Associate Director, Pricing and Contracting

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. • Cambridge, MA

85d • $176,900 - $216,300

About The Position

As the Associate Director, Pricing & Contracting at Intellia Therapeutics, Inc., you will play a pivotal role in supporting and executing the operations of our pricing, contracting, and market access strategies as we bring our CRISPR-based therapies to market. This is a career-defining opportunity to participate in the first-ever commercialization of an in-vivo, one-time CRISPR-based therapy. This role requires a motivated individual with experience working with outpatient, medical benefit reimbursed drugs (e.g. specialty therapies, biologics, or cell & gene therapies). The primary purpose of the role is to support the operational day-to-day market access activities of launch readiness and post-launch operations, including: pricing and contracting material development and workflow; contract development, review and tracking; revenue management operations; and state price transparency reporting. Thought leadership and experience in building these processes is preferred. Additionally, the individual should have deep experience with Government Pricing, creating Excel-based models for analysis and experience with commercial contracting. This is a highly collaborative role with room for growth. The individual will coordinate the relevant cross-functional teams including (but not limited to), Finance, HEOR, Trade and Accounts, Forecasting, Commercial Operations, and Legal. The individual must thrive in a fast-paced, build-from-scratch environment as we grow into a commercial organization in anticipation of our first launch. The role will report to the Senior Director of Pricing and Contracting, Market Access.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of traditional and innovative contracting strategies.
• Knowledge and experience in GP and related programs for Medicaid, Medicare, Federal Supply Schedule/Tricare and 340B/PHS.
• High proficiency in MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated experience developing analytical models to analyze contract offers and strategies.
• Excellent and confident presentation and communication skills.
• Capacity to build trusted relationships and drive strategic alignment across teams.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence senior-level decision-making.
• Experience launching novel therapies with experience with medical benefit, outpatient reimbursement.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Desire to learn and expand responsibilities as necessary in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 6-8+ years in pharmaceutical or biotech industry, with a minimum of 5 years in pricing, market access, or contracting.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of site-of-care materials related to letter of medical necessity, letter of appeals, billing and coding, ordering instructions, and related office training.
• Develop trade-related materials to support pricing and distribution network information.
• Develop pricing and contracting materials to support payer account teams.
• Manage all materials through the medical, legal and promotional review process to finalize them.
• Support business case development with National Account Directors including analytical modeling to assess the financial impact of potential offers and develop supporting offer justification.
• Communicate results of offer modeling to vet the potential offer within the Market Access team.
• Review and provide guidance and recommendations on contract language for business applicability and patient access.
• Support negotiation and red-lining processes internally and externally.
• Track and report on contract lifecycle status.
• Perform lookback analysis to measure contract performance.
• Work with our 3rd party vendor for development of all aspects of revenue management operations pre-launch.
• Develop SOPs and policies for revenue management operations for GP methodology, Rebate and Fee Processing, FSS, Gross-to-Net.
• Manage and analyze all aspects of government price reporting in compliance with Medicaid, Medicare, PHS/340B, Tricare and Federal requirements.
• Ensure contracts are set-up in 3rd party system and review submitted claims data for compliance and verification.
• Build pricing and contracting models and conduct scenario planning.
• Develop SOPs and policies for State Price Transparency Reporting.

Benefits

• Performance-based annual cash bonus
• New hire equity grant
• Eligibility for annual equity awards
• Comprehensive health insurance
• 401k plan with company matching
• Paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees