Head of Pricing and Contracts

Job Description:

Head of Pricing & Contracts

London / Hybrid (2 days a week at Cromwell Hospital, Chelsea)

Competitive salary, bonus, pension, car allowance

Permanent role

Closing Date for applications – 18th October 2024

We make health happen!

We’re a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with care homes, health centres, dental practices and a hospital. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. Your input will support Bupa to deliver on our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

This is a key role in the growth of Bupa’s Secondary Healthcare businesses across the Cromwell, Basinghall, London Medical and further acquisitions within Health Services. You will report to the Chief Financial Officer and lead a team of finance professionals. Further, you will work alongside Directors of Legal, Commercial, IT and Strategy teams.

Key duties:

• Lead pricing and procurement decision-making support across Bupa’s secondary Health Care business

• Strategic planning and direction relating to third-party payor relationships in collaboration with Cromwell leadership

• Manage a team of analysts, contract negotiators, and procurement leads (team is responsible for £300m of pricing contracts)

• Re-negotiate contracts with payors and develop pricing strategies in line with 3 Year Plan

• Partner with Procurement and Pharmacy to optimise supply chain management

• Work closely with Director of Business Development

• Support M&A agenda and be a key member of the Finance leadership team

Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with significant post-qualification experience

• Private Hospital Experience (commercial, pricing, analytics)

• Private Medical Insurance Experience (commercial, pricing, analytics)

• Experience in running Healthcare as a provision

• Leadership skills including senior stakeholder management, influencing skills, management, coaching

• Strong negotiation skills and contracts experience

• Analytical with strong communication skills

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

In this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, option to buy or sell

• 25% Management Bonus Scheme (annual, discretionary)

• Company car allowance (paid as cash)

• Bupa medical insurance for you and your family as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life assurance

• Free health assessment for you & your spouse

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gyms are available

• Various other benefits and online discounts

Diversity & Inclusion

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting

Locations:

Bupa Place, Cromwell Hospital London