Director, of US Market Access Contracting, Policy& Analytics, Rare Diseases

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceuticals and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group research, develops and markets innovative drugs in its three therapeutic areas: AIR (products and services that promote respiration, from new-born to adult populations), RARE (treatment for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases) and CARE (products and services that support special care and consumer-facing self-care).
We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes transparent ethical behavior at all levels. 
We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities. 

Chiesi USA

Chiesi USA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and promoting products for the hospital, adjacent specialty and rare disease markets. We are a B Corp™ and Benefit company awarded Top Employer status for six consecutive years and certified as a Great Place to Work. 
At Chiesi, we share an entrepreneurial spirit and act as a force for good, pursuing high social and environmental standards, to ensure the wellbeing of our people, patients, and communities. We offer a work environment where professionals have the opportunity to build a purposeful career focused on helping others while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance, meeting exciting challenges, and engaging in important and rewarding work.

What we offer

Chiesi offers competitive benefits, services, and programs that enrich the personal and professional lives of our employees.   Our shared values of passion, innovation, trust and integrity bring out the individual talents and diverse perspectives of each of our colleagues.  Our environment encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential and drive outstanding results. We celebrate that “Every one of us is different. Every one of us is Chiesi."

 

Purpose

This position will support the US Rare Disease Market Access team in developing, implementing, and analyzing contracting strategies across all customer segments, including Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, VA/DOD & 340B. In addition, the Director will assist in the development of models to assess policy impacts in an evolving government landscape and build out Market Access analytics using internal hub data and external data sources.

This position will report directly into the Head, US Market Access, Pricing, Marketing & Reimbursement.

Main Responsibilities

•    Develop payer contract strategies & data requirements for both current and future products in conjunction with Market Access team cross functional partners.
•    Assist in developing and implementing all Commercial and Government contracts for Chiesi US Global Rare Disease Products, where appropriate.
•    Design and develop tools for contract proposal evaluation.
•    Serve as liaison with customers and internal teams (Legal, Market Access, Sales, and Finance) in creating, executing, and managing pricing strategies & contracts.
•    Works closely with Forecasting to model GTN impact of contracts and overall contract impact projections long term
•    Responsible for staying up to date and current on Market Access related policies along with outside vendors and perform analysis of impact of policies to Rare disease products
•    Create contract performance reporting to monitor and assess customer contracts.
•    Lead contractual negotiations with National Account Directors and conduct regular business updates with stakeholders on all contracted accounts (Commercial or Government accounts)
•    Evaluate, execute, and maintain Federal contractual agreements-Federal Supply Schedule, Tricare/DOD & 340B
•    Oversees the calculation, review, and reporting of statutory government price calculations, including Medicaid, Medicare, PHS/340B, VA/DOD pricing, and any other government pricing metrics that may be required.
•    Oversees Specialty Distributors and Specialty Pharmacy agreements and ensuring accurate contracting and reporting
•    Oversee and approve the reporting of State Price Transparency requirements in conjunction with outside vendors or internally, to ensure compliance with all state regulations
•    Oversee Medicare, commercial, VA, DOD, and PHS chargebacks.
•    Assist in oth