Pricing Analyst (Associate Director level)

Company: Moderna Therapeutics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

200 Technology Square - Cambridge - USA - MA

Commercial

The Role:

The Pricing Analyst will lead the analysis of pricing and value policy options, build evidence-based arguments, educate senior level stakeholders, drive internal alignment, and execute external engagement strategies to support Moderna’s vaccine global pricing and value objectives. This role will be responsible for leading, designing, and executing pricing research, pricing competitive intelligence, health economic models, economic burden evidence, and providing recommendations on global strategy to key internal stakeholders. This role will foster collaboration with key internal partners, including the SVP of Commercial Vaccines, the Head of Global Market Access, Vaccines, and the vaccines marketing organization. This role will interface extensively with cross-cutting issue workgroups at trade associations like PhRMA, BIO, EFPIA, EUCOPE, and IFPMA, as well as with relevant think tanks, NGOs, and global organizations.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

Serve as t he internal expert to develop strategy and drive pricing and value policy proposals and projects for internal and external audiences; s erve as the e xpert to internal partners in priority countries and the regions to align Moderna policy positions, payer and patient advocacy resources, and best practices that shape access and value demonstration.

Lead internal partners in developing alternative p ricing and reimbursement approaches that preserve the innovation environment (e.g. innovative financing) for Moderna’s vaccines portfolio, both in-line and pipeline; identify and resolve internal disagreements in the interests of company and product portfolio.

Lead analysis of health economics data, market intelligence and monitoring of health technology assessment (HTA) evolution and requirements to develop models and planning assumptions to inform market access strategy, product development, health economics models, and economic burden evidence needs. Make recommendations for health economics publications and ensure that scientific data resulting from the execution of health economics studies are appropriately positioned in the public domain

Collaborate to design value demonstration and evidence-based models that meet the challenges of the dynamic global vaccines environment.

Lead assessment of pricing, value and reimbursement external risks and market prioritization with internal business partners, including product brand teams, and drive resulting actions and execution plans.

Identify and advance Moderna’s interest in relevant pricing, value and reimbursement-related policy documents, trade association proposals, and draft legislation and legislation; generate pricing and value policy options to support core business strategies.

Serve as champion of pricing and health economics initiatives to internal and external audiences; act a resource to internal partners in priority countries and the regions to understand Moderna pricing and value positions and best practices.

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

Demonstrated results in developing, implementing and executing successful, forward-looking, proactive, comprehensive approaches to access and reimbursement policy

In depth understanding of U.S. and global vaccines market dynamics of pricing and innovation and impact on biopharmaceuticals at the national, regional and global levels

Comprehensive knowledge of health economics and HTA requirements, trends and reimbursement pathways for key markets.

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders such as government officials, patients/consumers, providers, etc.

Experience with horizon scanning trends, competitive intelligence, payers, market dynamics, and and related external drivers

Significant experience with the vaccines market segment especially as it related to innovative payment models, bundles, etc.

Skill in tracking and managing multiple issues in key markets, effectively prioritizing and adjusting strategies mid-course, when necessary

Facility in gathering internal stakeholders' feedback on advocacy materials to ensure continuous improvement; developing engagement strategies with clear objectives and metrics; supporting executive participation in policy or advocacy forums; building and managing relationships with policy opinion leaders in academia, think tanks, government, advocacy and other entities as needed; organizing high-impact meetings, policy briefings, and advisory boards in the U.S. and abroad.

Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

Moderna seeks a proactive and action-oriented individual who is a passionate champion for innovation in medicines and who has a strong desire to learn, grow and contribute to the pricing, value, and innovation policy challenges we face today.

This individual must be a strong team player with experience working in cross-functional, matrix teams.

Demonstrated success in development/execution of targeted briefings for executive leadership and other company personnel

Well organized, highly motivated, innovative, process-driven, results-oriented

Outstanding oral and written communications skills

Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and role models these behaviors for the organization

Experience in managing projects, including overseeing work plans, budgets, and personnel

Decision-making and Autonomy (The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions, problem-solving)

Excellent judgment about complex business and public policy issues, focused on what is in the best interest of the company;

Broad decision-making responsibilities, including the ability to: Make highly complex decisions that impact the enterprise.

Seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions

Incorporate feedback swiftly with an eye to flawless execution

Accountable for designing and implementing vision and strategy for designated scope

Responsible for managing multiple team members to success

Interaction (The span and nature of one’s engagement with others when performing one’s job, internal and external relationships)

Foster solutions-oriented thinking in a culture of performance, accountability, simplicity, empowerment, external orientation and curiosity.

Navigate the changing external and internal US and global environment and lead others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace

Negotiate and collaborate with internal and external business partners and demonstrate the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner

Build strong partnerships, drive, and respect role clarity with other interfacing Moderna functions

Create specific and broad programs, policies and initiatives to advance and achieve corporate business imperatives

Innovation (The required level of scientific knowledge, knowledge sharing, innovation and risk taking)

Visionary and forward thinking with the ability to influence and effectively drive organizational change and continuous innovation

Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions

Ability to take risks creating and implementing innovative solutions to business issues that don’t fit the current system

Preference for experience in key markets’ pricing environment

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

Minimum 10 years’ experience in health economics, pricing, public health, health economics, international affairs showcasing increasing responsibility and experience in the same or similar roles.

Expertise in reimbursement, value and/or pricing policy and substantial knowledge of innovative payment models within the biopharmaceutical industry.

Track record of publications preferred

Experience driving business process transformation and organizational change

Proven experience delivering on programs, policies and initiatives with complex business deliverables driving to success

Here’s What We’ll Bring to the Table:

On-site subsidized cafeteria or catered lunches

Company-provided iPhone

Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass

Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes

Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP

Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses

16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents

16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave

20 weeks 100% paid medical leave

Eligible for “Moderna Month” (one month paid sabbatical after five years of service and eligible for additional one month paid sabbatical every 3 years thereafter)

Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com

401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately

A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

Voluntary legal assistance plan

15 days’ vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)

About Moderna:

Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients. mRNA medicines are designed to direct the body’s cells to produce intracellular, membrane or secreted proteins that can have a therapeutic or preventive benefit and have the potential to address a broad spectrum of diseases. The Company’s platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, providing Moderna the capability to pursue in parallel a robust pipeline of new development candidates. Moderna is developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, independently and with strategic collaborators.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Moderna currently has strategic alliances for development programs with AstraZeneca, Plc. and Merck, Inc., as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Moderna has been ranked in the top ten of Science’s list of top biopharma industry employers for the past five years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .

Our Mission: Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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About Us Our Mission and Vision

At Moderna we are pioneering the development of a new class of drugs made of messenger RNA (mRNA). This novel drug platform builds on the discovery that modified mRNA can direct the body’s cellular machinery to produce nearly any protein of interest, from native proteins to antibodies and other entirely novel protein constructs that can have therapeutic activity inside and outside of cells.

We have a clear mission to propel the field of mRNA science forward and deliver new medicines to patients and a unique vision for how to achieve this mission.

Our Mission : To deliver on the promise of transformative messenger RNA (mRNA) science to bring new medicines to patients.

Our Vision : To unlock the potential of mRNA Therapeutics™ by establishing an ecosystem of teams and partners that will work together to develop the broadest possible array of drugs, across diverse therapeutic areas and routes of administration, for serious diseases that are not treatable today.

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EEO Disclosure

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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