Associate Director - Pricing

Eli Lilly and Company • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$132,000 - CA$193,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director - Pricing will be a crucial part of a team that determines Pricing and Access strategies for Lilly’s portfolio. You will be reporting to VP, Pricing and Market Access and be responsible for providing analysis and reports to optimize pricing and access opportunities for Lilly Canada. The work encompasses both the optimization of commercialized products and the preparation for future launches by developing early pricing and market access insights for pipeline assets. Additional responsibilities include the coordination of PRA team operations such as Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracting and payer submissions. This is a hybrid role – onsite presence at our Toronto office will be 10 days or more per month (or at least 50% of the time), determined in collaboration with your manager and based on business needs. This role is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as participation in the Lilly Bonus Program and a car allowance. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent (MBA or MSc in Finance is preferred)
• Significant pharmaceutical industry experience
• Min. 5 years of experience in market access and/or related functions
• Able to think critically, innovatively and possess strong business acumen
• Excellent quantitative technical ability, highly capable in Microsoft Excel, and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proven problem solving skills
• Bias for action and proven ability to influence without authority
• Demonstrated ability to coach and train towards excellence

Nice To Haves

• Health sciences background
• Action-oriented and demonstrated by managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment with changing and/or competing priorities
• Understanding of PMPRB regulations, health technology assessment, health economic methodologies, and Canadian market access environment
• Bilingual (English / French)
• High level of comfort in leveraging AI to automate work

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Marketing, Market Access and Finance to provide critical quantitative inputs for pricing strategies
• Develop analyses to inform public and private payer reimbursement decisions
• Provide guidance to Market Access team on business cases and negotiation strategies
• Lead the internal launch price approval process
• Coordinate contracting process for Group Purchasing Organizations
• Lead New Product Planning activities to provide early pricing and market access insights for pipeline assets across therapeutic areas
• Assist with interpreting PMPRB regulations, resolving investigations and compiling semi-annual PMPRB reporting
• Understand the business impact of proposed revisions to PMPRB regulations and new guidelines

Benefits

• Participation in the Lilly Bonus Program
• Car allowance
• Pension plan
• Vacation benefits
• Eligibility for healthcare benefits
• Flexible benefits (if applicable)
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager