Director- Reimbursement and Policy Analytics

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This is a remote role for US- based candidates.

At Xcenda, you'll work with people displaying brilliant minds, diverse talents, and unrivaled passion to help patients gain access to life-changing therapies. For more than two decades, our team of leading value and patient access experts has transformed evidence, policy insights, and market intelligence into effective market and patient access strategies. Founded in the application of health economics and outcomes researchalong withreimbursement, we help clients effectively navigate today's complex healthcare landscape.

Our Reimbursement and Policy Analytics (RPA) team provides analytic support and advisory services to help clients gain a deep understanding of health policy implications. Employing detailed data analytics, including budget scoring, payer mix and segmentation assessments, payment system modeling, and payer and formulary analyses, our team delivers evidence-based insights and recommendations that help increase patient access, particularly from a policy perspective.

We monitor health policy updates and help biopharma companies develop strategies to respond. Since 2019, we've developed more than 80 thought leadership pieces that have helped influence the policy landscape. In addition, our Health Policy Weekly keeps stakeholders up-to-date on legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare industry.

Xcenda is seeking an RPA director with the ability to perform the following functions:

• Serve as a health policy and data analysis subject matter expert and lead new business development
• Develop and/or improve existing data-driven solutions and analysis frameworks to answer clients' business questions
• Execute analysis plans effectively and efficiently and interpret and summarize results accurately
• Create story-based narratives that articulate how results directly inform product launch strategies or influence policy decisionmakers
• Maintain current, and develop new, client relationships around quantitative health policy analytics with a focus on pharmaceuticals
• Oversee and review quantitative policy analyses, including claims data analyses, Medicare payment system analyses, and budget score models to prioritize issues that inuence client's ability to operate eectively as an innovative company
• Develop Excel-based reimbursement analyses and models using prior SAS programming experience to perform analyses or coach SAS coders through complex programming strategies
• Manage company's data repository and coordinate across corporate units to maximize use of available data for client projects
• Identify new data sources and meet with data vendors to evaluate their data asset and use case scenarios for reimbursement and health policy projects
• Collaborate with other Xcenda service lines including HEOR, RWE, and economic modelling on data-driven projects and business development opportunities with reimbursement elements
• Monitor policy strategies and initiatives that address key issues in health care environment, including pharmaceutical coverage/access and reimbursement
• Identify how legislative and regulatory issues will affect clients and their portfolios, and using a variety of data sets, provide insights to internal team members and external clients regarding emerging policies
• Develop content marketing materials that highlight Xcenda's understanding of reimbursement, policy, and economics issues
• Perform interviews and contribute to various industry publications on AmerisourceBergen's behalf as policy subject matter expert
• Train, supervise, and serve as coach/mentor to members of Reimbursement Policy Insights team, particularly those involved in analytics
• Refine and further develop relevance and breadth of existing RPA offering

Education, Experience, and Skills Requirements

• Graduate degree in public health, public policy, healthcare policy, or another data science related field
• Minimum of 8+ years relevant healthcare policy and reimbursement experience
• Quantitative analytical skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SAS
• Experience with key Medicare and commercial data sets (e.g. medical claims, prescription drug claims, hospital chargemaster data, medical policy data, formulary coverage data)
• Deep understanding of Medicare payment policies, particularly related to pharmaceuticals and associated services-particularly payment within Medicare Part B and Part D
• Experience in a wide range of topics, including coverage, coding, and payment across commercial and public payers, and patient support services
• Ability to translate detailed technical information to others with limited experience in policy or quantitative analysis

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Possesses and applies an advanced knowledge of particular field of specialization to the completion of projects of major complexity, sufficient to teach others. Must have achieved recognized standing in professional field through original contribution.

* Proven ability to contribute to a team and to deliver results on time, with the available resources, and within budget
* Proven ability to work on multiple projects and with multiple individuals simultaneously
* Proven ability to maintain high quality output
* Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device industry and experience with issues surrounding the marketing of
pharmaceutical products, including issues surrounding coding, coverage, and reimbursement of those products
* Knowledge of healthcare reform and its impact on pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device industry

* Excellent analytical skills
* Thinks independently
* Economic, financial and quantitative problem-solving skills
* Ability to direct his/her staff in the development, analysis, and preparation of high quality client deliverables
* Capacity to supervise staff in accordance with company policies and procedures
* High aptitude to coach and develop direct reports
* Strong organizational and communication skills; attention to detail
* Solid leadership and project oversight skills
* Demonstrated success within the consulting environment or pharmaceutical industry
* Broad technical knowledge of reimbursement strategies and health policy
* Ability to interact with and influence clients to drive new business development for the company
* Interest and ability to "think outside the box"
* Excellent writing skills, as well as the ability to communicate complex material in presentations and discussions in a straightforward manner
* Displays flexibility and collaboration
* Strong interpersonal skills in order to develop sound, long-term client relationships and an ability to influence clients without being overbearing
* Ability to work well in a dynamic, successful consulting firm, which maintains high quality standards and demands excellence

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We offer a competitive total rewards package which includes benefits and compensation. Our commitment to our eligible population of team members includes benefit programs that are comprehensive, affordable, diverse, and designed to meet the needs of our team members' and their families. Some of these programs include paid time off including paid parental leave, access to retirement savings vehicles, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, an employee stock purchase program, and other financial, health, and well-being focused benefits.

Because we take a balanced, global approach to our benefits, benefit offerings may vary by location, position, and/or business unit. Some benefits are company-paid, while others are available through team member contributions. For details visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/amerisourcebergen.

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

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