Amgen Jobshttp://www.amgen.jobs2012-05-26 16:39:00.624212ESPBarcelonaAuto req 13951BR Job Posting Title Value & Access Director Career Category Government Affairs Employee Subgroup Salaried FT Country (State/Region) Spain Location (City) Barcelona Amgen Job Description The candidate will be located in the affiliate of Amgen Spain (Barcelona), and reports to General Manager with dotted line to the Regional Access Head EU & AUZ. He/She will be a member of the Country Management Team. The candidate must oversee and coordinate the development and implementation of strategies to secure/maintain access at optimal prices for all Amgen in-market and launching products within the affiliate. Main Responsibilities: • Lead V&A team within the affiliate; sets direction for access planning and implementation, fosters collaboration with cross-functional partners, and mentors/supervises direct reports • Ensure close partnership with Governmental Affairs (GA) to develop optimal approach with governmental (both national and regional payers) • Achieve ACCESS: Anticipate together with GA environmental and policy changes; Collaborate proactively with payers and HTAs; Consider pricing strategies and creative alternatives; Evidence to demonstrate value; Shape together with GA the policy environment; Strategy development and flawless execution to ensure access goals are achieved • Anticipate the changing payer and policy landscape by closely monitoring national and regional pricing and HTA actions • In partnership with Affiliate GA proactively engage and collaborate with payers in strategic relationships. If appropriate, and in collaboration with the Regional Access team, engage with payers and HTAs in discussions of our pipeline evidence generation plans to gain feedback and to foster collaborative relationships • Engage with ICO Pricing and Contracting team to develop and implement local price policies and consider creative pricing strategies (e.g., risk-sharing; or conditional coverage schemes) if needed to secure access • Engage with Regional IHE team to generate the right value evidence—as expected by national and regional authorities—to effectively address threats to in-line molecules and demonstrate value of our pipeline products. Ensure that local HE team proactively partners with international and global HE function on critical value proposition elements (evidence, models, HTA submissions, training, etc.) • Shape the environment, in partnership with GA, by effectively engaging with key stakeholders (e.g., payers, policy makers, economic KOLs) • Partner with Regional team to drive development and implementation of affiliate access strategy across the portfolio o Integrate pricing and contracting, reimbursement and payer planning, health economics, and HTA and payment policy o Integrate product strategy, complementary added vale services and value proposition with affiliate price and reimbursement mechanisms to determine optimal access strategy with contingency plans into strategic plan o Articulate strategy and tactical plans into comprehensive plan for each product o Build realistic access and pricing assumptions into forecast o Leverage all available resources (e.g., clinical, regulatory, commercial, health economic, etc.) to develop and implement tactical plans and identify and overcome access barriers o Execute strategy and monitor progress to determine need for changes in strategy • Partner with Affiliate GA Head to define negotiation strategy and develop political stakeholder and government agency engagement plan depending on needs • Engage with Regional IHE Head and/or regional IHE Product Leads to ensure that affiliate needs for pipeline programs are appropriately incorporated and prioritized in planning international and global programs Basic Qualifications • University Degree and a complimentary MBA education will be a plus • At least 2 or 3 years of experience in a similar position and at least • Strong understanding of affiliate payer environment, including coverage and reimbursement, pricing and contracting, value drivers, formulary management, health technology assessment, HTA and payment policy • Demonstrated experience in access strategy development and implementation Preferred Qualifications • Accomplished team and business leader • Experience with direct payer engagement preferred, including established relationships with local decision makers and influencers. Concrete examples on implementing successful value proposition to payers will be valued. • Strong understanding of strategic pricing and contracting, including innovative approaches such as risk-sharing deals • Understanding of health policy preferred • 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 payers2012-02-16 22:00:31SpainAmgenNone13951BRNoneBarcelona, ESP26576316http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/26576316/job