Senior Manager, DD&T US Government Pricing Lead

Takeda•Exton, PA

1d•$137,000 - $215,270

About The Position

The Senior Manager, US Contracts & Pricing: Government Price and Reporting leads functional and technical support for Takeda’s US Government Pricing business processes, systems, and data platforms. The role partners with business stakeholders to ensure reliable, scalable operations, enhancements, and continuous improvement while maintaining compliance with pharmaceutical pricing regulations. It combines Government Pricing and Contracts & Pricing domain expertise with technical, analytical, and leadership capabilities, including issue resolution, process optimization, requirements management, production support, and technology-enabled innovation such as AI-driven solutions. The position serves as a functional and technical lead for the Model N Flex and Riparian Helix Government Pricing platforms. It supports application configuration, enhancements, integrations, testing, releases, production deployments, data governance, reporting, and audit activities. The role also supports integration with enterprise applications and promotes appropriate SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery practices. The position is based in Exton, Pennsylvania. The stated U.S. base salary range is $137,000 to $215,270. The role is a regular, full-time employee position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of experience supporting pharmaceutical US Government Pricing and Contracts & Pricing functions.
Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical Government Pricing methodologies and calculations, including AMP, Best Price, NFAMP, FCP, ASP, URA, and related regulatory programs.
Strong hands-on experience supporting complex platforms and enhancing associated business processes.
Strong understanding of pharmaceutical Contracts & Pricing processes and related master and transactional data domains.
Experience analyzing, triaging, and resolving production support issues in complex enterprise environments.
Experience coordinating regression testing, validation, release management, and production deployments.
Strong understanding of SDLC best practices and methodologies.
Experience with SQL and enterprise data analysis techniques.
Working knowledge of Databricks, Informatica, and Tidal scheduling platforms.
Ability to gather business requirements and facilitate solution design discussions with business and technology stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting both Commercial and Government Pricing operations within a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Experience with ERP integrations and enterprise data architecture.

Responsibilities

Partner with US Contracts & Pricing, Government Pricing, Market Access, Finance, and technical stakeholders to understand objectives and operational challenges.
Facilitate requirements sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews; translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and solution recommendations.
Evaluate solution approaches based on business value, compliance, scalability, and operational impact; support strategic initiatives, enhancements, acquisitions, integrations, and transformation programs.
Provide Contracts & Pricing domain leadership across commercial contracting, chargebacks, managed care rebates, administrative fees, direct sales, membership management, price management, and customer eligibility.
Maintain understanding of customer, product, price list, contract, membership, and transactional data and their dependencies on reporting and downstream processes.
Provide Government Pricing subject matter expertise, including guidance on regulations, methodologies, calculations, and reporting requirements.
Assess business and system impacts of regulatory changes and evolving compliance requirements.
Lead analysis, triage, coordination, and resolution of production issues affecting Government Pricing operations, including root cause analysis across processes, configurations, integrations, data feeds, and reporting.
Manage incident lifecycle activities, including intake, prioritization, impact assessment, root cause identification, resolution planning, stakeholder communication, validation, and closure.
Coordinate regression testing, production deployments, and migrations while minimizing business disruption; implement preventive measures for recurring issues.
Lead functional and technical support for Model N Flex and Riparian Helix Government Pricing platforms, including configuration, enhancements, integrations, testing, and release management.
Collaborate with technical teams to identify process automation and system optimization opportunities and support integrations with ERP, data warehouses, customer master systems, and reporting platforms.
Use SQL and data analysis to investigate business and system issues; support work involving Databricks, Informatica, Tidal Enterprise, SAP, and commercial data warehouses.
Support data governance, data quality, reconciliation, audit activities, operational reporting, business performance metrics, and data integrity across master and transactional data.
Lead or support SDLC activities, including requirements management, design reviews, test planning, UAT, defect management, release management, deployment readiness, and SOX audit responses.
Ensure documentation, traceability, and governance throughout solution delivery and promote suitable Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid methodologies.
Identify opportunities for AI, machine learning, automation, and data intelligence to improve operational efficiency, support processes, reporting, analytics, knowledge management, and user experience; partner with teams to evaluate and implement suitable solutions.
Collaborate across teams and functions to identify priorities and provide effective support.
Demonstrate leadership in managing and developing high-performing teams.