Team Leader - Commercial/Pricing Analytics - Pharma

TL - Commercial/Pricing Analytics, 6-8 yrs, Pharma mandate, Location-Bangalore

Job Description :

- Use strong quantitative and analytic abilities to integrate and analyse Pharma pricing-related data

- Processing various data files into useful analyses for stakeholders

- Ad hoc reporting activities and participation in Pricing projects

- Support the development of brand pricing strategies by seeking most recent data and updating files and analyses of competitive landscape for review with senior leadership

- Develop custom analysis tools in a variety of programming languages and applications such as Advanced Excel, VBA, PowerPoint, Access & SAP system (Business Warehouse and/or Business Objects) and IMS databases (MIDAS)

- Conduct quality check of various reports and analysis related to Pricing

- Ensure documentation is recorded and maintained to deliver high quality projects

- Prepare presentations and participate in meetings to deliver results and make recommendations

- Get involved in projects on departmental systems, global and regional pricing issues, as well as brand / therapeutic class related issues

- Develop expertise / know-how on pricing opportunities and challenges related to dose range, formulation, packaging, expansion of indications, patent expiry

- Generate clear, concise and business relevant reports

- Independently execute tasks/projects with minimal supervision

- Develop and manage a robust business analytics platform (tools and processes) to support price optimization modelling, business case reviewing and reference pricing impact analysis.

Hands on experience on below :

- International Price Referencing Model (IP Model)

- Pricing & Reimbursement Database (PRDB)

- Global Reimbursement Tracker

- Price Approval Tracker

- Tender Management Tool

- Monitor prices for in-line products in order to optimise value of portfolio.

- Contribute to continuous improvement of processes

- Strengthen and build Marketing intellectual property position

Communication and Stakeholder interaction:

Key stakeholders Type of communication

Internal Stakeholders :

- Pricing & Market Access team, GMs, Marketing Directors/Managers and VP, Affiliate teams (country-level)

- The position requires frequent and active engagement with numerous internal stakeholders. Important communication and stakeholder engagement skills are necessary to manage relationships

External Stakeholders - Database vendors, Market Research agencies, etc. - The position requires extensive interaction with external stakeholders

Geographic responsibility :

This job is located in Bangalore, India. Role requires frequent travel to Zurich (Switzerland) as determined by business needs.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Minimum knowledge required to fulfil job responsibilities (not actual CV from candidate/employee)

Education :

- Master's Degree (preferably within quantitative/management discipline) from a well-recognized institute

- Under-graduate degree in Pharma (B. Pharm), Science/Biotechnology (BSc), Engineering (B. Tech)

- Good academic track records and grades

- Plus: Knowledge of statistics tools

Experience :

- 6+ years of relevant experience in Pharma industry especially in Pharma Pricing. Consulting experience would be a plus.

- 3+ years of experience in people management

- Ability to translate business problems into most efficient and effective analysis plan; execute the analysis including data pull, data preparation

- Ability to collaborate and communicate with different stakeholders, primarily with internal stakeholders, customers, vendors, consultants and project teams.

- Strong strategic and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated experience in analysing complex situations, collecting data, effectively synthesizing the analytics/data to form a complete, cohesive picture in a Pricing environment

- Solid project management and relationship builder skills in order to overcome complex and multidimensional business challenges

Technical skills :

Must have : Advanced level knowledge of Advanced Excel, VBA & PowerPoint. Knowledge of statistical tools. Working level knowledge of IMS MIDAS database. Knowledge of SAP (Business Warehouse or Business Objects)