Reports into:
Global Pricing Manager
Location:
Hybrid (remote/ Holborn gate office)
Vacancy Type:
Fixed term/ MAT Cover
Job purpose:
To support the Global Pricing Manager in driving effective pricing strategies that contribute to the profitability and sustainable growth of the business. This role is critical in ensuring pricing accuracy, governance, and the continuous enhancement of pricing processes and tools across global markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Global Pricing Manager to support pricing actions that improve profitability while maintaining competitive market positioning.
- Assist in the preparation and analysis of client proposals and support pricing negotiations to ensure value-driven outcomes for STEM and its clients.
- Manage and respond to incoming queries via the global pricing inbox, providing accurate and timely pricing guidance to stakeholders across multiple geographies.
- Support the pricing component of contract and bid development processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, margin expectations, and commercial strategy.
- Maintain and enhance the end-to-end pricing workflow to improve operational efficiency and scalability, including documentation, process optimization, and automation opportunities.
- Work closely with Project Directors and the Global Client Partnership team to deliver cohesive, data-informed pricing strategies that support integrated and profitable client engagements.
- Support with the process of renewing Global Master Service Agreements (MSAs).
- Conduct post-project cost analyses, comparing actual costs against budgeted pricing, and identify key trends or deviations to inform future pricing models.
- Adhoc requests
Essential Skills
- 1–2 years’ experience in a pricing or commercial finance role, ideally within the professional services, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or consultancy sectors.
- Solid understanding of how pricing strategies impact profitability, margin performance, and client value delivery.
- Comfortable communicating to stakeholders at various levels of seniority across global teams.
- Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with limited supervision.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to learn and grow within a dynamic pricing environment.
- Strong time-management skills, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in other Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience working with or supporting contract pricing models, financial proposals, or strategic bids is highly desirable.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working pattern
- Company discretionary bonus scheme
- 23 days Annual leave plus additional time off (+3 days) between Christmas and New Year and (+1) for birthday
- Life Insurance
- Pension under Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Optional Healthcare Insurance (after 6 months provision)
- Long term Income protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Training Courses– to further support development needs.
- Enhanced maternity package.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Sabbatical leave (after 5 years of service)
STEM:
STEM Healthcare is a dynamic, fast paced global pharmaceutical and life sciences strategic benchmarking firm headquartered in the UK and present across six continents. STEM have developed an audit process and built a benchmarking database with more than 500,000 face-to-face observations completed across 52 countries. The benchmark provided is unique in the pharmaceutical industry consisting of over 100 KPIs, while focusing on 2-3 key priorities during formulation of action planning to help clients further accelerate performance.STEM accelerates performance, improves strategic alignment, and facilitates excellence in marketing, medical, market access and account plans strategy execution.
Due to the unique, specialised and highly targeted offering, STEM is experiencing a rapid growth phase, and recruiting heavily across the world. New employees will be joining at a time where rapid career development and growth opportunities are expected, as the organisation works towards their mid and long-term goals.Find us here:Website: www.stemhealthcare.comSTEM Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. STEM Healthcare will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law.
STEM Healthcare only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.
