Payer Contracting Manager

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Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Payer Contracting Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As a member of the US Value and Access (USV&A) team, the Manager, Contract Development – Payer Contract Writer is integral to Amgen’s commercial contracting success and supports Amgen by drafting and processing customer contracts in order to assist Amgen in its mission to serve patients. This Manager position will report to the Senior Manager, Contract Development and will be responsible for Payer customer contracts across the portfolio of Amgen Products for assigned payer accounts.

In this vital role you will work hand-in-hand with the Payer Contract Relations team to write and develop Payer rebate agreements, amendments, notice letters, and other documents as needed for several strategic accounts. This role will also manage contract data for assigned accounts in Amgen’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, including ensuring data entry accuracy and accurate reflection of key terms in the final contract within the CLM system.

Responsibilities

• Draft, revise, and deliver high-quality payer contract documents to Account Management within established timelines, including rebate agreements, amendments, term sheets, notice letters, RFP responses, and related contracting materials.
• Translate approved pricing strategies, rebate and discount structures, business requirements, and negotiated terms into clear, precise, and internally consistent contract language.
• Analyze agreements, templates, precedent documents, and business proposals to determine appropriate drafting approaches and identify ambiguities, inconsistencies, gaps, or unintended consequences.
• Support Account Management-led customer negotiations by preparing thoughtful redlines and comments that clearly communicate Amgen’s proposed positions, rationale, and areas requiring further discussion.
• Partner proactively with Account Management, Legal, Pricing, and other cross-functional stakeholders to understand business intent, resolve drafting questions, and incorporate agreed-upon changes into contract documents.
• Apply strong drafting judgment and attention to detail across defined terms, cross-references, exhibits, pricing provisions, rebate calculations, dates, and other complex contractual elements.
• Manage multiple contract drafting assignments through internal review, revision, approval, and finalization, maintaining effective version control and communicating timely status updates to stakeholders.
• Facilitate document review discussions by explaining drafting choices, highlighting unresolved issues, and helping stakeholders identify the decisions needed to finalize contract language.
• Maintain accurate contract records and key terms within Amgen’s contract lifecycle management system, ensuring alignment between executed agreements and associated system data.
• Contribute to ad hoc initiatives within Contract Development and U.S. Value & Access to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of Contract Development, such as refining contract templates, drafting standards, playbooks, and processes.
• Compile and produce contract documentation to support internal/external audits and litigation, ensuring completeness and traceability.
• Partner with the CLM system team to support process and system improvements that strengthen contracting execution.
  

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is someone with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of contract development or contract writing experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of contract development or contract writing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience writing contracts, ideally in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry familiarity with the U.S. commercial and government healthcare, reimbursement, and contracting environment
• Demonstrated experience solving complex contracting and business issues, exercising sound judgment, and independently advancing work with minimal direction
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex and competing priorities concurrently through completion while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels
• Demonstrated track record of increasing responsibility and ownership, including experience synthesizing and communicating complex information to support senior and executive management decision-making
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and other digital tools used to support contract drafting, document management, collaboration, and workflow execution, with demonstrated aptitude for learning and effectively leveraging emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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