Amgen · 4 days ago
Senior Associate – Payer Contracting (US - Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expAmgen is a leading biotech company focused on serving patients with serious illnesses. The Senior Associate - Payer Contracting will lead contracting activities for Amgen’s Managed Care Organization customers, overseeing contract strategies and collaborating with various teams to ensure business needs are met.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Manage the contract development process in conjunction with Amgen’s account representative (Market Access), Coverage & Pricing, Legal, and other stakeholders
Create term sheets and complete request for proposals (RFPs) as needed to provide pricing offers to MCO customers
Act as business owner of the contract between Amgen and its customer, specifically owning the contracting strategy and completion of assigned top regional MCOs
Implement MCO pricing and contracting strategies in alignment with brand/business approach
Participate in the development and maintenance of MCO pricing and contracting strategies
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of key MCO customer’s financials, growth drivers, membership, mergers/acquisitions, end customers, etc
Inform the pricing analytics team of customer-specific information and trends that are critical to provide quarterly financial estimates for each customer
Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Market Access, customers, Legal, Operations, and other teams as necessary
Review formularies and submission files to ensure customer compliance with the contract
Support ad-hoc requests by senior leadership for product and/or customer related business analytics and strategy
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree and 2 years of commercial contracting, pricing, finance, accounting, and/or sales operations experience
Associates degree and 6 years of commercial contracting, pricing, finance, accounting, and/or sales operations experience
High school diploma / GED and 8 years of commercial contracting, pricing, finance, accounting, and/or sales operations experience
Preferred
Advanced degree (i.e. MBA, JD or equivalent degree)
2+ years of commercial contracting, pricing, finance, accounting, and/or sales operations experience in a biopharma or related business environment
Experience solving complex business problems and running multiple projects concurrently
Demonstrated track record of increasing responsibility and leadership experience
Strong negotiation skills
Previous experience providing and delivering information for decision making by executive management
Ability to read and understand legal contract documents
Benefits
A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible.
Company
Amgen
Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$28.5B2022-12-12Post Ipo Debt· $28.5B
1983-06-17IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Bradway
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jay Bradner
Executive Vice President of R&D, and Chief Scientific Officer
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