Job Description

ROLE SUMMARY
The Contract Manager supports Pfizer by executing against contract strategies for the customer base which includes but is not limited to the following books of business: Institutions, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs). The Contract Management Team is a business team within Pfizer Biosimilar and Injectables Contracting department which focuses on developing, implementing and maintaining critical contractual agreements to support Pfizer Business Unit Sales and Portfolio strategies. The Contract Manager will be accountable for having a general working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry. The Contract Manager will be responsible for specific assigned accounts and contract lifecycle management. This position is project management oriented in that the individual will work with a large cross-functional team. The Contract Manager will work within the laws and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry and Pfizer Policies.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

* Develop contractual proposals and agreements in support of Pfizer Business Unit and Product Brand team initiatives.
* Devise agreements that maximize product utilization and profitability while ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations, pricing guidelines, portfolio management and brand strategy.
* Manage the executed agreements during their term; Develop amendments and communications to the customer.
* Track contract lifecycle and product offerings, analyze contract performance; Present customer performance results to Management.
* Possess knowledge of business, financial, legal and commercial contract process and requirements; manage the development of standard contract documents that are presented and negotiated with customers.

STRATEGIC THINKING

* Leverage knowledge of customers, markets, and Pfizer strategies to understand the impact of evolving contract strategies; maintain the integrity of the existing SOX compliant departmental controls, good documentation practices and contract governance.
* Growing knowledge and understanding of institutional customers; cursory knowledge of legal, business and financial terms and conditions across the pharmaceutical product distribution channel from wholesaler to pharmacy to institutions and through managed care pharmaceutical benefit.
* Able to anticipate impact risk related to Pfizer, business unit and/or other contracts in the development and use of terms and conditions.
* General knowledge of how changes in healthcare laws and regulations impact critical customer engagements.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* Lead projects with medium to low risk level, primarily impacting teams within Contracting. Demonstrate initiative and ownership in independently completing assigned projects; Projects may include:
* Continuous Improvements Identify opportunities for process improvements; Participate in the effort to design and implement changes; Partner with BT and other areas to include internal contracting teams and external Business teams on improvements to the process.
* System Enhancements Partner with BT to document requirements, and test functionality.
* Test system functionality Partner with BT to document system requirements; Review, approve and execute test scripts and report defects.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

* Build and foster relationships with many cross-functional teams such as Contract Strategy, Legal, Trade, Sales, Account Management, Product Brand Teams, Compliance, Contract Operations, Business Technology, Govt Pricing, Customer Service, Global Financial Services, Corporate Finance, Customer Analytics, and the Pfizer Business Units, in order to successfully manage the contract development lifecycle.
* Develop and manage key account relationships and align on common business objectives; comfortable with navigating conflict while maintaining positive, productive relationships with internal and external customers.
* Partner with internal and external customers to identify, recommend and implement process improvements.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelors degree
* Preferred education but not required: MS, MBA
* Relevant work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, managed care, or contracting: 3 - 6 yrs. if BA, 2 - 4 yrs. if MS, MBA.
* Comfortable working under constant deadlines, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; both written and verbal, to influence and develop customer relationships.
* Comfort with ambiguity; ability to act without having the total picture.
* Demonstrated effective collaboration with teams across an organization to drive processes and operations.
* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
* Ability to learn Pfizer contracting-related systems such as Flex and Business Objects (BO).

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Last Date to Apply for Job: February 21st, 2021

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