Senior Associate, Coverage & Pricing Strategy, Inflammation

Amgen Inc. (IR); Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Life and Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Annual bonus program

Stock-based long-term incentives

Paid time off

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Senior Associate in Coverage & Pricing Strategy to support pricing, reimbursement, and contracting decisions across the inflammation portfolio.

You will partner with Market Access, Value Marketing, Patient Access, Sales, and Finance to shape pricing actions and market access strategy, while maintaining dashboards and insights for leadership. The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, rigorous analysis, and clear communications in a dynamic U.S.

Qualifications

• Pricing, contracting forecasting, or gross‑to‑net experience.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities with data interpretation.
• Familiarity with commercial and government pricing dynamics and payer contracting.
• Ability to work independently across multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive presence.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pricing, reimbursement, and contracting analyses to support portfolio strategy decisions.
• Manage coverage and pricing decisions while coordinating with stakeholders.
• Support rollout and maintenance of pricing software platforms (Conga, Contracting IQ).
• Track payer coverage and portfolio performance; develop dashboards for market insights.
• Capture and synthesize cross‑functional information for scenario planning.
• Develop tools and communications with internal and external partners, navigating approvals.
• Lead or support cross‑functional special projects aligned to business priorities.
• Build relationships with cross‑functional teams and provide ongoing support.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Contracting forecasting

Gross-to-net analyses

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Data interpretation

Independence & prioritization

Pharma/biotech knowledge

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Conga

Contracting IQ

Job description

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.

Senior Associate, Coverage & Pricing Strategy, Inflammation

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a key member of the U.S. Value & Access, Coverage and Pricing organization responsible for supporting the development and implementation of a plan of action for pricing, reimbursement, and contracting strategy to improve payer coverage within pricing goals. The Senior Associate (reporting to a Senior Manager) will help develop and implement coverage and pricing strategy, through quantitative and qualitative analysis, across the inflammation portfolio. In this dynamic environment, this role interacts cross functionally with Market Access, Value Marketing, Patient Access, Ecosystems & Insights, Sales, Brand Marketing, Government Affairs, Trade & Distribution, Business Unit Leadership, Finance, Accounting, and Legal. This role will provide a strong foundation in the U.S. healthcare market and is a good avenue to many future commercial healthcare roles.

• Conduct pricing, reimbursement, and contracting analyses to support Avsola and portfolio strategy decisions


• Manage Avsola coverage and pricing decisions, while coordinating with key stakeholders internally and externally


• Support the rollout and maintenance of key contracting and pricing software platforms (e.g., Conga and Contracting IQ)


• Track payer coverage and portfolio performance across the inflammation portfolio; develop and maintain dashboards to support understanding of the market landscape and coverage goals


• Capture, analyze, and synthesize cross‑functional information to support scenario planning and business insights


• Develop tools, communications, and materials across internal and external partners, including navigating the material approval process


• Lead or support cross‑functional special projects aligned to business priorities


• Build and maintain positive relationships with cross‑functional teams and collaborators by seeking consensus and providing ongoing support to address business needs


• Routinely interact with senior leadership and cross‑functional committees or teams

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The coverage and pricing professional we seek is a self‑starter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of in either sales, marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations


• Associate’s degree and 6 years of in either sales, marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations


• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of in either sales, marketing, contracting and/or pricing, finance, accounting, analytics, healthcare, or sales operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting pricing, contracting forecasting, or gross‑to‑net analyses


• Strong financial and analytical capabilities with experience interpreting complex data and business trends


• Familiarity with commercial and government pricing dynamics and payer contracting structures


• Ability to work independently and achieve results across multiple competing priorities


• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive presence across functions and leadership levels


• Strong conceptual problem‑solving skills with the ability to bring structure to ambiguous business problems


• Experience solving complex business problems and supporting analytics‑driven projects


• Experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment


• Ability to navigate complexity and synthesize information into actionable business insights


• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities


• Experience analyzing and drawing conclusions from multiple data sources


• Adaptability within a fast‑paced and evolving healthcare environment


• Interest in the evolving U.S. healthcare system and the interaction between government and healthcare stakeholders

What you can expect from us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• 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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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.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin or disability status.

Salary Range 87,278.00USD -118,082.00 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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