Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. *in collaboration with AbbVie

About the Role:

Responsible for managing field incentive compensation (IC) and IC specific reporting for eligible teams at Neurocrine. The individual will plan, create, implement, calculate, manage, develop reports, and rollout all components of incentive compensation, including but not limited to core incentive compensation, contests, and annual incentive programs. The individual will partner with leadership from across various departments/teams to ensure all plans are in-line with commercial strategic objectives and legally / regulatory compliant and financially responsible.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

* In partnership with Commercial Leadership, develops, reviews and communicates the Sales Compensation Philosophy and components (i.e., Plans, Contests, etc.) of sales compensation in conjunction/within the Total Compensation Philosophy

* Manage the design and ongoing administration of incentive compensation strategies/plans/policies for the Company's eligible field teams in partnership with sales leadership and internal commercial management

* Facilitates and designs sales contest strategy, reporting, principle development and alignment. Ensures sales contests motivate field personnel, support the commercial objectives for the brand, and adhere to Compliance policies

* Propose and manage business rules for IC crediting/calculations. This includes monitoring overall data changes and proactively proposing how data changes or new data can be integrated into incentive compensation

* Create, manage and support incentive compensation documents or materials, including ensuring all updated materials are in Neurocrine's Learning Management System. This includes, but not limited to, Incentive Compensation Program document, Incentive Compensation Plan Period documents, and meeting minutes for Field Incentive Compensation Committee meetings

* Assist in training the field team(s) on incentive compensation overall, their specific incentive compensation plan, and any changes to business rules or crediting as it relates to the incentive compensation plan

* Partner with Neurocrine's finance department to review incentive compensation calculations and ensure all payroll files are delivered in a timely manner for IC payout

* Oversee regular IC specific reporting updates on monthly, quarterly, and on ad-hoc basis at request of sales leadership

* Work with Data Manager to ensure all relevant incentive compensation data is provided to data vendors in a timely manner for all reporting systems

* Manages and ensures there is a response to any inquiries from the field regarding incentive compensation, including data or plan related issues

* Provide analytics and summary on incentive compensation and may be required to provide sales reports or analytics to field leadership

* Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

* BS/BA degree and 6 years of relevant experience OR

* Master's degree and 4 years of related experience OR

* PhD and 2 years of related experience

* Strong knowledge of and experience working with biopharmaceutical market data (meaning of data, limitations of data, ability to manipulate, etc.) including Specialty Pharmacy, IMS and SHS data

* Strategic understanding of sales and marketing with the ability to identify product sales drivers, trends, issues, etc. Experience with sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred

* Applies basic consulting skills, including consultative listening, problem definition, hypothesis generation, data analysis, and translation of solutions to business value. Ability to work both independently and cross functionally as part of a team

* Ability to present to executive management team effectively to gain approval or feedback on proposals for incentive compensation

* Ability to work closely with all levels of a field team

* Expertise within the CNS therapeutic area and launch experience preferred

* Must have advanced skills in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel and PowerPoint

* Requires broad understanding of the processes, procedures and systems used to accomplish the team's work and familiarity with the underlying concepts in other disciplines within the function

* Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within the function and understands contribution to Neurocrine's achievement of business objectives

* Demonstrated understanding of the global commercial organizations

* Strong financial and analytical acumen and computer/systems skills

* Strong customer service and interpersonal skills, creative, adaptable and self-motivated

* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

* Excellent project management skills

* Decision-making skills

* Leadership skills

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Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don't line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

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The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $127,500.00-$184,800.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 30% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.