Sakshi Anokar

Associate Consultant

Pune, Maharashtra, India5 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in forecasting for multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical products.
  • Strong analytical skills driving data-driven decision making.
  • Proven track record in stakeholder management and team mentoring.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Analytics Specialist with strong expertise in forecasting and decision analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

ForecastingBusiness AnalysisData AnalysisMarket Research

Other Skills

Microsoft PowerPointProduct ManagementClient CommunicationAnalytical SkillsVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)SQLProduct DevelopmentMicrosoft Excel

About

As a Decision Analytics Associate Consultant at ZS, I leverage my analytical skills and business acumen to deliver high-quality forecasting and decision-making solutions for clients in the pharmaceutical industry. With a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, I have a strong foundation in data analysis and problem-solving. In my current role, I am responsible for creating annual sales forecasts and budgets for a drug worth $5B, analyzing patient data and defining business rules for key metrics, and assisting clients in building forecast stories of brands in Oncology. I also handle stakeholder management, team handling, and mentoring new members to the project. I am passionate about using data-driven insights to drive business growth and improve decision-making processes.

Experience

5 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Astrazeneca

Forecasting Analyst

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Zs

2 roles

Decision Analytics Associate Consultant

Jan 2025Nov 2025 · 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Leading delivery and execution of project items within stipulated timelines
  • Formulating forecast for pipeline products while considering market scenarios and expected uptake
  • Stakeholder management while aligning with marketing & finance teams on forecasting revenues
  • Team handling and mentoring / onboarding new members to the project

Forecasting and Decision Analytics Associate

Sep 2022Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Decision Analytics Associate carrying out Forecasting Operations for Oncology therapeutic areas of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical client:
  • ▪ Responsible for creating annual sales forecasts and Budgets for a drug worth $5B by evaluating the
  • pricing dynamics and relevant market events which are reviewed by brand leads and key
  • stakeholders for entire US market
  • ▪ Analyzing patient data and defining business rules for metrics like patient compliance and
  • persistency along with market shares and market dynamics
  • ▪ Assisted clients in building forecast story of brands in Oncology by analyzing risks and
  • opportunities based on key market events, building automated forecast models based on industry
  • databases, helping client optimize their launch and market sustainment strategies
Microsoft PowerPointBusiness AnalysisForecasting

Upraised

Growth and Operations Associate

Jul 2021Mar 2022 · 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Market ResearchBusiness Analysis

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Business Development Intern

Mar 2021May 2021 · 2 mos

Market ResearchBusiness Analysis

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Manager

May 2019Mar 2020 · 10 mos · Nagpur Area, India

Education

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degree — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2018Jan 2022

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