Head of Strategic Pricing

The Head of Strategic Pricing at AbbVie is a pivotal role within the Value & Access leadership team responsible for overseeing payer-related pricing and contracting strategies to optimise AbbVies portfolio while ensuring regulatory compliance. This role involves leading a team to conduct key pricing analyses developing innovative pricing models and collaborating with Value & Access leads to formulate pricing strategies for pipeline planning and new product launches. The position requires extensive experience in market access and pricing ideally within the Australian & New Zealand pharmaceutical industry along with skills in strategic and analytical thinking.

This is a unique opportunity to work with AbbVie recognised on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the 8th year in a row in 2025!

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Lead team of Strategic pricing managers to run key analyses including price-volume trade-off financial impact of pricing policies and reporting. Coach team to go beyond pricing analyses to provide data-driven insights build innovative pricing models and provide clear pricing recommendations to Access & Value teams.
• Collaborate with Value & Access leads to develop pricing strategies for pipeline planning new product launches pricing maintenance and defense and asset cross-indication price optimisation in alignment with Global pricing guidance and in consideration of local market factors.
• In collaboration with Value & Access leads lead Alternative Access Program (AAP) design through understanding of operational considerations willingness to pay evidence (in-market data analytics and/or market research) and private healthcare environment
• As a member of the Value & Access leadership team build and implement work plan to understand future payers and associated pricing reimbursement and access capability needs.
• Oversee team to maintain vigilance on movements of competitor pricing and pricing regulations to ensure AbbVie is competitively positioned while ensuring internally and externally compliant pricing practices 
• Monitor health care and payer policy environment for price implications work with Australian industry groups and liaise with Global on key projects related to pricing. Develop AbbVies positions regarding pricing policy.
• Oversee provision of pricing-related assumptions for financial planning cycles.
• Develop and operationalise internal pricing guidance policies and procedures including AbbVie Global and Area internal reporting obligation price approval SOPs and management of the Global pricing database. Oversee process for prices changes for AbbVies marketed products and coordinating communication to payers. 
• Lead senior management pricing governance alignment on pricing decisions having cross-therapeutic and cross-functional implications.
• Establish and nurture positive working relationships with our internal functions and AbbVie Global and Area offices.
• Report any adverse event within 24 hours as per AbbVies policies and procedures
• Proactively participate in AbbVies WHS programs adhere to policies and promote a safe work environment at all times
• Adhere to AbbVies internal codes of conduct and compliance processes
• Other ad hoc duties such as administrative duties as requested

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Science Health Sciences or Business; Masters degree strongly preferred
• Extensive of experience in a similar position with market access and pricing expertise in the Australian & New Zealand pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience leading high performing teams including recruiting candidates and hiring performance management and career development
• Additional commercial/business background knowledge of health economic principles and direct experience negotiating with payers strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of the Australian and New Zealand private healthcare system is desired.
• Sees the big picture by bringing together different ideas information and data points. 
• Pioneering mindset to develop creative and out-of-the-box thinking to drive innovative pricing models
• Strong strategic & analytical thinking: ability to understand synthetise and communicate complex concepts and outcomes and distil into clear executive-level story-telling; coaches team to do the same.
• Elevates organizational capabilities through coaching sharing best practices and raising the bar
• Coach team to go beyond the numbers to drive insight-driven recommendations.
• Proven ability to work within a cross-functional team and within a large organisation
• Ability to adapt to evolving customer needs/demands within a changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage conflict constructively.
• Expertise in analytics/business insights financial modelling and building strong business cases.

Flexibility and Availability: In line with Australias Right to Disconnect legislation we recognise and respect employees right to refuse contact outside of their working hours unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable. As we operate in an international matrixed environment there may be occasions where your role requires participation in business meetings outside of standard hours. We value and support flexibility and appreciate your willingness to occasionally accommodate these requests to ensure effective collaboration and communication within our global team.

Additional Information :

WAYS WE WORK

• All For One AbbVie: We weigh all decisions against the common good. We inspire share and create as a team. We solve problems for all rather than serving our immediate team.
• Decide Smart & Sure: We make intelligent decisions to create the best outcomes. We act quickly embrace experimentation and learn what doesnt work and get on to what does.
• Agile & Accountable: We streamline and eliminate unnecessary obstacles. We plan but adapt as we go. We delegate and make tough decisions to ensure focus on results staying keenly aware of the urgency in all we do.
• Clear & Courageous: Open honest candid dialogue is core to our work and how we act with each other. We share information freely and continuously to find solutions. We admit mistakes. We grow stronger by putting the courage of our conviction to the test.
• Make Possibilities Real: We question with endless curiosity. Were never satisfied with good enoughpatients depend on us to deliver more. We challenge ourselves to find creative constructive solutions to turn possibilities into reality.

CODE OF CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY STATEMENT

• AbbVie is committed to observing high integrity and ethical standards in all its business dealings with our customers with each other business partners and suppliers. 
• AbbVie as a responsible corporate citizen will adhere to these standards as well as to local national and international laws. 
• All AbbVie employees are responsible for maintaining the Companys reputation for conduct in accordance with the highest level of business integrity ethics and compliance with the law.  Soliciting and/or accepting/attempting/offering bribes or any illegal gratification is therefore cause for immediate dismissal. 
• AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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