Global Pricing Implementation Analyst

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.

With rapidly changing payer ecosystems and increasingly constrained health budgets, significant innovative thinking is required to develop and implement best-in-class price & market strategies to ensure patient have access to our medicines. We are seeking a Global Pricing Analyst to join AstraZeneca’s Global Market Access and Pricing Oncology team (GPI - OMAP).

**Description**

The Global Pricing Analyst will work in close collaboration with the Global Pricing Implementation team on 1) the different day-to-day activities and objectives of the GPI team and 2)Managing and supporting the assessment of business cases from assigned set of markets, and 3) support a wide range of analytical and pricing/access projects designed to support AZ strategic decisions for the broader oncology access team.

The analyst will enable the GPI Team to deliver timely and added value pricing reviews and risk assessment, while fostering collaboration with MC by addressing their needs for accurate pricing data, as well as training and support for GPI team members on technical training for tools and resources, as well as IRP and launch sequencing technologies and tools.

**Accountabilities/responsibilities**
- Support day-to-day price management for in-line and launch oncology products:

- Review and assess business cases
- Support MC in their pricing proposals and review reimbursement strategies to local authorities of pricing and reimbursement planning and implementation
- Perform cross-country impact analysis of proposed price changes and build scenarios in collaboration with GPI team members
- Collect analyze price proposals and launch dates of launch brands
- Conduct launch price analysis/sequencing
- Support annual price simulation technical preparations on behalf of OMAP GPI team
- Disseminate relevant information on price changes and evolving launch sequence to MCs
- Support the development of pricing policies for existing and emerging brands with data and analytical insights
- Take accountability for the capturing and dessemination of market specific insight for OMAP and regions for assigend markets
- Support MC in their pricing proposals and reimbursement strategies to local authorities of pricing and reimbursement information
- Support GPI team on ad hoc project basis
- Support project teams with necessary analytics, project management and communications as assigned

**Minimum requirements - Education & Experience**

**Requirement**:

- Graduate / College degree in biomedical science, business, economics or political sciences/public policy
- Postgraduate qualification in biomedical science, business administration, finance, or economics (desirable)
- Pharmaceutical industry experience (desirable)
- Fluency in English

**Experience**
- Relevant working experience
- In the pharmaceutical industry in business/finance related roles
- In the service industry such as consulting, accounting or financial services
- Strong analytical skills, advance user of excel
- Forecasting and business case preparation (desirable)
- Track record of insights development (desirable)

**Skills and Capabilities**

**Leadership Capabilities**
- Collaborative and team oriented
- Ability to handle complex problem solving (involving many decision-makers and multiple, creative solutions)
- Strong communication and multi-tasking skills

**Business/Role Capabilities**
- Pragmatic and results oriented
- Ability to communicate complex issues to variety of audience in a clear and concise manner
- Manage multiple stakeholders across many levels or the organization, ability to influence without authority

**Organization information**

**Reporting Line, Structure or Org Chart, Key Working Relationships**
- Reports to Global Pricing Implementation Head
- Works collaboratively with PMADs and Brand VP/Marketing Directors
- Key working relationships: EVP, MCPs,CFOs, MC Heads of Market Access and Pricing managers
- Other interfaces: Regional finance, Supply Chain, Government Affairs

Resources, Scale and Scope of Role, Location and any Travel factor
- Geographical scope: Global
- Location: Barcelona
- Travel: occasional if required

**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inc