Pricing Operations Lead, Breda, Noord-Brabant

The Company
Our client is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to leveraging science and technology to improve lives. With a strong emphasis on innovation, they drive groundbreaking research to develop treatments for serious diseases, continually expanding their pipeline to address unmet medical needs.

The Role
The Pricing Operations Lead will serve as a key strategic contributor within the global pricing function, supporting market access and pricing governance for a diverse portfolio across therapeutic areas. Operating within a dynamic and evolving pricing environment, this role combines analytical acumen with cross-functional collaboration to optimize pricing strategies, drive informed business decisions, and support product launches across multiple markets.

Reporting to the Regional Value & Access Leadership, this role will act as a center of excellence for operational pricing execution, delivering insights, managing data systems, and supporting affiliates throughout the pricing lifecycle.

Responsibilities
-Deliver comprehensive pricing analyses, including international reference pricing (IRP), price erosion trends, premium assessments, situational analysis, launch sequence planning, and net pricing tracking.
-Maintain and enhance pricing tools, systems, and dashboards, contributing to ongoing process improvement and automation initiatives.
-Support country affiliates during annual pricing cycles (budget planning, policy implementation, exception handling) in collaboration with regional market access leads.
-Review and approve pricing-related contracts and business cases, providing insight and constructive challenge to optimize pricing strategies and ensure policy compliance.
-Support price governance by ensuring proper documentation, rationale, and analytics for pricing decisions and exceptions.
-Train affiliate teams on contract setup, implementation procedures, and price list structures; provide ongoing guidance on global pricing standards and policies.
-Partner with Finance to align pricing scenarios with budget assumptions and local reference system (LRS) forecasting.
-Identify and explore new opportunities related to market entry, product expansion, and loss-of-exclusivity (LOE) preparation.
-Participate in global projects and initiatives to support strategic pricing, access optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements
-Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred.
-Minimum of 5 years (with a bachelor's) or 3 years (with a master's) of relevant experience in pricing operations, financial analysis, sales and marketing effectiveness, forecasting, or consulting.
-Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience preferred.
-Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential; other European languages are a plus.       
-Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional and international teams.
-Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Other Information
Are you interested and would you like to apply for this position? Please submit your application using the application button below and contact Zahra Souhali.
 

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