Executive Director, Price & Access Systems Implementation

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us! 

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   We are EVERSANA.  

This is an exciting role with significant growth potential to help lead all NAVLIN Market Access & Pricing Systems Implementation Services practice in an integrated delivery model to meet strategic customer needs. The person in this role is proficient working across pricing software, price and access data & analytics, and systems implementation consulting services to lead creation and delivery of innovative offerings that meet complex and varied customer needs. The person can engage with customers at all levels, build & drive teams to deliver world class technology enabled solutions that address customer issues from early stage asset valuation and business development to launch, in-line and end-of-life pricing and access challenges. The person will support senior management in building best-in-class strategic vision and drive internal teams – both direct reports and across a matrix of capabilities – to achieve stellar results. The ideal person is seeking a practice leadership role where they can work over a growing customer base to help define the future of global, integrated price and access solutions, and help integrate that into EVERSANA’s larger commercialization platform of services including HEOR, RWE, and Commercial Analytics. The person is willing to take the successful existing team and set of offerings and create and drive packaged consulting services and grow a large and market leading team to deliver this globally. The person will be part of a team of 200+ professionals serving 100+ customers collaboratively on global pricing, market access and real-world evidence challenges in countries around the world.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Collaborate with customers in defining and understanding price and access challenges and solutions, needs, and outcomes, and then working to achieve the desired results
• Work with the price and access solution software and data product teams in adapting their products to new and emerging needs coming from customers and the consulting leader and dramatically improve the quality and reduce the cost of generating price and access insights
• Lead solution and consulting projects to assist clients in optimizing their price and access decisions and insights and tracking the price and access landscape
• Engage with and lead global teams and resources across Europe, US, India and Asia to develop their knowledge of the price and access market and the solutions it needs
• Plan & deliver on profit/loss, revenue and practice growth targets for the NALVIN Price & Access Systems Implementation practice
• Be able to assist in selling, planning, organizes and lead various projects, programs and services both internally and externally related to pricing and market access
• Collaborate with other senior management to develop an innovative view of where price and access system implementation is going and how to work changes in regulatory landscape, new technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive pricing and access, and other factors to create new models for market engagement and delivery
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias. 
• All other duties as assigned

PEOPLE LEADER

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values. In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Responsible for and oversee their respective department.
• Develop and build a vision, operational details and knowledge around the price and access system implementation marketplace that helps unify it into unique and differentiated high-value offering
• Help set and achieve the goals for EVERSANA’s global price and access systems implementation  initiatives
• Drive scalability through the organization by determining delivery objectives, creating innovative work delivery methods and best practices that create consistency and efficiency in delivery, and driving performance standards;
• Create high performing team by reviewing performance relative to departmental objectives, discuss appraisals with employees and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

EXPECTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel could be expected 1-2 days per week on average within Europe, but could be more during busy periods, with occasional USA or Asian trips.
• Hours (Hours per week, days of the week)

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• Education Bachelor’s degree is required
• Experience and/or Training   Significant (5+) years of experience in price and access with a major systems implementation consulting firm like Accenture, PWC, etc.
• Licenses/Certificates None
• Technology/Equipment Skilled at Excel, PowerPoint & Word. Experience leading implementing life Sciences price & access software like NAVLIN Software, ModelN, Access Infinity, Pricia, Inpharmation, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education An MBA or Advanced Degree in Economics, Health Policy or other relevant area of study could be a significant plus
• Experience and/or Training Significant experience both with a major systems integration consulting firm AND a Life Sciences manufacturer in price and access is a significant plus
• Licenses/Certificates Certification in certain data analytic skills could be a significant plus
• Technology/Equipment Experience leading teams to deliver advanced business intelligence visualizations, business planning/forecasting and/or financial systems integration

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.

Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others. 

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful, and timely dialogue.

Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

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