Access Field Head States

Job Description Summary

As Access Field Head States will lead the execution of state-level market access strategies and field engagement plans to improve patient access affordability and adoption of Novartis therapies across priority state government accounts. You will build strategic partnerships with external stakeholders shape access opportunities in key states and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable access solutions aligned to business and patient needs.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead execution of state access strategy across priority states and public accounts to drive patient access formulary inclusion and uptake of Novartis brands.

• Develop and scale innovative partnership models with state-level accounts government bodies and key stakeholders to strengthen the healthcare ecosystem and enable sustainable patient access.

• Drive state-level patient access strategies by translating national priorities and insights into actionable high-impact field execution plans.

• Build and manage stakeholder ecosystems including structured stakeholder mapping prioritization and engagement plans to establish strong relationships with key influencers policymakers healthcare providers and public sector authorities.

• Leverage cross-functional insights and market intelligence to shape access strategies and support data-driven decision-making at state account level.

• Identify and address access barriers while unlocking partnership and funding opportunities to improve affordability inclusion continuity of care and penetration across key state accounts.

• Collaborate cross-functionally (Commercial Medical Policy Public Affairs Compliance Legal) to design and implement compliant scalable access initiatives.

• Develop and execute state account plans including stakeholder prioritization engagement cadence partnership roadmap and clearly defined access KPIs and outcomes.

• Lead and develop the access field team driving performance capability building and engagement through coaching clear goal setting and fostering a high-performance customer-centric culture aligned to Novartis values.

Essential Requirements:

• Graduation (Any Stream). Candidate with MBA will be preferred.

• 10 Years working experience in pharma sector with previous or existing experience of managing State Government Accounts.

• Previous People management is required

• Candidates with proven track record in state access will be preferred

• Able to understand changing dynamics of Pharmaceutical industry

• Proficient and fluent in English (spoken and written) with good interpersonal and communication skills.

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