Job title: Sr. Director, Specialty Strategic Pricing

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

About the Job

The Senior Director of Pricing for Specialty Care leads a pricing team comprising three pricing leads responsible for supporting brand pricing initiatives for the Specialty Care business unit. The team serves as advisors and thought partners to the Brand Value and Access Teams in developing List price, Market Access, and Contracting Strategies.

This position collaborates closely with peers and senior U.S. and Global leaders from various departments, including Market Access, Pricing, Contract Operations Contract Development, Account Management, Trade, Finance, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Forecasting, Mkt Access Business Insights, Government Affairs, Internal Auditing, Internal Controls and Processes.

The team and matrix partners are primarily based out of the Cambridge, MA office, frequent attendance at live meetings will be required. The candidate may choose to be based out of either the Bridgewater, NJ, or Cambridge, MA offices.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

Providing senior management with relevant pricing and reimbursement information, support, and recommendations.

Partnering with US and Global Headquarters Value and Access teams to design U.S. specific pricing and market access strategies for inline products and those in development.

Advising deal teams on Commercial, Government, Provider, and Institutional customer bids/offers ensuring alignment with brand strategy and profitability.

Designing and developing pricing models to evaluate the impact of pre- and post-launch strategies, including ASP, AMP, and best price, and making recommendations for adjustments when necessary.

Modeling the impact of life cycle pricing strategies and legislative measures on revenue.

Supporting Brand Financial / Gross to Net projections by providing insight on current market dynamics and future market events.

Creating, in partnership with Value and Access, List Price, Contracting Strategy Summary, and Grants of Authority on an annual basis.

Collaborating with matrix partners, including HEOR, V&A, and Legal, to identify, assess, and implement innovative pricing strategies (Value-Based, Capitated, Subscription, etc.).

Managing the approval and execution of list price changes.

Managing the brand Grants of Authority that govern Market Access Contract approvals.

Ensuring the creation and timely upkeep of Standard Operating Procedures for pricing development and operations processes.

Leader is responsible for:

Developing a high performing team through effective coaching and execution of Sanofi performance management process

Fostering a culture that values inclusion, diversity, collaboration, exploration, innovation, and speed w/ rigor,

Modeling Sanofi core behaviors

Ensuring team compliance with Sanofi policies and training requirements.

Effectively managing team resources and organizing personnel to drive company performance and strategic imperatives.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Engineering or related area

12+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience with a minimum of 5 years in a pricing capacity

Broad and deep knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system and reimbursement environment, market access customers and channels

Understanding of the purpose and processes of the various Market Access and Market Access Shared Service functional areas including Pricing, Trade, Contract Operations, Contract Development, Value and Access

Understanding of contract modeling, data sources used in modeling, GTN projections process and implication on brand P&L

Prior Management/Supervisory Experience including developing staff.

Strong written and verbal communication skills and executive presence

Excellent analytical skills

Meticulous, exceptional organizational skills and auditable accuracy in work product

Ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and project teams.

Advanced ability in using common analytical and communications tool i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, Access

Ability to travel to key meetings and conventions and to meet with matrix partners in Cambridge MA or Bridgewater NJ as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA/MSA degree

Experience in contract development and/or negotiation

Understanding of drug pricing, including First Databank and / or Medispan data sources

Knowledge of and experience work with government pricing calculations AMP, Best Price and ASP pricing dynamics

Travel:

Approximately 15%-25% depending on home office location to support team and internal stakeholders & matrix partners and/or meet with customers and attend company / industry meetings

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.