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Job Description

About the role:

As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. This role sits within Takeda Oncology’s Market Access organization, known as Patient Value and Access. You will report to the Director, Commercial Contracting Operations and work with key stakeholders.

• Calculate and generate payments in accordance with executed reimbursement agreements while managing all assigned account responsibilities.
• Identify and develop information and process requirements; consult with managers and stakeholders to support decisions and process improvements; and support data governance, business process management, controls, data quality, and accuracy.
• Apply knowledge of business strategies and processes to fulfill data requests, answer routine business, system, and data questions, resolve issues, conduct variance analyses, and provide research, training, and guidance.
• Support data and information resource management; maintain policy, procedure, training, and related documentation; develop standard reports and metrics; and support compliance and audit reviews.
• Coordinate resources for cross-functional projects and activities.

How you will contribute:

• Manage assigned accounts and translate contract terms into accurate rebate-system configurations. Ensure timely, accurate Commercial and Medicare Part D rebates, fees, and chargebacks through contract interpretation, formulary and benefit compliance, data validation, and rebate calculations. Follow all audit and reporting requirements in Takeda’s rebate-processing policies.
• Develop a thorough understanding of contract terms, address non-routine questions and data issues, and coordinate with internal teams through resolution.
• Collect payer claim-level files, reconcile invoices, and analyze payments for contract compliance and rebate accuracy. Reconcile GPO rosters and sales volumes, run and distribute contract performance reports, calculate rebates, maintain trading partners, and process payer and GPO rebates and fees in ModelN FLEX. Fulfill data requests from the US OBU Patient Value & Access field team, Distribution, Data Stewards, IT, payers, and GPOs.
• Support Patient Value and Access field teams and communicate with external customers to resolve issues.
• Support Commercial and Medicare Part D internal and external audits by preparing required documentation for the Director, Commercial Contracting Operations.
• Support system and process improvements, including production testing for enhancements, defects, and new programs; perform user acceptance testing for rebate-payment systems; and partner with IT to update test scripts.
• Evaluate and update documented standard operating procedures (SOPs) and create new process documentation as needed.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four years of relevant experience in contracts, pricing, finance, or a related field is required.
• Experience in rebate processing, contracting operations, pricing, finance, or a related analytical function is required; pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred.
• Experience with ModelN/FLEX Revenue Manager or a comparable contract or rebate-management system is preferred; demonstrated ability to learn new systems is required.
• Knowledge of commercial contracting and price-protection methodologies is preferred; candidates must demonstrate the ability and interest to develop this expertise through training.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex data and draw accurate conclusions.
• Ability to accurately manage a high volume of deadline-driven work across multiple projects and tasks in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including experience analyzing and managing large data sets.
• Ability to think through how decisions will impact Takeda, customers and stakeholders prior to execution. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$116,000.00 - $182,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

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EEO Statement

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Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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