Associate Director, Global Pricing and Access - Business Development

Job Description

About This Role

The Associate Director, Global Value and Access – Business Development will assess worldwide acquisition and in-licensing opportunities across a variety of diseases/therapeutic areas. This successful candidate will report to the Head of Global Pricing and Access within the Value and Access team and will be responsible for developing price and access estimates and inform development of target product profiles and clinical development programs for all potential assets to be in-licensed or acquired by Biogen.  The role involves partnering with Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Legal, and Finance.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct secondary research determining price levels of existing therapies and payer management, HTA review outcomes for relevant products, and burden of disease to inform price and market access estimates, inform target product profile and clinical trials development program
• Lead third party abbreviated payer and analog research, integrating product’s value proposition and supporting clinical information, to determine achievable price, including gross to net, and market access for specific (or, across) indication(s), and optimal evidence package and indication sequencing
• Develop pricing, market access, and gross-to-net assumptions for the forecast and financial model quantifying the business opportunity as part of the business development commercial evaluation.
• Align with the Corporate Strategy team on the overall commercial assumptions supporting the business case forecast.
• Represent the Global Value & Access team at the cross-functional business development diligence team meetings, and, when needed, at the various business development governing bodies, to support the price and market access estimates input into the broader commercial evaluation.
• Meet, when feasible and appropriate, with targeted companies' management to discuss commercial insights and companies' high level commercial assumptions
• Support executive commercial management, when required, by briefing them on the price and access recommendation and supporting rationale in preparation for the review of business case by the broader Executive team and Board of Directors

Who You Are

• You are passionate about learning about different diseases and therapeutic areas and enjoy assessing how an asset’s value proposition will be valued and reimbursed at different key strategic markets.
• You are comfortable developing price and access estimates working with limited information and through a rigorous iterative process to understand disease, value proposition, and price opportunity for asset.
• You are comfortable working with a small team, dynamic environment and excited about working on a matrix.

Qualifications

Required Skills  

Master’s degree in a related Business discipline including Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or Public Health, plus four (4) years of relevant Pricing and Reimbursement industry experience strongly preferred.  Will accept a Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years of described experience. Experience must include 4 years for the majority of the following:

• Demonstrated understanding of payer environment, both US and globally, including coverage and reimbursement, value drivers, formulary management, health technologies assessment, and health policy
• Experience in developing Global payer policy and strategies.
• Demonstrated understanding of pharmaceutical product development or commercialization
• Demonstrated ability to develop deep therapeutic expertise
• Experience supporting Business and Development assessments
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure within short timeframes

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

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