Senior Market Access Manager

Access Strategy:
Lead end‑to‑end Funder and HTA strategy from early launch prep readiness and evidence shaping to launch and in‑line optimization; define clear access objectives and KPIs per therapeutic area.

Evidence Planning:
Partner with HEOR/Medical to identify evidence gaps and inform clinical, RWE and economic model needs aligned to payer questions.

Value Proposition:
Craft and continually refine value stories, core value dossiers, and objection handlers, amongst others

Scenario Planning:
Pricing Business Cases, Budget Impact against local policy and affordability dynamics.

External Engagement and Internal Cross Functional Collaboration.

Stakeholder Co‑Creation:
Build trusted relationships with payers, HTA committees, policy makers, clinicians, diagnostic specialists, patient advocacy groups and co‑design pragmatic access pathways.

Negotiations & Submissions:
Lead or coordinate Dossier and/or HTA/payer submissions, price/access negotiations; ensure high‑quality, compliant, accurate materials and rapid turnaround on queries.

Policy Shaping:
Monitor and contribute to policy developments (reimbursement frameworks, formulary processes, health technology prioritization), providing credible input that advances patient access.

Key Responsibilities – Pricing, Policy Shaping & Governance

Pricing Strategy:
Recommend list/net pricing, tender approaches, and affordability programs (PAP), aligned with global and local policies

Compliance:
Ensure adherence to AZ policies and governance; maintain robust documentation, audit readiness, and nominated signatory alignment for access materials where applicable.

Key Responsibilities – Cross‑Functional Leadership

Launch Excellence:
Orchestrate market readiness, stakeholder mapping, negotiation playbooks, and post‑launch performance tracking; drive course corrections based on KPIs.

Insight to Action:
Systematically capture Funder and system insights and convert them into strategy updates, evidence requests, and field guidance.

Team Enablement:
Coach commercial field colleagues on Funder value messaging, economic model use, and objection handling; elevate access fluency across the organization.

Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, pharmacy, health economics, public health, or a business field

Management and Healthcare

Experience:

Preferably, at least 5+ years in Commercial, Market Access/HEOR/ or Pricing & Reimbursement in Pharmaceutical Sector or consulting, with a strong record in Oncology and/or Rare Diseases.

HTA & Payer Submissions:
End‑to‑end experience leading HTA/payer submissions, including evidence alignment, dossier development, stakeholder Q&A, and panel preparation.

Pricing:
Proven capability in pricing strategy, budget impact modeling, and innovative agreements

Health Economics & RWE:
Working proficiency with cost‑effectiveness models, BIAs, sensitivity analyses, and translating RWE into payer‑relevant value.

Stakeholder Engagement:
Track record building trusted relationships with payers, policy makers, clinicians, diagnostic specialists, and patient organizations; skilled in co‑creation and negotiation.

Policy & System Knowledge:
Understanding of SA reimbursement pathways, and evolving policy landscape.

Cross‑Functional Leadership:
Ability to align Medical, HEOR, Commercial, Regulatory, Policy, and Finance; experience orchestrating launch excellence and post‑launch optimization.

Communication & Influence:
Exceptional ability to simplify complexity, craft compelling value stories, and influence senior stakeholders; strong written materials (dossiers, objection handlers, slide narratives).

Analytical & Strategic Agility:
Structured problem‑solver with data literacy and comfort with ambiguity; adept at scenario planning and translating insights into action.

Governance & Compliance:
Knowledge of promotional and access‑related compliance requirements, documentation standards, and audit readiness; alignment with AZ policies and local codes.

People & Team

Skills:

Collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset with resilience; mentoring/coaching experience a plus.

Digital / AI Fluency: openness to new digital platforms.