Payer Contracting Manager

Amgen

Payer Contracting Manager at Amgen facilitating payer contracts and managing contracting strategy for national accounts. Contributing to Amgen's mission to serve patients through effective contract development.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $118,215 - $159,938 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage contracting strategy and execution for assigned national payer accounts, aligned to brand and business objectives.
Own the contract document lifecycle across multiple workstreams, including version control and clear, proactive status updates to internal partners.
Drive timely deliverables by making clear recommendations, flagging and resolving issues early, and keeping actions moving to minimize rework.
Draft term sheets, RFP responses, amendments, and related contract language to support negotiations and renewals, accurately reflecting pricing strategy design, rebates, and discount structures.
Facilitate document review meetings and ensure partners have the right context on document status, history, and decisions needed to move forward.
Project manage planned and ad hoc initiatives within Contract Development and U.S. Value & Access, coordinating inputs and timelines across stakeholders.
Compile and produce contract documentation to support internal/external audits and litigation, ensuring completeness and traceability.
Partner with the CLM system team to support process and system improvements that strengthen contracting execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of contract development or contract writing experience
Previous experience writing contracts, ideally for pharma
Strong computer and Microsoft Word skills; strong administrative skills
Ability to complete projects, make decisions with minimal direction, prioritize competing document requests and manage multiple documents concurrently to completion
High attention to detail
Ability to integrate complex business strategies into a contract
Familiarity with the US commercial and government healthcare and reimbursement environment
Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability to read, draft, edit and understand legal contract documents
Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
Flexible work models where possible.

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract developmentcontract writingdrafting term sheetsRFP responsesamendmentspricing strategy designrebatesdiscount structureslegal contract documentsproject management

Soft Skills

attention to detaildecision makingprioritizationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsoral communicationwritten communicationproblem solvingstakeholder coordinationstatus updates