Associate Director - Pricing

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Responsibilities

The Associate Director - Pricing will be a crucial part of a team that determines Pricing and Access strategies for Lilly’s portfolio.

You will be reporting to VP, Pricing and Market Access and be responsible for providing analysis and reports to optimize pricing and access opportunities for Lilly Canada. The work encompasses both the optimization of commercialized products and the preparation for future launches by developing early pricing and market access insights for pipeline assets. Additional responsibilities include the coordination of PRA team operations such as Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracting and payer submissions.  

This is a hybrid role – onsite presence at our Toronto office will be 10 days or more per month (or at least 50% of the time), determined in collaboration with your manager and based on business needs.

This role is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as participation in the Lilly Bonus Program and a car allowance.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Strategic Pricing and Access

Collaborate with Marketing, Market Access and Finance to provide critical quantitative inputs for pricing strategies
Develop analyses to inform public and private payer reimbursement decisions
Provide guidance to Market Access team on business cases and negotiation strategies
Lead the internal launch price approval process
Coordinate contracting process for Group Purchasing Organizations
Lead New Product Planning activities to provide early pricing and market access insights for pipeline assets across therapeutic areas
Canadian Pricing Regulation Management (PMPRB)
Assist with interpreting PMPRB regulations, resolving investigations and compiling semi-annual PMPRB reporting
Understand the business impact of proposed revisions to PMPRB regulations and new guidelines

Minimum Requirements:
Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent (MBA or MSc in Finance is preferred)
Significant pharmaceutical industry experience
Min. 5 years of experience in market access and/or related functions  
Able to think critically, innovatively and possess strong business acumen
Excellent quantitative technical ability, highly capable in Microsoft Excel, and attention to detail
Strong written and oral communication skills
Proven problem solving skills
Bias for action and proven ability to influence without authority
Demonstrated ability to coach and train towards excellence

Additional Skills/Preferences:
Health sciences background
Action-oriented and demonstrated by managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment with changing and/or competing priorities
Understanding of PMPRB regulations, health technology assessment, health economic methodologies, and Canadian market access environment
Bilingual (English / French)

High level of comfort in leveraging AI to automate work

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.