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**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.
**Director, Contracts and Pricing, Medical Biosimilars**
**Live**
**What you will do**
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role of the Director, Contracts & Pricing Strategy, Medical Biosimilars is a key member of the U.S. Value & Access (USV&A) organization and the Oncology Coverage & Pricing Leadership Team. The Director will be responsible for developing and implementing both Payor and Provider contracting strategies in close collaboration with direct reports, USV&A leadership, and Brand leadership teams. This role is highly visible, with the Director accountable for setting, achieving, and maintaining payer coverage and Provider contract strategies within budget to ensure patient access to Amgen products and drive brand performance. The Director will guide qualitative and quantitative pricing/contracting analyses to support the payer contacting strategy and drive decision making. Additionally, the Director will oversee the quarterly Payor LEDR process and is responsible for working the C&P LEDR team, finance, and brand leadership to project the overall coverage and discount rates for forecasts, quarterly business reviews, and long-term planning.
+ Partner with brand leadership and execution decision makers to develop Provider contracting strategies in line with profitability guardrails across targeted products.
+ Steer executive decision makers on pricing and coverage decisions and develop resulting negotiation strategy for customer engagements in collaboration with Market Access team and USV&A leadership.
+ Facilitate alignment in Brand, Contracting, and LRS strategy development and implementation of the plan with cross-functional teams including Brand, CAPE, Market Access, Oncology Account Management, Patient Access, Medical, Trade, and Policy
+ Maintain and implement Pricing strategies with keen awareness of impact on Average Selling Price and brand profitability.
+ Coverage & Pricing budget management
**Win**
**What we expect of you**
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a collaborative person with these qualifications.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Doctorate degree & 4 years of marketing, sales management and/or payer experience,
**Or**
+ Master’s degree & 7 years of marketing, sales management and/or payer experience,
**Or**
+ Bachelor’s degree & 9 years of marketing, sales management and/or payer experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience with US pricing and payer access environment for Medical Benefit products
+ Experience developing strategies to optimize payer coverage and/ or Provider contract strategies within highly driven markets.
+ Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative pricing studies to formulate price policy and contracting strategy recommendations.
+ Experience conducting situation analysis of external pricing and reimbursement environment and synthesizing relevant information to develop strategic plans.
+ Develops and delivers concise, relevant, and well‐supported briefings and adapts presentation style with knowledge, credibility and maturity to influence senior management.
+ Strategic planning and/or experience in product commercialization
+ Direct payer experience and/or health policy experience desirable
+ Direct Commercial Oncology experience
**Thrive**
**What you can expect of us**
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
+ 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
+ Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
**Apply now**
**for a career that defies imagination**
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
