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Pricing Manager - CAMCAR

Location San José, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica Job ID R-255101 Date posted 23/06/2026

We are looking for an experienced Pricing Manager to lead the pricing governance, strategy, and execution agenda across CAMCAR. This role plays a critical part in ensuring sustainable and competitive pricing decisions while maintaining alignment with global and local pricing policies, market access objectives, and business priorities.

The Pricing Manager will act as a strategic partner across the organization, driving pricing excellence through cross-functional collaboration, strong governance, and data-driven decision making. This position ensures pricing processes are compliant, traceable, patient-centered, and designed to maximize value and access across the cluster.

Key Responsibilities

1. Pricing Strategy & Governance

  • Lead the implementation and execution of CAMCAR Pricing Policy and governance framework.

  • Ensure alignment across Business Units and cross-functional teams with Pricing SOPs and established operating models.

  • Drive compliance with pricing policies and ensure readiness for updates, controls, and audit requirements.

  • Align local pricing decisions with Global Pricing strategies and corporate guidelines.

  • Ensure adherence to floor price requirements, internal controls, and local regulations.

2. Pricing Process Management

  • Evaluate pricing scenarios considering market dynamics, competition, reimbursement environment, and macroeconomic conditions.

  • Consolidate and assess pricing proposals across countries, channels, brands, and SKUs.

  • Lead review and validation processes for institutional market opportunities including tenders, direct purchasing, and value-based proposals.

  • Assess commercial conditions including discounts, bonuses, and pricing exceptions.

3. Business Cases & Approval Governance

  • Own and continuously improve pricing submission and approval processes across CAMCAR.

  • Develop pricing strategies based on clinical and economic product value in partnership with Business Units.

  • Review and validate pricing business cases ensuring compliance with pricing policies and strategic priorities.

  • Coordinate approvals with Finance Business Partners, CFO, Global Pricing teams (GPI), and other governance stakeholders.

  • Ensure full documentation, traceability, and audit readiness of pricing decisions.

4. New Products & Lifecycle Management

  • Lead launch pricing strategy and implementation for new products.

  • Coordinate alignment with Global Pricing teams where required.

  • Manage price adjustments, reductions, lifecycle changes, and pricing exceptions.

5. Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as the central point of contact across Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Marketing, Legal, and Global teams.

  • Align stakeholders on pricing governance, execution processes, and decision-making frameworks.

  • Maintain continuous awareness of pricing regulations and ensure internal communication and interpretation of changes.

  • Provide pricing guidance and strategic support to Business Units and commercial teams.

6. Commercial Agreements & Value Proposals

  • Support the development and validation of pricing components for commercial agreements and value-based proposals.

  • Ensure alignment between pricing strategy, market access objectives, and customer needs.

Key Requirements

Essential

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Health Sciences, or related fields.

  • 3–5 years of experience in Pricing, Market Access, Finance, Commercial Strategy, or related functions.

  • Strong understanding of healthcare systems across CAMCAR countries.

  • High analytical capability and strategic mindset.

  • Proven experience working in cross-functional environments.

  • Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience within the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Experience managing institutional markets and tender processes.

  • Knowledge of Global Pricing methodologies and governance frameworks.

Additional Expectations

  • Ensure full compliance with internal policies, pricing governance standards, and local regulatory requirements.

  • Support GxP responsibilities when applicable, including training completion and timely reporting requirements.

  • Promote adherence to Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) standards and workplace procedures.

  • Comply with Conflict of Interest policies and remediation actions when applicable.

Profile

  • Strategic and business-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail.

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

  • Ability to navigate complexity and drive decisions across multiple markets and stakeholders.

  • Comfortable operating in dynamic, international, and matrix organizations.

Why Join This Role?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of pricing strategy across CAMCAR and directly influence patient access to innovative medicines. As Pricing Manager, you will operate at the intersection of Market Access, Commercial, Finance, and Global Pricing, ensuring sustainable business growth while delivering patient-centered outcomes.

The role offers broad regional exposure, close collaboration with senior leaders and global stakeholders, and the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, strengthen pricing capabilities, and drive transformation initiatives across the cluster. You will play a key role in building pricing excellence and supporting AstraZeneca’s mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.

Date Posted

24-jun-2026

Closing Date

02-jul-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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