Pricing and Access Contracting Manager

About the role

Novartis is looking for a Pricing and Access Contracting Manager to join its Value & Access team in Makati, Manila. The role leads the accurate, compliant and timely management of pricing and commercial agreements across the portfolio, developing pricing submissions, models and business cases while supporting contracting, rebate and tender activities throughout the product lifecycle. The position is listed as hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Develop pricing submissions, business cases, forecasts and scenario analyses.
• Translate market dynamics and payer insights into pricing and contracting strategies.
• Manage pricing contracts, commercial systems, rebates and related governance processes.
• Support or lead negotiations with payers, hospitals and contracting authorities.
• Coordinate tender submissions, documentation, renewals and commercial agreements.
• Assess the impact of pricing decisions on access, market share and financial outcomes.
• Partner with Market Access, HEOR, Commercial, Finance and launch teams.
• Monitor competitor pricing and respond to customer and payer enquiries.

Required profile

• Degree in business, economics, life sciences or a related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical pricing, contracting, market access or commercial operations.
• Hands-on experience with pricing models, business cases, tenders, rebates or payer systems.
• Ability to influence across functions and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Customer-focused, solutions-oriented mindset with strong accountability and compliance standards.

Required skills

• Analytical thinking, forecasting and financial interpretation
• Process management and cross-functional collaboration
• Health economics, health technology assessment (HTA) and market access
• Key account management, public affairs and real-world evidence (RWE)