The Position

Ensures timely and accurate payment of rebate payments for Strategic and Non-Strategic customers for Commercial, Part D and GAP Coverage. Reviews and analyzes the results of rebate calculations and identifies and reports status and exceptions.

Relationships

Reports to the head of Rebate Management. Works closely with Strategic Pricing, Finance, Contract Management and Compliance, Government Pricing, IT teams and field and home office management. External relationships include trade, managed care customers, field sales personnel and systems vendors.

Essential Functions

• Data Analysis & Reporting:
  • Assists customers and management with questions or problems arising with contracts and payments and troubleshoots accordingly
  • Assists with both internal and external audits
  • Creates special reports and provides analysis support to management based on trends and needs
  • Ensures accurate reporting to finance and treasury(i.e., monthly treasury reporting, monthly and periodic reconciliations to other reporting systems)
  • Identifies and analyzes performance trends and provides recommendations and insights to management
  • Identifies missing claims data and works with customers in gathering and obtaining this data
  • Inputs, reviews, validates, processes and analyzes rebate payments and adjustments ranging from $100K - $200M or more; ensures payments are paid within the required timeframes and conditions, as stated in the contractual agreements
  • Prepares and provides contract reports (i.e., sales, rebate pricing, reconciliation) to field sales and home office management
  • Responsible for proper distribution of funds and reporting to field sales and rebate customers
  • Reviews and analyzes contract terms and conditions of contracts. Ensures data in validation and rebate systems reflect the contract terms for accurate processing
  • Reviews and recommends contract language to management
• Data Loading/Formatting:
  • Formats incoming claims data (received on tape, diskette, etc.) from contract customers; manipulates data to ensure proper format
  • Provides support for data loading efforts to ensure that all data received is loaded accurately and in a timely manner prior to data validation. Coordinates with external source for loading and scrubbing of rebate claims data
  • Works with external vendor and customer to resolve data issues

• Systems Maintenance/Administration:
  • Provides support for ensuring all data is received and accurately tracked to ensure on time payment

• • Provides support for ensuring all documentation for payments and contracts are filed and updated accurately
  • Provides support for generating and distributing all supporting reports provided to the field and customers for reconciliation
  • Assists with implementing enhancements for data validation and rebate systems
  • Creates and maintains rebate agreements in the rebate system that A/P vendor information is updated accurately and that payments are issued as expected
  • Ensures that all activities meet internal and/or external service level agreements and Sarbox controls
  • Maintains membership and formulary linkages in rebate system

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor 's degree or equivalent experience required
• Requires a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Advanced PC skills required
• Contracting and Pricing Knowledge and Expertise Required - Understands contracting concepts and processes and the impact of pricing activities on contracting. Applies knowledge of changes in laws and competitive landscape to make sound business decisions
• Data manipulation skills through a third party vendor for data scrubbing
• Experience in using financial and/or statistical tools to analyze contract data required
• Microsoft Access, and Advanced skills in Excel required
• SQL experience preferred
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis skills required
• Strong skills with Model N
• Self-motivator who seeks to improve accuracy and efficiency of analytical work and business processes. Strong attention to detail required
• Planner and forecaster savvy with recognizing trends, establishing forward progress and focusing on the big picture as well as the small details

The base compensation range for this position is $83,400 to $150,200. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance.

Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.