Associate Director, Pricing & Contracting
About The Position
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is in the process of building and scaling its US commercial enterprise organization. The US Market Access team is expanding its capabilities to support current and future product launches in the US Pricing & Contracting department. The Pricing & Contracting Associate Director is a crucial role that support the U.S. Executive Director Pricing and Contracting in executing and operationalizing pricing and contracting strategies through all stages of IONIS’ product lifecycles to optimize patient access, brand value and overall competitive advantage.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in an analytical area of study (finance, accounting) with 12 years of related experience; preferred: CPA/MBA with 8 years of related experience
- Enterprise level market expertise in analytical methodology and rigor to drive best in class execution of pricing and contracting analytics, including GTN forecasting
- Strong knowledge of systems and reporting mechanisms that supports pharmaceutical contract administration across customers (payer, provider, government, SPs, etc)
- Expert level knowledge of the pharmacy and medical benefits, Medicare (FFS and Managed), Medicaid, and Federal purchasing programs
- Subject matter expertise on IRA and its financial risks and opportunities to organization
- Excellent oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly to variety of audiences
- Attention to detail and the ability to work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Manage price reporting operations including validating Government Pricing calculations and submissions and maintaining internal documentation
- Manage payer contract evaluation, execution and payments, including performing internal controls, coordinating contract review and redlining process
- Provide support to Finance to conduct quarterly close support for forecasting discounts and segmentation utilization.
- Lead and maintain State Transparency Reporting processes
- Manage and support 3 rd party partnerships: Contract Analytics & Reporting, Install Pricing Analytics capability, Contract Administration.
- Support product launches by managing onboarding of new product information in all relevant government systems, and driving bona-fide service fee assessments and development of other reasonable assumptions, as needed
- Provide pricing support to assess U.S. policy and legislation to support the U.S. Government Affairs and Policy team.
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and implementation of pricing and contracting processes and procedures
- Monitor market trends and competitor pricing strategies to inform decision making and ensure competitiveness in the market
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies related to pricing and contracting
- As needed, support pricing and contracting strategy development for pre-launch products
Benefits
- Ionis offers an excellent benefits package!
- Full Benefits Link: https://www.ionis.com/careers/working-at-ionis/#:~:text=our employee spotlight-,Benefits,-Employees are rewarded
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
