[Hiring] Director, Pricing & Payer Strategy @ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC

Role Description

This role serves as a critical partner to the Executive Director, Contracting and Pricing, with end-to-end accountability for the strategy, execution, compliance, and analytics underpinning the company's government and commercial contracting portfolio.

• Provide support to the ED, Contracting and Pricing in all related matters and successfully and timely complete all tasks and responsibilities.
• Responsible for data preparation, validation, calculation, and analytics related to the administration of government and commercial contracts.
• Responsible for analyzing, documenting, reviewing, and the submission of all mandated product and pricing obligations for all federal and state government programs, including, but not limited to:
  • Medicaid (AMP, BP, USA, state reporting)
  • Office of Pharmacy Affairs (PHS)
  • Veteran Affairs (NFAMP, FCP, FSS, IFF, TRICARE)
• Work collaboratively with 3rd party partners responsible for state price transparency reporting, government pricing, etc.
• Lead development of product launch pricing and contracting strategies.
• Engage with all key stakeholders to effectively monitor current contract performance and inform on current/future state of business and competitive actions/offers impacted by competition and market trends.
• Closely partner with all relevant stakeholders for tactical execution of contract strategy.
• Assist Account Directors with contract negotiations, either indirectly or directly with customers.
• Develop relationships with key customer decision makers in customer meetings and industry meetings.
• Facilitate and coordinate external and internal insight generation based on engagement with internal and external partners regarding industry trends and competitive dynamics within the marketplace.
• Lead innovative contracting initiatives and define their implications on contract strategies for key customers.
• Maintain government pricing methodologies, standard operating procedures and reasonable assumptions as they pertain to government programs and pricing to reflect current federal statutes and regulations.
• Perform trend analytics and comparisons to benchmarks to support calculations.
• SME for all IRA related responsibilities.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties and job responsibilities to support Market Access activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other degrees appropriate to this area of responsibility with 10 years of relevant experience required; or equivalent experience and education.
• Must have experience with government price calculation and reporting for state and federal programs (Medicaid, PHS, FSS, state price transparency, etc.).
• Knowledgeable of general accounting processes and associated controls.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Facility with Microsoft applications including Excel and comfortable learning and working within enterprise-wide accounting systems.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to work within short deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, strong work ethic, and emphasis on attention to details.
• Work independently while effectively communicating and coordinating work efforts with others.