Director, Pharma Pricing Operations & Analytics

Job Description

Global Market Access (GMAx) has a single purpose: To save and improve lives by delivering optimal access for our medicines and vaccines across the globe at a price reflective of their value.

Within GMAx the Global Pricing Operations (GPO) team operates as a strategic consulting-style partner to the broader organization. This role leads the Pharma Practice Area and serves as GPOs primary strategic partner for Pharma pricing operations analytics and capability needs across launch inline and lifecycle management priorities.

The Director Pharma Pricing Operations & Analytics is a senior thought leader responsible for driving value realization from our best-in-class data and capabilities. This role serves as the primary account lead for the Pharma Practice Area partnering directly with senior leaders across Global Market Access Pharma franchise teams regional pricing and access teams and relevant finance and forecasting partners. The role leverages deep Pharma pricing access and portfolio expertise with a consulting mindset to translate complex business challenges into actionable analytical plans delivering decision support and strategic insights that shape our companys pricing and access strategies.

This individual will lead a team of Associate Directors guiding their analytical and capability development efforts to ensure GPO provides seamless high-impact support.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Thought Leadership

• Act as the single point of accountability and primary strategic partner within GPO for Pharma pricing operations analytics and capability needs across launch inline and lifecycle priorities.
• Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with Global Market Access strategy leads senior Pharma franchise leaders regional pricing and access teams finance and forecasting partners and digital capability teams.
• Proactively identify strategic business questions and challenges from stakeholders translating them into well-defined analytical projects and capability enhancement roadmaps.
• Lead the generation of high-impact data-driven insights and strategic recommendations; deliver compelling presentations to senior leadership to inform optimal execution and decision-making.
• Serve as GPOs Pharma pricing and access operations expert maintaining a deep understanding of Pharma portfolio dynamics launch sequencing considerations lifecycle pricing market access pressures and international pricing implications.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing team of Associate Directors focused on analysis and capability development.
• Manage team resources oversee project pipelines and ensure all analytical outputs are of the highest quality rigor and strategic value.
• Foster a consulting excellence culture of curiosity client service strategic thinking and continuous improvement.

Operational & Capability Oversight

• Provide strategic direction for the design and execution of complex Pharma pricing analyses including International Reference Pricing (IRP) modeling launch sequencing lifecycle price erosion gross-to-net and access pathway considerations where relevant pricing governance scenario planning and portfolio-level analytical support.
• Guide the teams partnership with Digital Human Health and Digital Product Owners to ensure the development and enhancement of pricing platforms and decision-support capabilities are aligned with the strategic needs of the Pharma Practice Area.
• Champion data governance and data quality ensuring a robust and reliable foundation for all analytics and decision support.
• Ensure alignment with all relevant laws regulations and internal policies adhering to the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance health economics or a related analytical field is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical pricing market access revenue management financial analytics or related functions.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry with a strong preference for management consulting global/regional market access or corporate strategy.
• Demonstrated track record of building working with and leading teams in a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Proven consulting skills with the ability to understand stakeholder priorities manage complex relationships and influence without authority.
• A strategic thinker with a passion for designing and implementing a long-term vision comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable in a fluid environment.
• Deep business acumen and understanding of access reimbursement HTA and pricing strategies.
• Self-starting with an ability to self-organize and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree or international equivalent from an accredited university; MBA MPH MS in finance health economics or a related analytical field is strongly preferred
• Direct people management experience.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to distill complex analytical topics into clear concise and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Subject matter expertise in Pharma pricing access strategy international pricing launch sequencing lifecycle management or portfolio-level decision support.
• Experience with pricing tender or revenue management systems and BI/OLAP tools (e.g. NGP Cognos TM1).
• Prior experience in a country/subsidiary role within a Pharma/Life Sciences company.

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