work in a performance-driven, highly dynamic environment. At Veradermics, you can actively contribute to shaping the company culture, take on various roles and responsibilities, and grow professionally.

Veradermics is a dermatologist-founded, late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapeutics for common aesthetic and dermatological conditions.

Veradermics lead product candidate, VDPHL01, is as an oral, non-hormonal treatment for men and women with pattern hair loss (PHL). We are currently conducting three Phase 3 clinical trials as we work to deliver potentially transformative solutions and aspire to redefine the standard of care in dermatology. Learn more here.

At Veradermics, we combine scientific rigor with a vision for impactful innovation to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients.

Why Work at Veradermics

• You Can Be Part of a Meaningful Mission: Veradermics aims to become a leader in medical dermatology by bringing pharmaceutical innovation to the treatment of common skin conditions to improve the lives of patients.
• Veradermics is Growing: Veradermics is a dynamic and growing company; we are advancing our VDPHL01 Phase 3 clinical trials and preparing for commercialization. PHL affects approximately 80 million people in the U.S. alone.
• The Veradermics Culture: We are an innovative, collaborative, hard-working and performance-driven company that values the contributions of our employees and keeps our focus on patients
• We have been featured in Forbes, Allure, Marie Claire, Bazaar, Dermatology Times, the Slate, The New York Post, The Hartford Courant, The Kansas City Star, and other multi-media platforms.

Position Overview

The Director of Forecasting & Commercial Analytics will be responsible for building and executing the core forecasting and commercial analytics infrastructure required to align the forecast, data ecosystem, and go-to-market strategy. In addition, this role will create, refine, and maintain the reporting and analytics framework to assess ongoing business performance, understand variances and inform future modifications in commercial priority.

This is a highly hands-on role in a lean organization, requiring an individual who can design and build reporting, analytics, and operational processes from scratch while ensuring they are scalable and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Performance Analytics & Reporting

• Build and maintain commercial dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) from the ground up.
• Drive performance management frameworks, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned to launch and revenue objectives.
• Analyze sales performance, field activity, and customer engagement data.
• Deliver clear, concise, and actionable reporting to Commercial Leadership and the Executive Team.
• Partner with insights to evolve market research (quantitative and qualitative) in support of forecast refinement and future brand strategy.
• Analyze multiple data sources to generate insights and understand implications for our business, inform our strategies, and make actionable recommendations.

Forecasting & Data Integration Support

• Partner with the VP to operationalize forecasting models and scenario analyses.
• Integrate multiple data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Symphony, CRM) into a cohesive analytics framework.
• Maintain and refine forecasting inputs, assumptions, and outputs as new data becomes available.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly business reviews in partnership with all commercial teams, utilizing all available data sources to guide executive decision-making and formulate any potential changes to the forecast (LE).
• Partner with Commercial Finance and Supply Chain to develop, refine, and maintain robust forecast models and scenarios to support financial planning and S&OP processes.
• Support long-range planning and commercial strategy development.

Business Development & Asset Evaluation

• Support Business Development activities through forecasting, scenario modeling, market landscape, and competitive assessments to evaluate strategic fit.
• Develop commercial diligence materials supporting internal investment committee decisions.
• Provide commercial forecasts and market sizing analyses to support investor communications and financial guidance.

Commercial Data, Systems, & Infrastructure

• Evaluate new potential data sources and continue to elevate the data platform and impact.
• Assist in the implementation and ongoing management of commercial data systems and tools.
• Assist in data governance, reporting standards, and best practices.

Cross-Functional Execution & Launch Readiness

• Partner with Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Finance to support commercial execution.
• Ensure analytics and reporting capabilities are ready for launch.
• Identify and solve gaps quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Candidate Profile | Who You Are

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: 12–15+ years of experience in pharma/biotech forecasting and commercial analytics.
• Launch Experience: Experience supporting pre-launch or launch-stage assets preferred.
• Technical Skills: Strong expertise in BI tools (Tableau, Power BI), CRM systems (Veeva), and commercial data sources (IQVIA, Symphony).
• Competencies: Highly execution-oriented; strong problem-solving skills; ability to build processes and tools from scratch; comfortable operating in ambiguity.

Company Culture

Veradermics is a small, tight-knit, high-performing team that works with urgency, positivity, and a deep sense of ownership. We set an exceptionally high bar for ourselves and seek someone who is energized by playing an integral role in a fast-moving organization at a pivotal moment in our trajectory- bringing curiosity, clarity, and a drive to get things done at the highest level.

We value strong organization, thoughtful collaboration, and genuine investment in team success. Honest, direct communication is central to how we work and grow together. Accomplishing our collective goals will be fun but also complex.

Location and Travel

• Location: Hybrid (1–2 days per week in office)
• Travel: ~10–20% (internal meetings, sales meetings, conferences)

Salary and Benefits

Veradermics provides a comprehensive compensation package that includes a base salary, annual performance bonus eligibility, and access to the employee stock option plan.

Robust benefits package, including health coverage, retirement benefit matching, dependent care FSA, and unlimited paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Veradermics is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.