Market Access Manager

Our client is a global pharmaceutical company driven by culture and empowering patient outcomes within their therapy area. They are expanding their market access team with an additional two people. One will cover the Midlands region and one the East of England.

The East of England region will include :

Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, London, Kent and Medway, Surrey and Sussex

The role

The Market Access role will develop and deliver regional market access strategies that support the organisation’s commercial objectives and improve access to treatment and services in their dedicated region.

Promotional activity will focus on communicating product value to payers and decision-making clinicians, supporting appropriate product positioning within regional formularies. Non-promotional activity will focus on supporting equitable access to services in relevant therapy areas.

The successful candidate will have strong market access and launch experience. They will be able to confidently demonstrate relevant payors they can access through existing relationships on the territory. Give clear examples of collaborative project and patient access successes and show solid understanding of clustering and merging within the NHS structure.

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the overall implementation of the UK market access plan.
• Accountability for building and delivering the regional access plan to drive prioritised brand growth.
• Work cross functionally with the sales field team in prioritised Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and sub-ICBs to develop policy, guidelines and formularies on a national and regional level supporting the delivery of the commercial strategy.
• Build system levers around priority brands to embed preferentially in pathways.
• Identify & develop solutions to support the removal of barriers to optimal access conditions for priority brands.
• Understand NHS objectives and drivers across the UK to build strong and mutually beneficial relationships with payers and commissioners.
• Understand the priorities of each commission organisation and tailor access strategy to their needs.
• Identify and engage relevant stakeholders to build strong relationships and product value with payers and healthcare professionals.
• Communicate the clinical and economic value of products to optimise patient outcomes with the payer segment.
• Work cross functionally to develop and deliver high value product related projects.
• Manage collaborative and joint-working projects once initiated.

To be considered:

• At least three years’ experience in market access covering the responsibilities outlined above.
• ABPI qualified.
• In depth knowledge of the UK healthcare system, including NHS structures, commissioning and reimbursement processes.
• Existing NHS/ payor relationships on territory.
• Creative, innovative and solutions focused.
• Resilient, adaptable and able to navigate challenges.
• Proactive in identifying and removing obstacles to progress.
• Collaborative, while confident working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strategic, able to use insight to identify broader opportunities.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to work through complex issues.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and build stakeholder relationships.
• Committed to high ethical and professional standards.

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