Operational Pricing Lead - EERT

Career Category

Sales & Marketing Operations

Job Description

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 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. Join us as:

Operational Pricing Lead - EERT

At Amgen Breda, medicines are labeled, assembled, stored, and eventually shipped to various countries worldwide. Every day more than 1000 people from 38 different nationalities are working on supply chain processes, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of our medicines and clinical research into new medicines.

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What you will do

We are currently searching for an Operational Pricing Lead to join the Operational Pricing Team.

In the context of a constantly evolving pricing environment, Amgen’s growing emphasis on geographic expansion and acquisition/licensing as drivers of growth, and a dedication to demonstrating product value, Amgen requires an increasingly sophisticated reimbursement and pricing capability to support market access.

The capabilities of the Global Pricing Operations (GPO) group, within the Global Value & Access (GV&A) function, position Amgen for future success towards this business-critical imperative.

The position supports the full portfolio (Oncology, Inflammation, Bone Health, Cardiology, Neuroscience, General Medicine, and Biosimilars) within the assigned geography using strong analytics and cross-functional data management.

This individual will work closely with the Regional Value and Access Leads (RVALs) as well as the Access Strategy Leads (ASLs) to deliver price governance and product global launch sequence analysis, as well as ad hoc analytics as needed. The Pricing Manager will be responsible for capturing data from internal and external sources, analysis of data, financial model creation, and generating final documentation of project results. The position will report directly to the EERT / WEMEA Value and Access Director.

Are you ready? Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

In this vital role, you will**:**

• Deliver Price Analysis (IRP, Price Erosion, Price Premium, Situational analysis, Price Planning, and Launch Sequence) to the Operational Pricing Team, providing high-quality insights and recommendations. Monitors net pricing versus pricing policies;
• Maintain different pricing tools/systems and actively contributes to improvement projects;
• Guide affiliates supporting annual pricing processes (e.g. budget, policy, exceptions) in collaboration with the Regional Value and Access Leads;
• Approve and review all contracts that trigger price governance. Analyzes and makes recommendations on Pricing Business Cases submitted by affiliates. During this process, partners with & challenges affiliates to identify new options such as innovative contracting and other pricing/negotiation approaches;
• Ensure exception documentation is maintained and adequately supports business decisions through solid analytics;
• Support affiliates in the submission of Price Certificates. Maintains price list structures and supporting documentation for government price submissions. Trains the affiliates on a contract setup and implementation as well as price list structure;
• Depend on individual ability and willingness, the role can include strategic advice and planning for new launches, indication expansions, LOE preparation, and participation in projects related to the broader organization.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Operational Pricing Lead professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or in Financial Audit, Finance Analysis, Sales, and Marketing experience;
• Minimum 3 years of directly related experience in Pricing, and/or Financial Audit, Finance Analysis, Sales and Marketing Effectiveness, Forecasting, or Consulting with a successful track record. Prior Pricing and/or Pharma experience preferred;
• Technical proficiency in Data Analysis and Forecasting, advanced use of Excel;
• Fluency in English, both oral and written communications;
• Strong analytical skills, ability to distill complex situations into a few scenarios and shape a recommendation;
• Attention to detail in all aspects of the pricing work;
• Strong project management and follow-up skills, structured way of working;
• Proactivity to identify upcoming issues, bring forward and implement solutions;
• Ability to work optimally in a cross-functional team, including interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and succeed in a highly matrixed environment.

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization.
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising competitive salary, bonus structure, fixed 13th month, holiday allowance, and collective health insurance.
• Focus on vitality with an on-site gym, vitality program and a restaurant with healthy food.

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