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Value and Access Insights Associate Director, Obesity

BioSpace · Thousand Oaks, CA · Today
MarketingFull-time

About the role

Join Amgen’s mission of serving patients. In this vital role, you will partner with Global and US Value & Access, US Coverage & Pricing, Market Access, Patient Access, MariTide US commercial team, and CD&A to deliver business analytics, dashboards, and launch-ready tools. These will assist the MariTide Coverage & Pricing leads with deal modeling, segmentation, pull-through, and price elasticity capabilities at launch.

You will play a critical role in monitoring, diagnosing, and addressing payer obstacles and challenges in the U.S. healthcare system. Partnering with US Payer Marketing teams, you will build a deep understanding of the US managed markets environment for Obesity products. You will provide integrated analysis combining multiple primary and secondary data sources to uncover insights that guide payer, access, and reimbursement strategies.

This is a Flexible Commuter role based in Thousand Oaks, CA, requiring on-site work a minimum of 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

  • Build upon existing, targeted payer control deep-dive analyses (e.g., CVS Zepbound exclusion, oral steps) and integrate into weekly NBRx/TRx tracking.
  • Evaluate partner capabilities to generate and share actionable pricing, coverage, demand, and affordability data to inform coverage and pricing strategies for the reimbursed segment.
  • Build Obesity-specific modules within US V&A contracting deal modeling platforms (Contracting-IQ), incorporating Obesity market data into the analog library.
  • Triangulate data sources (Clarivate, MMIT, partner data) to refine employer segmentation and targeting.
  • Design and build Employer-specific modules within Contracting-IQ to support direct employer contracting.
  • Build CAP-AI for Obesity for dynamic copay/patient access support, including interplay with cash.
  • Partner with Payer Marketing, Pricing/Contracting, and Brand Marketing teams to build and prioritize analytics and insights in support of value and access strategy for MariTide.
  • Understand the pharmaceutical ecosystem and data sets, including medical and pharmacy claims (e.g., IQVIA LAAD, Symphony Claims), prescription (e.g., IQVIA NPA), outlet (e.g., IQVIA DDD), and Payor Coverage (MMIT, Clarivate).

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Doctorate degree and 3 years in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Engineering (any), Science (any), Statistics, or related field; OR
  • Master’s degree and 5 years in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Engineering (any), Science (any), Statistics, or related field; OR
  • Bachelor’s degree and 7 years in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Engineering (any), Science (any), Statistics, or related field; OR
  • Associate’s degree and 12 years in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Engineering (any), Science (any), Statistics, or related field; OR
  • High school diploma/GED and 14 years in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Engineering (any), Science (any), Statistics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with new product/indication launches, especially in cardio or metabolic disease areas.
  • Working experience in analytics of products with Pharmacy benefit usage.
  • Understanding of PBM account/formulary structure and contracting process.
  • Prior experience in contracts and pricing, direct payer experience, or value marketing, with a strong foundation in the U.S. healthcare market.
  • Excellent conceptual problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to bring structure to vaguely defined problems and manage execution.
  • Exceptional written/oral communication skills and executive presence across functions and leadership levels.
  • Authoritative command of complexity and ambiguity; ability to see the big picture and assemble relevant business analyses.
  • Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence different styles.
  • 5+ years of healthcare experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, healthcare, and/or strategy consulting, with expertise in coverage, access, and reimbursement drivers.
  • High degree of analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong understanding of business strategies.

Benefits

Amgen offers a 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 sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives).
  • Stock-based long-term incentives.
  • Award-winning time-off plans.
  • Flexible work models where possible.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

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