Global Pricing Reimbursement Implementation and Analytics Lead, Hematology & Nephrology

Location: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

This is what you will do:  

Join a highly valued, strategic team that is fundamental in realizing the potential of our life-changing medicines. It’s through our work that AstraZeneca can ensure the right access is provided to our transformative medicines. 

Alexion Astrazeneca’s Rare Disease Global Value Access and Pricing (GVAP) team is seeking a qualified individual to be part of a dynamic and growing team with responsibility for pricing implementation. 

The purpose of this role is to enhance the competitive advantage and performance of Alexion AstraZeneca's Rare Disease brands by optimizing pricing strategies and supporting reimbursement decisions at both local and global levels. This position will offer pricing and reimbursement implementation support for the Hematology, Nephrology & Transplant (HNT) Therapeutic Area. Additionally, it leads above-brand pricing governance, analytics and management reporting. 

The Global Pricing Reimbursement Implementation and Analytics Lead will work in close collaboration with the GVAP Complement team and Head of GVAP. 

You will be responsible for:  

Pricing policy and governance 

• Lead and coordinate update of rare diseases pricing governance and processes 

• Ensure adherence to the established pricing policy and governance processes to effectively implement pricing strategies. Monitor compliance with pricing frameworks and maintain a robust internal control environment over processes and data. 

• Engage with markets pro-actively to support the optimal implementation of pricing policies and provide support in local pricing capability development 

• Provide country specific input to Global pricing policies for new product launches within HNT 

• Support internal audits process 

Pricing analysis & reporting 

• Responsible for quarterly reporting of pricing performance monitoring (incl business cases) statistics for senior management 

• Manage the operational pricing and reimbursement implementation for HNT 

• Perform ad-hoc analysis to evaluate the pricing implications of external events 

• Liaise with Finance team to reconcile the actual realized prices in finance system versus the approved prices in PRICE  

• Provide forward looking analysis and insights into the future of price assumptions for HNT products through gross price modelling analysis. 

• Lead and support execution of pricing strategies in collaboration with GVAP Complement team and country teams  

• Support the development of launch sequence, target prices and negotiation strategies to optimize pricing and reimbursement conditions in the local markets and across the region for HNT products 

• Monitor realized impact of the endorsed pricing actions to modify future decision making 

Pricing business cases for HNT 

• Review and challenge business cases submitted by markets. Perform cross-country impact analysis of proposed price changes and manage risk by identifying mitigating strategies 

• Support local access leads in addressing pricing negotiation challenges 

• Prepare recommendations on pricing business cases. Pre-empt analysis on major business cases (pan-regional or across portfolio). Assess risk and opportunities of future developments in the Pricing and