Director, Contract Ops – Biosimilars & Specialty

Fresenius Kabi USA; Lake Zurich (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with company contribution

Wellness program

Job summary

Fresenius Kabi USA in Lake Zurich, IL, seeks a Director of Contract Operations to lead contracting for Biosimilars and Specialty products, guiding a diverse team and coordinating with National Accounts, field sales, and payer groups.

The role focuses on optimizing payer, wholesaler, provider, GPO, and membership contract operations while minimizing risk and ensuring accurate rebates and payments through Model N, SAP, Qlik, and Agiloft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
• Minimum 10+ years related pharmaceutical industry experience with 5+ years in financial/marketing/contract/market access roles.
• Minimum 5 years of direct people management experience leading high-performing teams.
• In-depth knowledge of payer medical and pharmacy rebate claims invoice payment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a contracting operations team, contract setup, and policies supporting growth in Biosimilars and Specialty products.
• Negotiate contracts with National Accounts and field sales with operational support.
• Develop a brand-like hospital & clinic GPOs contract operations process for payer rebates.
• Oversee Managed Care invoice and accurate rebate payment management.
• Develop 340B investigation processes for payer contracts and Medicaid risk.
• Supervise onboarding of new biopharma customers and Model N setup across business channels.
• Manage contract invoices and accurate payment analysis; ensure analytics platforms are utilized.
• Apply strategic insights to identify new opportunities and assist in new contract initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

People management

Contract operations

Payer contracts

Model N

Agiloft

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Qlik

Veeva

Spring CM

Model N

BEX

Job description

Fresenius Kabi USA in Lake Zurich, IL, seeks a Director of Contract Operations to lead contracting for Biosimilars and Specialty products, guiding a diverse team and coordinating with National Accounts, field sales, and payer groups.

The role focuses on optimizing payer, wholesaler, provider, GPO, and membership contract operations while minimizing risk and ensuring accurate rebates and payments through Model N, SAP, Qlik, and Agiloft.