Pricing &A mp; Reimbursement Specialist (JHB North) at Aspen Pharma Group

OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• Manage all internal and external pricing and re-imbursement activities to enable Aspen’s product portfolio in line with business strategy 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Ensuring a standardized Aspen 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 Aspen products.
• Communication of the structured product reimbursement criteria to the sales teams and brand managers, to enable the commercial team’s commercial activities. 

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree is a minimum requirement (in health, science, business or management) 

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 Aspen 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 Aspen’s 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 

SOFT SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Exemplary Communication Skills
• Skillful presenter of scientific and business information to executive level audiences
• Demonstrated complex transversal project management skills
• Sound time management skills and deadline driven by a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and use initiative.
• Forward thinking, proactive, problem-solving and results oriented
• Strong networking capabilities and the ability to work cross-functionally
• Customer Centricity (Internal and external) 

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).