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AstraZeneca · 5 hours ago

Associate Director- Portfolio Contract Strategy, CVRM

Wilmington, DE

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

3+ years exp

AstraZeneca is a company focused on turning ideas into life-changing medicines. The Associate Director of Portfolio Contract Strategy will develop and implement contract strategies for key Market Access customers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and optimizing pricing strategies for their therapeutic areas.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Assist in the development of contract strategies and brings them through the approval/governance process

Directly partners with customer facing teams around prioritized key initiatives

Co-development and execution of negotiation strategies

Coordinate with team of analysts/specialists in operational activities such as rebates, chargebacks, government reporting, contract writing and process approvals

Monitors environment for shifts in trends or behaviors, interpret likely impact and suggest appropriate actions around life cycle contracting and pricing considerations

Develops deep understanding of competitive market conditions that affect pricing for individual brands, therapeutic areas and overall industry

Serves as a resource for Licensing and Business Development in assessing pricing on potential opportunities

Qualification

Market AccessContract DevelopmentFinancial ModelingAnalytical SkillsHealthcare Delivery SystemsNegotiation SkillsSolution MindsetClinical AcumenHealthcare MarketingRelationship Building

Required

Bachelor's degree; preferably in a relevant field (Marketing, Science, Economics or Finance)

3 years experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry

Understanding of Market Access and Healthcare delivery systems

Analytical skills including problem solving, forecasting, contract development and financial modeling

Demonstrated negotiation & relationship building skills

Solution/Innovation mindset

Preferred

MBA/JD

Understanding of healthcare marketing and sales practices

Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing business models with specific knowledge of brand team operation, brand planning and sales

Finance and/or analytics background

Contract development and negotiation experience

Clinical Acumen/Health Economics

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10001+ employees