Early Product Pricing Specialist (EPPS), Inflammation

Early Product Pricing Specialist (EPPS), Inflammation - Global Health Economics & Pricing

Location: CA

DESCRIPTION:

Lead and oversee global payer and reimbursement strategies, as a core member of the early development teams, in early development prior to assignment of the International Payer Strategy Leader. Provide the payer perspective to the evaluation of in-licensing and merger and acquisition opportunities. Work closely with Research, Development, Regulatory, Partnering and Business to create the initial target product profile. Conduct primary and secondary payer research for the US, EU5 and other affiliates. Interface with critical external parties, such as: clinical and economic opinion leaders, advisory boards and health authorities, ensuring full accountability for compliance with all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of company activities.

• Attend a variety of internal meetings with partners from research, global development, global product strategy and key affiliates in order to fully understand business and financial objectives, legal and compliance guidelines, and external considerations for the development of global payer and reimbursement strategies
• Also attend various other cross-functional meetings regarding Business strategies, plans, activities, targets and goals; providing the specialist, cumulative perspective on global payer and reimbursement strategies, pricing and patient access
• Lead market assessment and analysis as these relate to global payer and reimbursement strategies:

1. Conduct or commission market research and competitive analysis working with International Business Analysts and other internal and external partner
2. Lead in the synthesis of market and business analytic
3. Lead in the translation of research and analytics into enhanced business opportunities and/or solutions to key business challenge
4. Track and communicate all critical emerging markets, pricing, access and distribution business trends and issues to internal partners and stakeholder
5. Review opportunities and challenges with internal partners and stakeholders and assess in light of planned immediate, medium and longer-range business strategies, plans and objectives

• Lead the process of working with team and others to develop updated and enhanced business strategies that will enable the company to optimize its pricing effectiveness and patient access to therapies:

1. Develop metrics for existing and possible future global payer and reimbursement strategies, markets and channels
2. Lead internal partner/stakeholder reviews of updated/enhanced global payer and reimbursement strategies. Champion the work of Global Payer Strategy and Strategic Pricing and advocate the business case and imperative for action.
3. Respond to all inquiries and other questions from internal and/or external partners and stakeholders. Ensure full partner/stakeholder alignment to all revised and/or otherwise updated or new global payer and reimbursement strategies
4. Lead the development of processes and tools to facilitate and monitor strategy performance and results
5. Collaborate with all internal partners/stakeholders in the development of detailed communication and implementation plans to effectively introduce and implement new and changed terms, processes, and/or other related strategic components

• Develop budgets and operating plans and review and approve with his/her manager. Use approved budgets and plans to maintain the appropriate infrastructure for GHEP (organizational design, departmental processes, systems and tools). Assign and delegate team member work assignments, goals and objectives, as well as expense budgets
• Support manager, other GHEP senior management, GPS or other internal executives, as and when appropriate, in development of functional or unit annual and longer-range strategies and business plans. Provide the cumulative, specialist perspective on global payer and reimbursement, pricing and patient access

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Doctoral degree in economics, pharmacoeconomics, health services, or outcomes research; or Doctoral degree in clinical discipline (PharmD, MD, DO) with a Masters degree; or Masters degree with comparable work experience in pricing, health services research, health care policy or health economics
• 6+ years' work experience in the areas of pricing, reimbursement and market access in the health care environment, and/or health economics in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience in Inflammation or related therapeutic area essential
• Demonstrated successful experience in developing and implementing pricing and market access strategies with payers internationally and in executing applied economic and health outcomes studies with strategic drug development and commercialization objectives
• Demonstrated understanding of the international payer environment including coverage and reimbursement, pricing, formulary management, health technology assessment, and health care policy
• Clinical disease and product knowledge to support definition and generation of product value proposition
• Principles of conducting primary and secondary payer research and health economics and outcomes research
• Working knowledge of product development, regulatory and clinical affairs
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to lead and drive change
• Demonstrable abilities to establish relationships with key opinion leaders and other relevant, external influencers
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization

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