Forecast Analyst, Clinical Trial Payments & Cost Forecasting

Job Title: Forecast Analyst, Clinical Trial Payments & Cost Forecasting Job Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Location Type: Remote Job Contract Type: Full-time Job Seniority Level: Job Overview IQVIA is seeking a Forecast Analyst to join the Investigator Cost Forecasting team. This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing financial forecasts related to clinical trial investigator payments and study costs. The Forecast Analyst serves as a subject matter expert for forecasting activities, partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure accurate financial projections throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. The successful candidate will prepare and deliver forecast reports, analyze forecast performance against actual study data, maintain forecasting assumptions, and support ongoing enhancements to forecasting processes and systems. This role combines financial analysis, clinical trial knowledge, stakeholder management, and data-driven decision making to support operational excellence and client satisfaction. Key Responsibilities Forecast Development & Analysis Develop and maintain forecasting assumptions for assigned clinical trials. Build and manage investigator payment and study cost forecasts throughout the duration of a study. Analyze forecast outputs and validate results against actual payment and operational data. Identify forecast variances and recommend adjustments to improve accuracy. Support fi