Strategic Lead, Managed Care Contracting

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 160,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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401(k)

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is seeking a Managed Care Contracting Associate Director to lead and oversee Market Access contract processes across payer, provider and trade contracts. You will partner with Finance, Legal, GTN, and Account Management to evaluate opportunities and ensure compliant execution for Vertex products and pipelines.

The role emphasizes end-to-end contract development, analytics, and implementation, with hybrid/on-site flexibility.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a business discipline required.
Typically requires 8 years minimum experience in payer contracting, contract administration and/or analytics in the Pharmaceutical, Life Science or related industries.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end Payer contract development process, including pre-deal analytics, negotiations, and post-deal analytics.
Log, track, report and facilitate contract opportunities through governance, negotiation/redlining and legal review processes.
Develop, maintain and improve internal processes and documentation across Finance, Legal and Market Access teams.
Coordinate communication of contract development and execution status across teams.
Provide insights to inform GTN forecasting, contracting and pricing decisions.
Assist Account Managers with ad-hoc analysis and contract performance reviews.
Use financial models to perform calculations for business scenarios as needed.
Advise on rebates and related contract administration issues and dispute resolution.