Manager, Rebates Operations

Manager, Rebates Operations
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gileads therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Manager, Rebates Operations-Foster City, CA

Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking a Manager, Rebates Operations to take the lead in managing Gilead's day-to-day administration and processing of all Managed Care Commercial/Medicare Part D contract payments, in support of the contract development activities of the Managed Markets Strategy & Operations group. This group is responsible for managing and supporting Gilead's strategies with national and regional Managed Markets accounts in order to provide appropriate patient access to Gilead's products. This position has primary ownership of maintaining strong relationships with Payers and ensuring that all contract payments and associated reporting are completed on time and follow established policies and procedures.

Position: Manage people and projects, and function as a rebate data subject matter expert to ensure proper data validation, verification of contract compliance, rebate processing, and payment to protect Gilead from revenue leakage.

Duties and Responsibilities (included but not limited to):

• Ability to manage people and special projects as needed. Remain flexible and adaptive to changing business requirements and processes.
• Create, drive, and analyze day to day operational reports and metrics to ensure adherence of contracts to expected service levels, identify / communicate program trends.
• Review and validate customer submissions within an appropriate timeframe to ensure data is accurate to allow Gilead to properly process and pay on time. Track all submissions and payments through Gilead systems (SharePoint, Model N, Validata, OIMS) to proactively build in lead time to execute rebate payments.
• Proactively research and analyze payment variances and trends to find outliers and resolve root causes for potential upstream errors or market activity.
• Work with external customers and internal stakeholders to resolve disputes in a timely manner and to Gilead's advantage whenever practical.
• Use statistical methods to gather and analyze data, create reports and recommend potential adjustments based on variance analysis.
• Function as a subject matter expert and technical resource on rebating systems/tools.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies and standard operating procedures to ensure compliance.
• Effectively interact with various key internal and external stakeholders (i.e. Customers, Contract/Account managers, Strategy and Analytics, FP&A, A/P, legal, 3rd party consultants, etc.)
• Work collaboratively with the team to accomplish departmental goals.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 + years of experience in biotech, pharmaceutical or the healthcare industry (5 + years with an MA/MS).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required.
  • Basic knowledge of Tableau is preferred.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required to ensure ability to interact with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven analytical experience and critical thinking skills are required.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage rebate payment processing across channels and customers, including Commercial plans, Medicare Part D, Medicaid and Health Exchanges, with limited supervision to meet deadlines and exercise sound judgements in a fast-paced environment.
• Invoice processing and customer service skills are required with an emphasis on time management, prompt follow-through, and being proactive.
• Working knowledge of various claim processing principles, documentation requirements, and processing systems is required.
  • Basic knowledge of Model N and/or Validata is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of health plans, PBMs, and pharmacy business is a plus.
• Data management skills and ability to analyze information to properly communicate relevant data to both internal and external stakeholders is required.
• Demonstrate decision making skills, ability to work collaboratively in a team structure, as well as ability to problem solve and troubleshoot issues by self with minimum guidance is required.
  • Effectively develop solutions to complex problems with minimal tools and guidance.
• Demonstrate understanding and interpretation of contract language.

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Everyone at Gilead is motivated by our overarching mission to discover and deliver innovative therapies that improve patient care in areas of unmet medical needs. But it's just what we do that gives us an edge, it's how we do it. We expect everyone at Gilead to lead by example, guided by our core values:

• Integrity - Doing What's Right
• Inclusion - Encouraging Diversity
• Teamwork - Working Together
• Accountability - Taking Personal Responsibility
• Excellence - Being Your Best

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