Pricing & Access Enablement Senior Consultant (m/w/d) - pharma industry

For one of our clients in the pharma industry, we are looking for a freelance Pricing & Access Enablement Senior Consultant (m/w/d)

Project name: Access Reporting and AI Enablement

Overview:

The Access Reporting and AI Enablement project covers reporting, AI prototyping, data systems activities and dashboard enablement across Access & Pricing. The project aims to establish a documented and transferable MFN reporting process, evaluate automation options, create an AI prototype for an already assessed use case, define Pricing & Access Data Systems deliverables and develop a roadmap for dashboard enablement.

Tasks:

Independent preparation of monthly MFN reports, including source, assumption, quality-check, approval and version records; assessment of automation opportunities; and preparation of the handover package.

Definition & piloting of an automated monthly MFN report, including purpose, users, requirements, indicators, business rules, data needs, overlap assessment, template, stakeholder feedback, operating model and delivery recommendation. Implementation of selected option.

Independent completion of prioritized MFN analyses, including documented methods, sources, assumptions and limitations; reusable templates; request tracking; and recommendations for standardization or automation.

Independent inventory and assessment of in-scope reports, trackers and dashboards; development of the target-state concept, prioritized roadmap, dashboard requirements and wireframes, data-quality requirements, governance, ownership and implementation handover.

Independent review of the existing assessments for the identified AI use cases and confirmation of the implementation approach for one priority prototype. A second prototype may be selected only if capacity and dependencies permit.

Independent definition, configuration, development, testing & handover of one selected AI prototype, including documentation and escalation of critical test findings in accordance with the agreed escalation process, severity classification, notification channel and response timeline. A second prototype is optional and will be delivered only if capacity and dependencies permit.

Independent provision of the following Pricing & Access Data Systems services: documentation of business requirements and user requirements; functionality review; preparation of user-acceptance-test materials; documentation of test results; preparation of communications, user guidance and training materials; and formulation of recommendations. Overall workstream management and technical implementation remain with internal owners.

Goal:

The goal after completion of the services is a documented and transferable MFN reporting process, including an assessment of automation options and performance of the agreed implementation activities by the end of Month 3, subject to the stated dependencies.; one evaluated AI prototype based on an existing use-case assessment, with a second conditional on capacity and dependencies; defined Data Systems deliverables throughout the six-month period; and prioritized dashboard requirements, solution concepts and handover. Excluded are reassessment of all six AI use cases, production implementation of all use cases, complex agent development, multiple production dashboards, workstream ownership, unlimited operational or analytical requests, permanent ownership, and internal approval or investment decisions.

Required Experience:

Experience in pharmaceutical Market Access and/or Pricing.

Experience in business reporting, analytics and dashboard requirements definition.

Experience translating business needs into data, reporting and technology solutions.

Experience working at the interface between business stakeholders, Data & Analytics and IT.

Experience implementing or piloting AI-enabled business solutions.

Experience supporting business transformation, system rollout or process improvement initiatives.

Strong project delivery experience in a complex, cross-functional environment.

Required Skills:

Market Access and Pricing knowledge.

Reporting and analytics expertise.

Data interpretation and insight generation.

Requirements gathering and stakeholder facilitation.

AI use case assessment and prototyping.

Structured problem solving.

Communication and presentation skills.

Project and workstream management.

Preferred Skills:

Process automation experience.

Microsoft Copilot, AI agents or similar AI platforms.

Experience within global pharmaceutical organizations.

English Needed

German is nice to have

Start: ASAP

Duration: till 30.04.2027 (extension possible)

Location: 60% remote, 40% onsite (once/twice per week for project meetings in Ingelheim am Rhein)

Capacity: 40h/week