What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts & Pricing Strategy Senior Manager position at Amgen?
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Contracts & Pricing Strategy Senior Manager What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role the Senior Manager, Coverage, Pricing & Coverage is a key member of the U.S. Value & Access organization responsible for developing and completing pricing, payer coverage, and contracting strategies to achieve and maintain access goals. This individual will engage with subject matter experts and business unit leadership while leading quantitative and qualitative pricing & contracting analyses to support the payer contacting strategy for UPLIZNA supporting the Rare Disease Business Unit (RDBU). In this role, the Senior Manager will also be responsible for working with finance to estimate the overall contracting impact on sales volume goals, discount rates, gross to net impact, and long-term planning. Additionally, this role will be responsible for development of payer strategy, tools and resources to support value messaging for payers and access education for HCPs and staff.
The Senior Manager will gather, analyze and synthesize cross-functional information across a variety of sources to support scenario-planning and customer insight development. In this dynamic and fast-paced environment, the candidate will be a key support for the Market Access and contracting teams for coverage and pricing negotiations. This role interacts cross functionally with Value Strategy & Marketing, Patient Access, Sales, Brand Marketing, Government Affairs, Trade & Distribution, Business Unit Leadership, Finance, and Legal. The Senior Manager will also work with our field-based Market Access teams.
This role will require a strong foundation in the U.S. healthcare market and is a good avenue to many future US Value & Access roles. Amgen has strong training, education, and mentoring programs to ensure staff are successful.
- Oversee the UPLIZNA Latest Estimate Discount Rate (LEDR) process, pricing and contracting scenarios, contract decisions, and LRS management
- Lead pre-deal analytics for UPLIZNA to determine viability, profitability and recommendations regarding future coverage scenarios
- Constructively challenge teams by providing both confirming and disconfirming information and encouraging innovative problem solving
- Track Market Access payer coverage goals and annual access KPIs and activate teams to establish, improve, and protect medical coverage policies
- Routinely interact with senior leadership and other high-level, cross functional committees or teams
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders; proactively seeks consensus and provides ongoing support to address business needs
- Ensure alignment in strategy and execution of the plan with cross-functional teams including Brand, Medical, Patient Access, Value Marketing, HEOR, CfOR, Trade & Distribution, and Government Affairs & Policy
- Create access marketing materials and route through the MAC-approval process. Coordinate with Training to rollout materials to field teams for execution.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a collaborative person with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications :
Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience in market access, sales and marketing operations, contracting and / or pricing, finance, accounting, or analytics experience
Masters degree and 4 years of experience in market access, sales and marketing operations, contracting and / or pricing, finance, accounting, or analytics experience
Bachelors degree and 6 years of experience in market access, sales and marketing operations, contracting and / or pricing, finance, accounting, or analytics experience
Associates degree and 10 years of experience in market access, sales and marketing operations, contracting and / or pricing, finance, accounting, or analytics experience
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of experience in market access, sales and marketing operations, contracting and / or pricing, finance, accounting, or analytics experience
Preferred Qualifications :
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, well support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work / life balance, and career development opportunities that may include :
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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
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