COMPANY SUMMARY:

At Intercept, our mission is to build a healthier tomorrow for patients with progressive non-viral liver diseases. Intercept’s lead product, obeticholic acid (OCA), is a first-in-class farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist marketed under the brand name "Ocaliva®" in the U.S., EU and Canada for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare autoimmune liver disease. In 2016, Ocaliva® was the first medication to be approved for PBC in over twenty years, and sales continue to grow.

Intercept has also established the leading clinical development program in advanced fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a disease that impacts the lives of millions of people in the U.S. alone and for which there are currently no available treatments. The 18 month interim analysis of the REGENERATE study of OCA remains the only readout from a Phase 3 trial to have shown positive results in the disease. A second Phase 3 trial, REVERSE, is evaluating OCA in patients with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH with topline results expected in 2022.

People at Intercept are passionate about patients. You’ll see their photos lining our walls and hear their stories in town halls. We’re equally passionate about our team and ensuring each member reaches their potential. We brave new challenges together. That’s how we find better ways to get things done and break down barriers. It’s also how we make it fun to work here.

At Intercept, we foster an environment that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and mutual respect. We never hesitate to lean on our teammates and work together. Our relatively small size means you partner with accessible leaders who know you by name. This brings accountability and growth, which all add up to more opportunities to learn something new every day. A strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is engrained in both our culture and our business. For self-motivated leaders who are ready to make a difference in the lives of patients, Intercept is a great place to be.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As Intercept continues to build its position as the leader in progressive non-viral liver disease, we are seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Contracts and Outsourcing. This position will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing new processes and systems to support R&D’s goal to make vendor contract and, change orders negotiations, and invoice review and approval tasks more efficient for the organization; and increasing the level of financial transparency and accountability within the R&D organization via implementation of effective contract management tactics and increased level of communications and information sharing with R&D contract owners.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The successful candidate must be able to perform each of the following satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation:

• Responsible for management of vendor contract and change order negotiation processes
• Coordinates with key internal stakeholders to ensure vendor contracts and change orders are approved and executed in a timely manner
• Ensure timely receipt and processing of invoices by Clinical Contracts and Outsourcing
• Ensure timely review and approval of invoices by R&D contract owners
• Ensure payments are issued in accordance with contract terms and conditions
• Create and manage invoice dispute process; assists R&D contract owners with resolution of invoice disputes
• Maintain required documentation related to invoices and payments
• Generate and distribute PO reports to R&D contract owners to keep them informed about external spend
• Create and distribute forecast vs. actual reports (charts and graphs) to R&D contract owners so they can visualize financial trends and patterns and more effectively manage contracts, vendor performance and external spend
• Raise, amend, reconcile and close out new and/or existing POs
• Collaborate with FP&A with monthly close (accruals) and LE (forecasting) processes
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders throughout the entire R&D organization and corporate support functions, including but not limited to FP&A, AP, Procurement, Legal, Clinical Operations and other Development functions; and external vendors, consultants, investigators and clinical trial sites
• Other financial and administrative tasks as needed
• May supervise 1 or more direct reports
• Understand the legal and compliance environment and drive collaboration with the Legal and Compliance team
• Drive the spirit of "ONE Team" across all functions by supporting a team approach to focus on our patients as our top priority

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in finance/accounting
• 8 years of accounting/billing/payment/vendor management/contracting experience, preferably in a biopharma R&D organization
• Experience with clinical project budgets, vendor management activities, and vendor contracts a must
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and ability to learn new software/systems (e.g., contract management systems, financial systems, etc.)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Proficient knowledge of contracts, invoicing and payments
• Strong customer service focus and interpersonal skills
• High level of professionalism, organization and flexibility
• Strong attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities
• Results oriented
• Ability to think creatively when confronting issues and strategically to improve current processes
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and exercise sound business judgment
• Ability to work effectively across a matrix organization
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks and deliverables with minimal daily instruction
• Strong verbal and/or written communications skills
• Learning agility and ‘scalability’ to take on increasing responsibility as Intercept grows
• Consistent demonstration and embodiment of our company core values: Come Together, Be Yourself, Own The Solution, Embrace The Challenge, and Keep Exploring
• Ability to have fun and thrive in a growing, diverse, and inclusive work environment

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From: Intercept Pharmaceuticals