Sr. Manager, Contract Operations & Pricing

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Summer Fridays
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

Sobi is currently seeking an Sr. Manager, Contract Operations and Pricing to our Contracts & Pricing team. This position will partner with internal/external customers on all aspects relating to market access contracts, ensuring timely and appropriate identification of contract adherence and performance. Additionally, this position is responsible for verifying contract compliance (including formulary monitoring/positioning), managing chargeback membership, monitoring class of trade, and leading the contract rebate payment and reconciliation processes.

This is a remote position - candidates located within EST time zone are preferred.

Key Responsibilities/Scope of the Job

• Analyze customer submitted data, verify contract pricing terms, contract adherence, and communicate contract performance to key internal/external stakeholders.
• Work with the customer facing teams and their customers, partner with contract administration 3PL vendors to assist in processing data, validating contract & chargeback membership including maintaining GPO and PBM Spine on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Maintain ASP calculation models to estimate impact of additional contracts on ASP erosion
• Oversight of all aspects of market access contracts: analyze customer submitted data, verify contract pricing terms, contract adherence, and communicate contract performance to key internal/external stakeholders.
• Lead the rebate payment and reconciliation process across multiple channels (i.e. -GPOs, Specialty Pharmacies, Physicians/Providers, and Distributors), as well as maintaining all related payment details and documentation.
• Work with the customer facing teams and their customers, partner with contract administration 3PL vendors to assist in processing data, contract membership, formulary listings, chargeback membership, and rebate payment settlement.
• Responsible for developing any contracts/amendments, implementing strategic interpretation, contract language negotiation, payment terms, and leading it through the approval process.
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal/external contacts and peers to ensure effective communication and a high level of customer service to support the successful implementation and execution of contract terms and payments.
• Understand and interpret contract language and regulations as it relates to contract setup and maintenance, to ensure payments are accurate, timely, compliant, and delivered/reconciled per the terms of the agreement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2-3 years of biopharmaceutical contracting and/or operations business experience.
• Quantitative analysis and/or financial analysis experience.
• Experience working with external resources and systems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communications skills and relationship-building aptitude.
• Ability to read and understand complex legal contract documents.
• In-depth, highly technical, analysis skills, aptitude, and high proficiency in Word/Excel/PowerPoint are required.

The base salary pay range for this role is $133,000-$180,000 annually. Actual pay for this position will take into account factors such as experience and location. In addition to a base salary, this position is also eligible for a competitive 401k match, short and long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD and life insurance benefits, in addition to other health and wellness programs and offerings.

Additional Information

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Sobi is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Disabled/Veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access this website to apply for a vacancy as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to irina.conc@sobi.com

COVID-19 Policy

For the safety of our employees and all individuals with whom we interact professionally, Sobi North America requires all new hires in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with proof of vaccination status. We will consider requests for reasonable medical or religious accommodations, as well as any state-specific exemptions, as required by applicable law.