What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Contract Insights and Strategy position at AstraZeneca?
Introduction to role
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of biopharmaceuticals? As the Associate Director, Contract Insights and Strategy, you will be at the forefront of analyzing payer and provider contracts, supporting our strategic contracting team for the Alexion portfolio. Your insights will drive brand performance, contract ROI, and future contract modeling scenarios. This role is based in Alexion's Boston headquarters and reports to the Executive Director, US Strategic Contracting & Pricing.
Accountabilities
- Develop processes to track payer and provider contract performance to ensure compliance and provide analytics support for Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
- Offer strategic guidance on contracting opportunities by demonstrating insights from historical contract performance.
- Drive the estimation of potential return on investment on prospective contracts, thoroughly assessing impact to ASP.
- Model contract scenarios pre-deal to inform contracting decisions and forecasts.
- Perform post-deal contract analyses to understand return on investment and inform future assumptions.
- Maintain a centralized repository of pre- and post-deal analyses for future reference.
- Maintain ASP calculation models to forecast the impact of additional contracts on ASP erosion.
- Work with the Contract Management and Operations team to ensure viability of contract modeling scenarios.
- Calculate and track net cost recovery across all channels for Alexion products.
- Coordinate with the Account Management team to gather inputs / customer intelligence for contract modeling.
- Identify and raise risks of segments or partners potentially being underwater on Alexion products.
- Lead complex analyses on customer contracts, delivering informative insights and actionable recommendations.
Essential Skills / Experience
Desirable Skills / Experience
Why AstraZeneca?
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, we play a critical role in making our pipeline accessible to patients. Our approach involves constantly exploring new opportunities, such as identifying new indications and ensuring access to new medicines for a wider reach of patients in need. Our knowledge of patients, combined with our forward-looking approach and innovations, helps us spot opportunities, get involved earlier, and approach access sustainably. We thrive on autonomy and collaboration, challenging traditional methods while combining expertise from across the business. If you enjoy exploring new ways to innovate and make an impact, this is the place for you.
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now!
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Date Posted
03-Mar-2025
Closing Date
16-Mar-2025Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com. Alexion participates in E-Verify.
