MSD

Associate Director, Access Contracting Enablement, Global Market Access

MSD

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Rahway • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $142,400 - $224,100 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Help lead the development of an anticipated market event schedule and contribute to the annual priority setting aligned with the capacity of the team
  • Support the continued development of world class contracting capabilities to establish the company as a global leader in innovative/value-based contracting solutions to enable/expand patient access
  • Set out strategic opportunities to broaden patient access through novel contracting approaches informed by a deep understanding of therapeutic area priorities, long term access implications & customer challenges
  • Be a key subject matter expert, leader and strategic advisor on targeted contracting solution development and deployment
  • Oversee the development, validation, implementation of access contracting solutions in concert with market teams around the world
  • Responsible for contributions to key contracting KPIs
  • Lead the identification, sourcing, and integration of partners to achieve objectives
  • Strong cross functional collaboration to deepen understanding, drive innovation, and support priorities
  • Contribute to the upskilling of talent in regional and market teams to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to successfully localize, implement, manage, and assess value-based contracts
  • Lead cross functional validation and collaboration with a range of internal stakeholders (Access, CI, Legal & Compliance, Procurement, Pricing, Policy, Finance, Treasury, IT, Marketing, OR, and Medical)
  • Monitor and analyzes contracting trends, competitive contracting strategies, reimbursement policy, regulation, guidelines, and legislative changes
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and company policies

Requirements

  • Minimum of (5) years in Pharmaceutical Marketing or Sales, Pricing, Reimbursement or Access, or Finance
  • Knowledge and experience of the pharmaceutical and/or vaccine product access process within one or more health systems
  • Prior experience in health insurance industry, healthcare finance, or healthcare consulting in the area of value-based contracting, portfolio contracting, and/or innovative financing
  • Strong Conceptual & Analytical Thinking Skills – needed to identify and develop innovative solutions and to efficiently distill lessons learned from actual experience
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present compelling arguments to a variety of audiences at all organizational levels, both internal and external
  • Collaboration - must be able to collaborate with country, regional, & global colleagues on both strategic and tactical levels
  • Strong Project Management Skills – proven ability to manage diverse range of projects and competing priorities and effectively manage a cross-functional team
  • Planning and Quality Execution skills – needed to establish and execute planning standards
  • Quantitative Skills - Demonstrated quantitative ability, including facility with Excel and generally high level of financial acumen
  • Contract negotiation experience
  • Self-motivated and entrepreneurial with strong interpersonal and communications skills
  • Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize business needs, and balance competing interests
  • Aptitude to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize to meet organizational goals
  • Must be able to produce high quality, accurate work under time constraints
  • Strong financial, analytical, and writing skills
  • Proficient computer skills
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • Paid holidays
  • Vacation
  • Compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationquantitative skillsfinancial acumenproject managementanalytical thinkingvalue-based contractingportfolio contractinginnovative financingpharmaceutical marketinghealthcare consulting
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationconceptual thinkinganalytical skillsself-motivatedinterpersonal skillsability to manage ambiguityplanning skillsquality executionability to prioritize