The Manager, Global Pricing and Payer Access Solutions will implement and ensure adherence to pricing and reimbursement strategies for Biogen products, i.e. he/she will serve as “price management and implementation” point of contact covering all therapeutic areas. He/she will work collaboratively with the product leads to support local price negotiation strategies, innovative access schemes and manage deviations from global price policy. This individual will be expected to partner cross-functionally with Biogen Intercontinental Region (BIR) regional market access, finance, business operations, decision support and country-based affiliate personnel.  The BIR region consists of LATAM, APAC and MART (Middle East, Africa, Russia and Turkey) areas.

The Manager will collaborate on pricing and reimbursement strategies for Biogen products for BIR and ensure access to Biogen products in line with the company’s commercial objectives.

1.       Implement pricing strategy of assigned products

·        Provide necessary pricing support to BIR regional market access leads when addressing country market access challenges

·        Support affiliates in preparation of business cases and price change approval requests

·        Ensure price change decisions are made and approved according to governance process

·        Analyze pricing data and identify opportunities to improve business results

·        Set floor prices in collaboration with Brand Access Leads

·        Develops BIR launch plans and launch sequences

2.       Collaborate in tendering strategies and innovative access schemes

·        Collaborate with Affiliates and BIR regional market access to develop appropriate tendering and innovative schemes strategies

3.       Provide pricing inputs to forecasting in collaboration with finance and BIR regional access

·        Lead price forecasting process, working with BIR finance during the Annual Operating Plan and Long-Range Plan development process

·        Support Annual, Long Range and other forecasting from a pricing perspective, accounting for International Reference Pricing and expected pricing events in markets (Forecasting)

4.       Competitive intelligence

·        Key member of the BIR Launch Readiness Team for competitive intelligence

·        Provide price scenarios and launch timelines.

5.       Maintain pricing database, is the expert of pricing tools and supports with pricing analytics.

·        Maintain up to date and accurate pricing data in our system

·        Ensure affiliate users are fully trained on system use and price governance processes and utilizes the system

·        Manage the International Price Referencing tool to inform F3, F6, AOP and LRP, and ensure all relevant management is aware of forecasted pricing events

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will be well organized with a focus on understanding the customer’s needs and has a history of finding unique solutions to complex situations.  Additionally the candidate will be well organized and comfortable handling multiple competing priorities. 

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·        Minimum of 3-5 years hands-on experience in relevant market access, reimbursement role within the biopharmaceuticals industry or consulting.

·        Strong technical understanding of pricing, reimbursement, access with hands-on experience in particular geographies and demonstrable track record.

·        Experience managing partners, distributors or alliance liaisons highly preferred.

·        Bachelor’s in finance, economics or health economics

·        Sound knowledge of local health care systems and pricing and reimbursement requirements.

·        Strong project management skills.

·        Experience in managing multiple cross-functional projects and external vendors. 

·        Ability to communicate succinctly and clearly

·        Demonstrates relationship building skills at all levels of the organization and across geographies

·        Fluent in Spanish highly desirable 

Education:

·        Bachelor’s in finance, economics or health economics 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 This position will be based in Cambridge, MA