Associate Director, Pricing & Contracting

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals•Lexington, MA

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Director of Pricing, Contracts, and Distribution, the Associate Director, Pricing & Contracting will be responsible for validating Government pricing, assisting in facilitating contract renewals/amendments, and other responsibilities as they arise. This role is based in our Lexington office. Our office-based employees follow a hybrid schedule of 4 days in the office, and 1 day remote.

Requirements

4+ years’ experience working in the pharmaceutical industry working with state and federal pricing, reporting, and rebate programs, is required
Bachelor’s Degree required in finance, accounting, or other applicable business experience
Experience in working in mandated deadline environment; effective in managing multiple client assignments; ability to prioritize
Ability to understand complex Government Pricing concepts such as bundles, discount reallocation, pro-ration and smoothing
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Understand US commercial pricing complexities
A track record of success in building strong relationships and achieving access & pricing objectives
High accuracy rate and attention to detail
Experience with Microsoft Office products required and knowledge of advance Excel techniques such as pivot tables and data importing are desired
Experience in and ability to learn standard industry systems environment
Able to manage multiple and competing tasks across functional areas is essential
Experience achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal, and operational rules and procedures by ensuring that all plans and activities are met with “best” industry practices
Strong commitment to compliance and ethical standards
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.)
Ability to travel up to [10%]

Nice To Haves

Product launch experience in the US. Experience in rare diseases is highly desirable

Responsibilities

Calculate and file appropriate prices for the federal drug programs. Prices include, BP, AMP, ASP, PHS/340B, NFAMP, FCP/FSS, IFF, and URA
Lead price calculation reporting including list prices, annual cost calculations, etc.
Complete yearly SAMs registration and Small Business Contracting Plan, when needed
Familiar with the Public Law process, review and validate pricing and RFMs are prepared accurately before submission
Ensure Public Law reporting deadlines are met
Oversee the government pricing analysis and review monthly and quarterly source data to reconcile sales data used in price reporting calculations and ensure reports are submitted in accordance with government regulations.
Responsible for maintaining valid customer Class of Trades assignments in accordance with regulations.
Ensure that 340B/PHS prices are calculated, available for pricing and maintained per the federal regulation
Maintain/update all pricing in 3PL and pricing compendia’s
Stay current on any changes impacting government pricing
Continuously monitoring US pricing and government program developments such as IRA, and build detailed subject matter expertise and thought leadership in area of government program regulations at the Federal and State levels
Ability to analyze pricing analogs and create appropriate pricing reports
Ability to learn other related tasks like contract reviews, inventory management, etc.
Work effectively & collaboratively with a host of internal cross-functional partners, and develop and cultivate relationships with key external stakeholders, including specialty pharmacies, key vendors for distribution, dispensing, patient services, and government pricing vendor