Head – Contract Management

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Job Description

About the Role:

The Head of Contract Management (Director Level) is a highly experience professional responsible for ownership of the Pricing, Value, and Access contracting process for Takeda Oncology’s products and providing best in class service and subject matter expertise to business partners and key stakeholders.   This individual would be accountable for the entire contract lifecycle from negotiation to execution and ongoing management, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company policies while maximizing business opportunities for Takeda.

PVA’s primary commercial contracting customers include health plans, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), specialty pharmacies, group purchasing organizations (GPOs), wholesalers and distributors.  Government contracting includes State Medicaid and the VA Federal Supply Schedule contract.  The Head of Contract Management is comfortable pivoting among these various customers and users with high-impact and quality solutions, creating customer value that improves people’s lives.  

How you will contribute:

• Drive Market Access contract lifecycle beginning with business case development, demonstrating rationale and ROI supporting the contract proposal, through completion of the negotiation process and contract execution

• Draft, negotiate and review all Market Access agreements in accordance with approved guidelines and strategies

• Draft high quality, professional customer communication and correspondence

• Draft Letters of Intent for new contract offers 

• Partner with the Account Team in negotiating contract terms and conditions

• Maintain a deep understanding of the contract templates, legal risk and liability, while seeking input from functional head to understand company position in each contract situation.

• Identify and highlight high risk terms in the agreements, and alert risks to management and account teams

• Maintain and update contracting policies, procedures, and work-flow processes as needed, continuously seeking best-practice solutions and embracing opportunities of new technologies to maintain an agile working environment

• Review and understand reimbursement strategies, including price protection arrangements, where applicable, and explain them to other teams and internal customers as necessary to ensure proper analysis of deal.

• Support field sales and Market Access account management teams, legal, finance, government pricing, compliance, etc. to ensure proposals and contracts are prepared accurately and in a timely manner, and assist in the development of periodic business reviews with internal leadership and customers.  

• Provide guidance and support on questions of contract interpretation to ensure contract compliance, particularly with respect to accurate payments that impact forecasting and reserves.

• Track, organize and maintain files of all contracts and supporting documents in accordance with company filing process

• Remain current on key health care reform matters that impact contracting, achieve deep understanding of payer channels including managed care organizations, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, government contracting channels, health care exchanges, etc. 

• Work with business partners in Government Pricing and Contract Operations to ensure appropriate price reporting, validation, and calculation of payments in Model N revenue management system, and timely and accurate payments to customers in accordance with the contract terms.

• Respond to inquiries from customers and field account managers regarding Market Access and Medicaid contract program specifics and performance details.

• Actively participate in meetings, fully prepared as the SME on PVA contracts

• In conjunction with Legal, advise stakeholders of contractual rights and obligations and provide interpretation of terms and conditions and other contractual elements

• Use of strong and persuasive verbal communication skills to execute and communicate effectively in a highly fluid, interactive, matrixed environment.

• Responsible for leading Pricing Committee, Contract Governance Committee, and Business Case process and all meeting minutes, policies and improvements related to these processes.

• Monitor existing customer contracts using approved performance methodologies and identifying and recommend opportunities for improvement

• Responsible for providing contractual background and approvals for final contract execution

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of pharmaceutical experience with Market Access background and experience

• Proficiency in knowledge in the reimbursement and access as well as key Oncology stakeholders

• Previous experience in legal drafting with deep knowledge of Model N

• Launch experience is critical within the US marketplace

• Strong knowledge of the reimbursement environment for pharmaceutical products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Oncology is highly preferred

• JD educational level would be highly desired

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$174,500.00 - $274,230.00

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Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

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