Senior Manager, Contracts & Pricing Strategy

Amgen

Senior Manager overseeing pricing and coverage strategy for Repatha and cardiovascular pipeline at Amgen. Collaborating across functions to enhance access and optimize financial planning.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $144,225 - $195,128 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead US coverage and pricing strategy for Repatha and the cardiovascular pipeline, which includes bid strategy and negotiations, financial planning/forecasting, and lifecycle planning.
Partner cross-functionally to drive coverage and gross-to-net aligned to brand and financial goals.
Own national and regional coverage strategies, maintaining broad access and improving utilization management.
Develop pricing strategy aligned to short- and long- term forecast goals and manage GTN optimization for your respective PBMs and payers.
Support lifecycle management planning for both Repatha and pipeline cardiovascular assets.
Partner with Market Access, Contracting, Trade, and Payer Marketing on payer strategy and negotiations.
Collaborate with contract development and contract execution to operationalize contracts and manage formulary compliance with existing contracts.
Drive account-level engagement/execution and access pull-through with field teams.
Monitor payer coverage and policy trends; track performance vs. goals.
Align strategy and execution across Brand, Market Access, Patient Access, Sales, Trade, Policy, Finance, and Legal.
Engage senior leadership on key coverage, pricing, and policy decisions.
Lead scenario planning and workshops to pressure test strategic thinking and align cross-functional input.
Synthesize data and insights into pricing and access recommendations.
Support dashboarding and performance tracking of payer access metrics.
Contribute to financial modeling and internal business case development.
Lead, coach, and develop direct reports.
Foster a high-performance, collaborative team environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 2 years in either, sales marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations OR Master’s degree and 4 years in either sales, marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years in either sales, marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations
Experience in sales, marketing, contracting/pricing, finance, analytics, healthcare, or related fields.
Experience in payer contracting, pricing, or value marketing; strong understanding of the U.S. payer landscape
Strong problem-solving skills; ability to structure ambiguity and drive execution
Ability to synthesize complex information into clear business insights
Experience with financial modeling and large datasets
Strong leadership and influencing skills across functions and levels
Understanding of government policy and its interaction with healthcare
Excellent communication and executive presence
Experience managing and developing team members

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Professional development opportunities
Flexible working hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial planningforecastinglifecycle managementpricing strategyfinancial modelingdata synthesisanalyticscontractingpayer contractingvalue marketing

Soft Skills

problem-solvingleadershipinfluencingcommunicationexecutive presencecollaborationteam developmentstrategic thinkingperformance trackingengagement

Certifications

Doctorate degreeMaster’s degreeBachelor’s degree