Market Access, Contracts and Pricing Associate

Job Description

Company Description:

Xediton is a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company located in Oakville, with a focus on meeting the needs of patients, physicians and partners.

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Pricing and Market Access Associate - Pharmaceuticals

Job Description & Key responsibilities:

The Pricing and Market Access Associate will provide service to both external customers and also support internal management

Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist in the development and implementation of market access and pricing strategy
• Assist in the preparation of relevant submissions and listing agreements for public payers, private payers, formularies and buying groups
• Work with team members to develop reimbursement strategies
• Assist in the compliance and reporting to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB).
• Assist in managing semi-annual price reporting requirements,
• Meet all PMPRB regulatory requirements, manage issues and support in preparing launch product submissions to the PMPRB.
• Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current and future regulations
• Reporting - Compile up- to-date information for internal staff; reports may include sales reporting, pricing information, market access and formulary information
• Liaise with consulting agency with the development and delivery of submission documents to health technology assessment agencies (i.e. CDR, INESSS) and provincial drug and private plans.
• Support consulting agency in executing the pCPA negotiation.
• Assists in the creation of clinical and economic package.
• Work with cross functional teams to compile and review the submission package
• Participates in pre- and post-submission meetings with stakeholders .
• Assist in facilitating listing agreements with the federal, provincial and territorial public drug plans
• Assist in managing contracts and bids with Buying Groups and other stakeholders
• Work with team members to develop reimbursement strategies
• Actively engage and manage payer negotiations with key stakeholders at both the public and private level.

Skills & Qualification

The successful candidate is a highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic team player who is resourceful and dedicated and has competencies in adapting to changing environments.

Minimum qualifications:

• University Degree
• Must have at least 3 years hands-on pricing and market access experience in a pharmaceutical, environment.
• Experience in marketing pharmaceuticals or medical products into hospitals and healthcare setting is an asset
• Highly energetic team player with a strong attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience using social media tools is an asset
• Very strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage own workload whilst multi-tasking in order to meet deadlines
• Detail-oriented, strong innovative and creative marketing skills. Must have entrepreneurial spirit.
• Must have ability to learn both technical and product related materials to be able to assist in compiling submissions
• High energy, self-motivated, and results-oriented
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Salary - $75,000

If you are ambitious, looking to be part of something that has significant growth potential and this opportunity is of interest, we would like to hear from you. Please include your salary expectations.

While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.