Associate Director, Government Pricing

The Government Pricing Associate Director is accountable for the service provided to multiple pharmaceutical companies to ensure timely and accurate calculation of government prices utilized for federal drug reimbursement. The Government Pricing Associate Director is a government pricing subject matter expert that other operations team members may query and receive advice and guidance with questions in their area of expertise.   

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing client relationships (interface w/ clients to resolve specific issues)
• Review and approve all client billings.
• Calculate and file appropriate prices for the federal drug programs. Prices include, BP, AMP, ASP, PHS/340B, NFAMP, FCP/FSS, IFF, and URA.
• Ability to handle complex Government Pricing concepts such as bundles, discount reallocation, pro-ration and smoothing.
• Lead, review and approve price calculation reporting with client.
• Oversee the analysis and review of the monthly and quarterly source data reconciliation and sales data used in price reporting calculations and ensure reports are submittedin accordance with government regulations.
• Responsible for maintaining valid customer Class of Trades assignments in accordance with regulations.
• Ensure that 340B/PHS prices are calculated, available for pricing and maintained per the federal regulation.
• Lead client price calculation and/or restatement efforts, as needed.
• Lead, manage, mentor and develop government program team of Consultants and Managers.
• Stay current and provide business guidance internally and to customers related to the life science’s Commercial and/or regulatory landscape.
• Expected to continually build detailed subject matter expertise and thought leadership in area of government program regulations and share this knowledge with direct reports and peer groups.

Qualifictions

• Bachelor’s Degree required in finance, accounting, or other applicable business experience.
• 10+ years’ experience working in the pharmaceutical industry working with state and federal pricing, reporting, and rebate programs, is required.
• Experience in working in mandated deadline environment; effective in managing multiple client assignments; ability to prioritize.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High accuracy rate and attention to detail; ability to produce client-ready deliverables to a high-level executive/professional client base.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products required and knowledge of advance Excel techniques such as pivot tables and data importing are desired.
• Experience in and ability to learn standard industry systems environment.
• Able to manage multiple and competing tasks across functional areas is essential.
• Experience achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal, and operational rules and procedures by ensuring that all plans and activities are met with “best” industry practices.