Contract Development Manager

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Youve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Contract Development Manager

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. The Contract Development team, a part of USV&A, supports Amgen by drafting and processing customer contracts in order to assist Amgen in its mission to serve patients by enabling access to Amgen products. We are looking for a business professional who is an expert in translating sophisticated discount strategies and structures, and details from language in legal documents.

In this vital role you will operate within a dynamic, business critical, environment and will primarily be responsible for document creation and contract management of specialty pharmacy services and key payer customer contracts from request to completion, handling contract data for owned accounts in our contract lifecycle management (CLM) database, data entry accuracy and ensuring the system reflects key terms in the completed final contract, and collaborating with cross-functional team members to ensure key controls in the contracting process are met.

• Drafting and editing agreements, amendments, notice letters and other contract documents
• Crafting document language that accurately describes new programs, rebates, and discount structures in the completed contract document
• Collaborate with other functional team members of the department on the operation and implementation of business unit strategies and participating in and supporting meetings to plan, provide insight and anticipate the needs of the business unit
• Participation in the document management process, ongoing interaction with several cross-functional groups, including Legal, Payer Contracting, Trade Development, Data Management, Government Programs, Coverage & Pricing and Contract & Pricing Execution
• Project managing planned and ad-hoc special projects within Contract Development and U.S. Value & Access
• Researching and producing contract documents in support of internal and external audits and litigation
• Position also involves handling contract data in our CLM system, reporting activities and metrics to leadership, handling customer document files, folders and templates, conducting document review meetings, communicating customer and contract document status and history to partners and certifying that key process controls have been met.

Position can be located in Thousand Oaks, CA or Remote

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The contracts professional we seek is a collaborative team member with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR Masters degree and 2 years of commercial contracting, sales operations, finance and/or analytics experience

OR Bachelors degree and 4 years of commercial contracting, sales operations, finance and/or analytics experience

OR Associates degree and 10 years of commercial contracting, sales operations, finance and/or analytics experience

OR High school diploma / GED & 12 years of commercial contracting, sales operations, finance and/or analytics experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Legal document drafting experience in a dynamic environment, e.g., consulting firms, biotech, tech companies, etc.
• Very strong computer & M/S Office skills; outstanding Word skills; strong administrative skills
• Completes projects and makes decisions with minimal direction and strong ability to develop prioritization and completion timeframes for multiple assignments
• High attention to detail/reporting accuracy
• Project a positive, can do demeanor and eagerly contribute to all initiatives as needed and requested
• Ability to prioritize opposing interests and projects and handle a high volume of contract document requests
• Great teammate, looks for ways to support team members
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers
• Ability to be forward-thinking, take initiative, problem-solve, work independently and exercise appropriate business judgment
• Interaction and strong interpersonal skills with cross-functional teams is essential

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plancomprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefitswith compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor
• 
  

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

Join Us

If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Amgen requires all staff in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.