Payer Contracting Manager

Amgen Inc. (IR); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Stock-based incentives

Generous time off

Job summary

Amgen Inc. in the United States is seeking a Payer Contracting Manager to drive contract development for national payer accounts.

You will draft term sheets, amendments, and related language to support negotiations and renewals, while managing contract data in the CLM system across multiple stakeholders. The role requires strong experience in contract development, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely execution and compliance with pricing

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of contract development or contract writing experience

Responsibilities

• Manage contracting strategy and execution for assigned national payer accounts, aligned to brand and business objectives.
• Own the contract document lifecycle across multiple workstreams, including version control and status updates.
• Draft term sheets, RFP responses, amendments, and related contract language to support negotiations and renewals.
• Facilitate document review meetings and ensure partners have the right context on document status, history, and decisions needed to move forward.
• Project manage planned and ad hoc initiatives within Contract Development and U.S. Value & Access.

Skills

Contract writing experience

Pharma knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree with 2 years contract writing experience

Bachelor’s degree with 4 years contract writing experience

Associate’s degree with 8 years contract writing experience

High school diploma / GED with 10 years contract writing experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

CLM system

Job description

Payer Contracting Manager

Career Category Sales & Marketing Operations Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As a member of the US Value and Access (USV&A) team, the Manager, Contract Development – Payer Contract Writer is integral to Amgen’s commercial contracting success and supports Amgen by drafting and processing customer contracts in order to assist Amgen in its mission to serve patients. This Manager position will report to the Senior Manager, Contract Development and will be responsible for Payer customer contracts across the portfolio of Amgen Products for assigned payer accounts. In this vital role you will work hand-in-hand with the Payer Contract Relations team to write and develop Payer rebate agreements, amendments, notice letters, and other documents as needed for several strategic accounts. This role will also manage contract data for assigned accounts in Amgen’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, including ensuring data entry accuracy and accurate reflection of key terms in the final contract within the CLM system.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracting strategy and execution for assigned national payer accounts, aligned to brand and business objectives.
• Own the contract document lifecycle across multiple workstreams, including version control and clear, proactive status updates to internal partners.
• Drive timely deliverables by making clear recommendations, flagging and resolving issues early, and keeping actions moving to minimize rework.
• Draft term sheets, RFP responses, amendments, and related contract language to support negotiations and renewals, accurately reflecting pricing strategy design, rebates, and discount structures.
• Facilitate document review meetings and ensure partners have the right context on document status, history, and decisions needed to move forward.
• Project manage planned and ad hoc initiatives within Contract Development and U.S. Value & Access, coordinating inputs and timelines across stakeholders.
• Compile and produce contract documentation to support internal/external audits and litigation, ensuring completeness and traceability.
• Partner with the CLM system team to support process and system improvements that strengthen contracting execution.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is someone with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of contract development or contract writing experience
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of contract development or contract writing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience writing contracts, ideally for pharma
• Strong computer and Microsoft Word skills; strong administrative skills
• Ability to complete projects, make decisions with minimal direction, prioritize competing document requests and manage multiple documents concurrently to completion
• High attention to detail
• Ability to integrate complex business strategies into a contract
• Familiarity with the US commercial and government healthcare and reimbursement environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to read, draft, edit and understand legal contract documents
• Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology experience

What you can expect of us

From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

• A 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
• Flexible work models where possible.

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Application deadline Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

. Salary Range 118,215.45USD -159,938.55 USD

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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