Contract & Pricing Strategy Director

Essential Functions Of The Job (Key Responsibilities)

• Strategic Portfolio Leadership: Develop and maintain the company’s portfolio strategy for both in-line and pipeline assets, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and market opportunities.
• Lead portfolio prioritization processes, including evaluation of pipeline assets, business development opportunities, and lifecycle management.
• Provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership on portfolio investments, divestitures, and risk mitigation.
• Support list pricing strategy for in-line and pipeline brands, management of ASP and reimbursement forecasting, and assessments of legislative changes/impacts across portfolio.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with R&D, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Finance teams to ensure integrated portfolio planning and execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional portfolio review meetings and governance forums.
• Strategize around various pricing, contracting and reimbursement implications for commercial and government payers, providers, and programs across the portfolio (Derm & Onc).

Market and Competitive Analysis

• Monitor industry trends, competitor pipelines, and market dynamics to inform portfolio decisions.
• Conduct scenario planning and forecasting to assess potential impact of external and internal changes.
• Provide competitive payer and provider contracting insights including innovative contracting approaches.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative input in the assessment of implications of US trends, government and health policy.
• Collaborate US Market Access and Global Value Access and Pricing Teams to share insights on US based trends.

Business Development Support

• Support evaluation of in-licensing, out-licensing, M&A, and partnership opportunities from a portfolio perspective.
• Lead due diligence and integration planning for strategic transactions.

Performance Measurement

• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for portfolio health and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and present portfolio updates and recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring and evaluation of contract performance for all customer segments.
• Support Marketing, Brand Team, Product Strategy, Finance and Commercial Analytics on forecasting of Gross-to-Net GTN / discount rates for relevant products.
• Support internal staff and/or oversight of TPA(s) that manage contract management, chargebacks, rebates, data scrubbing and other operational requirements associated with current and future contracts.