Strategic Associate Director, Managed Care Contracts

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Employee benefits

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated in Boston, MA, seeks a high‑level Managed Care Contracting Associate Director to lead cross‑functional contract analytics, negotiations and administration across payer, provider, trade and hospital groups.

The role requires deep experience in payer contracting, strong financial acumen and excellent collaboration with Finance, Legal and Market Access teams to optimize contracting opportunities for Vertex products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years in payer contracting or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end contract development with pre- and post-deal analytics and negotiations.
• Develop and improve internal processes across Finance, Legal and Market Access.
• Maintain bids/offers calendar and track status of contract development.
• Coordinate transition of executed contracts to operations for implementation.
• Provide insights to inform GTN forecasting, pricing and strategy.
• Collaborate across functions to support contract processing and reporting.
• Assist Account Managers with ad-hoc analysis and performance reviews.
• Use financial models to verify business scenarios and calculations.
• Advise on rebate analysis, payments and dispute resolution.

Skills

Payer contracting

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated in Boston, MA, seeks a high‑level Managed Care Contracting Associate Director to lead cross‑functional contract analytics, negotiations and administration across payer, provider, trade and hospital groups.

The role requires deep experience in payer contracting, strong financial acumen and excellent collaboration with Finance, Legal and Market Access teams to optimize contracting opportunities for Vertex products.