SUMMARY:
Multinational pharmaceutical company is looking for a Pricing and Reimbursement Specialist. This position is based in JHB North.
POSITION INFO:
Manage all internal and external pricing and re-imbursement activities to enable product portfolio in line with business strategy.
Ensuring a standardized pricing management process is in place that enables commercial decision making and pricing decision implementation.
Implementation of pricing submissions effectively and efficiently through an engagement process with the National Department of Health for the submission of Single Exit Price revisions.
Preparation of all materials for pricing reviews, identification of pricing issues and project management all identified issues to resolution.
Development of product pricing and reimbursement scorecards to enable commercial team decision making and communication to commercial teams.
Development of a product portfolio reimbursement process via a structured database of access and re-imbursement information affecting products.
Communication of the structured product reimbursement criteria to the sales teams and brand managers, to enable the commercial team’s commercial activities
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s Degree is a minimum requirement (in health, science, business or management)
Minimum of 3 - 5 years pricing / reimbursement experience within the pharmaceutical industry is essential
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
5 Years plus experience in the Commercial Pharma (Finance/Marketing/Sales) environment is essential, including experience in pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement,
Must have the demonstrated ability to build relationships within complex organizations and contracts,
Able to project manage strategic and operational execution within pricing and reimbursement roles,
A sound understanding of the pharmaceutical market dynamics is required, with experience in pricing, procurement and contracting,
Able to develop robust forecast models with structured underlying assumptions,
Experience in Financial planning, Risk Management and contracting mechanisms with a sound financial understanding of P&L development in the pharmaceutical industry setting,
Knowledge of regulatory processes and legal documents, e.g. contracts/agreements, patents and trademark searches,
Ability to engage internal and external pricing and reimbursement stakeholders to manage the pricing and reimbursement process.
Must have a comprehensive understanding of the medicines and related substances Act as it relates to the Single Exit Price, Medical Schemes Act and its consequences on product portfolio and product pricing decisions and potential consequences.
Proficient knowledge of the pricing and reimbursement landscape in South Africa, with a thorough understanding of commercial pharmaceutical strategies and tactics to ensure commercial ambitions are realized
