Associate Director, Specialty Contracting Strategy

About This Role

The Associate Director, Specialty Contracting Strategy will be responsible for developing the contracting and pricing strategy for Biogen’s specialty product portfolio and will report to the Head of Specialty MA&R Strategy within the US Market Access & Reimbursement team. This individual will lead development of contracting strategy for these respective therapeutic areas across all payer channels (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial). The individual will also develop innovative approaches, such as portfolio, risk-based, and value- & outcomes-based contracting, to achieve patient access. The individual will be required to work cross-functionally to ensure organizational alignment. This includes collaboration with the Payer Insights team to undertake market research, field colleagues to develop business cases for regional and national payer accounts, Finance to align on core financial modeling assumptions, and Brand teams to align on and pull-through contracting objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Develop payer and provider contracting strategies to facilitate patient access for Biogen’s MS products
• Develop launch product pricing strategy for Biogen’s pipeline portfolio, including lupus
• Develop models to evaluate the impact of potential pricing & contracting approaches on key stakeholders across all channels
• Independently manage projects from start to finish
• Work cross-functionally within the US Organization to align on US market access approach across products.
• Partner with Global Value & Access as well as Public Policy & Government Affairs (PPGA) to align on assumptions and strategy development.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on contracting approaches across MS and pipeline products
• Present recommendations to senior leadership for approval

Who You Are

The ideal candidate is a critical thinker and self-starter who is willing and able to clearly and concisely communicate complex contracting topics. He/she values cross-functional partnership and is capable of prioritizing multiple tasks to meet individual and team goals.

Required Skills

• 7+ years prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a consulting firm with roles focused on contracting, pricing, or market access
• Education: BA/BS Required; Masters or MBA preferred
• Ability to develop and communicate brand-specific pricing/contracting strategy informed by primary and secondary research and aligned with overall business and organizational objectives
• Knowledge of US government pricing dynamics (Medicaid, 340B, Medicare Parts B & D)
• Understanding of Buy & Bill and discounting dynamics
• Experience with conducting primary payer and provider market research
• Experience with online survey tools and syndicated data sources
• Excellent analytic, strategic, and critical thinking skills
• Highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to develop and deliver clear, compelling presentations on complex pricing topics to senior leadership
• Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-team ties to influence colleagues

Job Level: Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $168,000.00-$231,000.00

Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

Benefits

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.