(Sr.) Manager, Pricing and Reimbursement

Implements pricing strategy of assigned products
• Develops EU+ launch plans (and sequences)
• Develops and manages the Access Planning Tool (for pre-launch products
• Facilitate the price action/exception governance process; collaborate with Affiliates and EU+ regional market access to develop business cases and recommendations to be presented to EU+ P&R Council
• Provide necessary pricing support to EU+ regional market access leads when addressing country market access challenges

Develops a strong understanding of therapeutic areas and payer landscapes
• Stays on top of payer access management policies in therapeutic areas Demonstrates strong knowledge of EU+ treatment dynamics, algorithms and disease guidelines in relation to payer guideline trends
• Understands patient populations and segments of varying unmet medical need

Oversees pricing analysts: availability of current marketplace pricing information, requests from affiliates and other internal stakeholders for pricing information
• Ad-hoc analytics
• Ensures quarterly P&R database updates reflect current knowledge of price and reimbursement status for Biogen portfolio
• Routinely monitors BIIB and competitor price and reimbursement activity with Affiliates and via secondary information services

Leads price forecasting process for assigned products, scan horizon for anticipated price actions. Work with EU+ finance during the AOP and LRP process milestones. Provides pricing inputs to forecasting in collaboration with finance and EU+ regional access

Collaborates with Affiliates and EU+ regional market access to develop appropriate tendering and innovative schemes strategies

• 5-7 years related healthcare experience; including experience with pricing and reimbursement strategy and analysis (tendering, contracting, negotiations).
• Strong MS Excel skills including experience in developing financial models and the ability to s

The (Sr.) Manager Pricing and Reimbur will implement and follow through pricing and reimbursement strategy for Biogen Idec products in EU+, i.e. he/she will serve as “price management and implementation” point of contact for Biogen portfolio. With the Brand leads he/she will work collaboratively to support local price negotiation strategies, innovative access schemes and manage diversions from global price policy.