[Remote] Executive Director, Contracts & Pricing Strategy – Oncology & Ophthalmology

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amgen is a leading biotechnology company focused on serving patients living with serious illnesses. The Executive Director, Contracts & Pricing Strategy – Oncology & Ophthalmology will be responsible for setting and executing U.S. payer and provider contracting, pricing, and access strategies across Amgen’s Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios. Responsibilities • Own and execute U.S. payer and provider contracting and pricing strategy across the Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios, ensuring consistency where appropriate while accounting for therapeutic, site-of-care, and channel-specific dynamics • Establish portfolio-level contracting guardrails, decision frameworks, and governance to guide brand-level execution and tradeoff decisions • Serve as a member of the Oncology Leadership Core Team, contributing to cross-portfolio strategy and execution across the business unit • In partnership with Brand, Finance, and CD&A teams, provide forecasted coverage, pricing, and GTN assumptions into: Quarterly Latest Estimate Discount Rate (LEDR), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Long-Range Scenario (LRS) planning including clear messaging for executive leadership • Lead proactive support for bi-annual strategic planning and quarterly performance reviews • Manage budgets for all value-related workstreams across the Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios • Coach and empower teams to develop comprehensive coverage and net price plans for each product, including: Core pricing and access assumptions, Payer and provider contract platforms, Pull-through and execution resources for Market Access teams • Collaborate with Patient Access and Brand teams to maintain and evolve patient support programs in real time to address access barriers and pull-through opportunities • Partner with Value Marketing to develop therapeutic-area-specific value strategies, messaging, tools, and evidence generation plans aligned with brand strategy • Collaborate with Training, Brand, and Sales to develop Market Access Team and field meeting content, semester plans of action, and coverage goals • Lead assessment and strategic response to U.S. pricing and reimbursement policy changes, including IRA implications, Medicare negotiation, inflation rebates, ASP dynamics, and 340B considerations • Apply deep understanding of the buy-and-bill value chain, including GPOs, wholesalers, large provider networks, and health systems • Liaise with the Biosimilars Business Unit and Global Oncology and Ophthalmology teams to inform pipeline strategy, lifecycle planning, and forecast assumptions • Support business development and due diligence activities related to pricing, access, and GTN considerations • Serve as a senior pricing and access leader in key payer, provider, GPO, and health system engagements • Triage and resolve contracting and pricing-related issues for Sales and Market Access teams, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate training where needed • Develop and deliver concise, executive-ready communications for senior leadership Skills • Doctorate degree and 6 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience, OR • Master's degree and 10 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience, OR • Bachelor's degree and 12 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience AND • 6 years of managerial experience, including direct people leadership and/or leading complex cross-functional teams, programs, or resource allocation • Experience leading large, complex teams and delivering results in highly competitive markets • Experience developing strategies to optimize payer and provider coverage, access, and net price • Understanding of U.S. pricing and reimbursement, including Medicare Part B, IRA, ASP, and 340B implications • Experience managing medical benefit gross-to-net forecasting and scenario planning • Experience in Oncology and/or Ophthalmology, or other physician-administered specialty markets • Expertise in buy-and-bill market dynamics, including GPOs, wholesalers, and large provider networks • Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative pricing analyses to inform price policy and contracting strategy • Experience developing and communicating value narratives aligned with clinical and economic evidence • Ability to lead in a matrixed environment, influencing stakeholders at all levels • Strategic mindset with high intellectual curiosity, creativity, and comfort navigating ambiguity • Executive presence with the ability to deliver clear, credible, and influential communications to senior leadership Benefits • Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan • Stock-based long-term incentives • Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns • Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible Company Overview • Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases. It was founded in 1980, and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Amgen has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 429 in 2025, 485 in 2024, 485 in 2023, 540 in 2022, 460 in 2021, 444 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job