Director, Access Strategy Lead

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Director, Access Strategy Lead, Cardiovascular (US Remote)


What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world! In the context of a rapidly evolving payer environment, Amgens increasing emphasis on geographic expansion and companion diagnostics, and a commitment to demonstrate product value, Amgen requires an increasingly sophisticated reimbursement and pricing capability to support market access strategies (an important source for competitive advantage).


The Global Integrated Access Strategy team, within the Global Value Access (GVA) function, is a team committed to excellence in this capability in order to position Amgen for continued success. This global team is responsible for strategic planning of value and access for all Amgen molecules in development, beginning in Phase I-II and extending throughout commercialization across the Amgen portfolio. This work also includes lifecycle planning and access support for our in-the-market products. Additionally, the team is responsible for global strategic pricing, including recommendations for global price bands and launch sequence.


Each Access Plan integrates coverage and reimbursement, pricing, value evidence, advocacy and policy into the development of a strategic plan that supports the overarching commercial position and links to the clinical attributes of the molecule. This plan elucidates and communicates the global strategies and tactics to secure and maintain access throughout the lifecycle of a specific molecule.


In this vital role you will serve as the Access Strategy Lead (ASL) Cardiovascular and will represent payers information needs on the multi-disciplinary Product Teams (PT) working on ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) and the access bottlenecks faced by Repatha worldwide. You will also lead and coordinate the cross-functional efforts within Global Value Access (GVA) in order to support the access planning process, including the situation analysis, creation of access strategies, identification of critical success factors, development of pricing guidance and maintenance of price policy. This opportunity will involve interaction with top 10 markets and sub-regions to lead access launch readiness (therapies and companion diagnostics) and delivery against the global access strategy on a fast-moving launch timeframe. The individual will be responsible for pricing and access assumptions in global revenue forecasts for select products. The Director must also oversee and conduct relevant payer/pricing market research and Value Evidence Generation (with HEOR) and integrate clinical, market and payer information to develop and communicate the access plan.


Each Director will work collaboratively across functions to ensure a comprehensive view of their assigned products and create and maintain strong working relationships with key partners. These partners include global colleagues in marketing, development, HEOR, regulatory, operations, advocacy, and government affairs as well as key markets and regional VA colleagues within the US, Europe, Intercontinental and Japan/Asia-Pacific/Australia.


In addition to product-specific responsibilities, each member of the team also participates in cross-portfolio projects each year. These projects either serve to advance the departments knowledge of and readiness for the global access environment, support specific market or product assessments, or attempt to influence access policy development. Examples include access assessments to support business development activities, access and pricing landscapes in select countries, exploration of new access trends and/or reimbursement/payment models, or development of a policy white paper to shape external price and reimbursement policies in the global arena.


What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.


Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 4 years of market access and/or payer experience
Or Masters degree and 8 years of market access and/or payer experience
Or Bachelors degree and 10 years of market access and/or payer experience
And 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources


Preferred Qualifications:

 
Knowledge of market access in the pharma/biotech business
 
Strong understanding of the payer environment in major countries, including coverage and reimbursement, pricing, health technology assessment, and health care policy, with emphasis on general medicines.
 
Strong strategic and analytical skills for conducting appropriate analyses and decisions to support management of Amgens business
 
Experience working on molecules targeting cardiovascular or metabolic diseases
 
Launch experience
 
Experience with commercial or payer assessments for general medicines pipeline programs
 
Ability to review clinical and health economic literature, including disease state information, clinical trial design and results, and pharmacoeconomic studies, in order to understand implications for value to payers.
 
Ability to conduct situation analysis of external pricing and reimbursement environment and synthesize relevant information to develop strategic plans
 
Ability to develop and test value messages and value evidence with payers in order to determine the most compelling way in which to demonstrate and communicate product value to payers
 
Ability to translate complex situation and pricing analyses to effectively communicate impact to Amgen business
 
Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative pricing studies and to formulate price policy recommendations
 
Ability to formulate health policy strategy and implement these strategies to shape external pricing and reimbursement environment
 
Previous experience in a payer role or in international (ex-US) assignment and/or Business Development and/or product commercialization and/or pharmaceutical pricing desirable.
 
Ability to manage in a highly fluid, interactive, matrixed environment and build strong, successful business partnerships with affiliate, regional and global colleagues.
 
Demonstrated ability to bring structure to vaguely defined problems, pragmatically scope problem solving approach, and manage execution.
 
Demonstrated ability to think and plan strategically, identify strategic options and trade-offs
 
Demonstrated ability in development of business strategy
 
Demonstrated success as a team leader with strong team management, development and coaching skills
 
Excellent oral/written communications skills and interpersonal skills
 
Clinical degree (PharmD, MD, RN)



What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.
The annual salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $191,932 - $243,628.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
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 for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible


Join Us
If you’re seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you’ll find it at Amgen.
Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Amgen requires all staff in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.