Market Access Manager M/F/D

Job Description

Do you have a university degree (ideally MD pharmacist masters in sciences pharmacoeconomist or related) and 46 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry a CRO or a healthcare organization (sick fund NIHDI) Do you have price and reimbursement management experience or experience collaborating strongly with market access with good knowledge of price and reimbursement processes/ rules/ regulations in Belgium / Luxembourg / France / Netherlands As we continually bring new products to the market and look for expanding access to patients in new therapeutic areas we search for an additional Market Access Manager to complete our team in Brussels.

Market Access Manager

Welcome to our team
The Market Access division acts as both educators and advocates for the products processes and practices that help our company revolutionize medicine across the globe. Our tenacious assertive group of individuals uses a deep understanding of the healthcare market in order to build collaborative relationships with the business leaders customers and legislative powers that help cultivate positive uptake of and education about our products throughout the world.

You will proactively develop pricing and reimbursement strategies for our products new products line extensions offpatent products revisions in order to achieve and maintain favorable reimbursement conditions for the patients within defined timeframe and with fair prices with a clear focus on oncology and vaccines.

Primary responsibilities

Through analysis of the therapeutic value of our innovative drugs versus their expected impact on the health insurance budget propose price and reimbursement modalities that will allow fair pricing and favorable reimbursement conditions for the patients who need them;
Through long term analysis of the market build price and reimbursement strategies that will ensure competitive positioning of the companys drugs versus comparators throughout their whole lifecycle;
Ensure a customercentric approach towards the members of the price and reimbursement commissions and NIHDI;
Collaborate closely with local and international colleagues from External Affairs Outcomes Research Regulatory Affairs Marketing Medical and Market Research to ensure alignment on market access strategies coordinate local actions and ensure the collection and analysis of useful observational or market research data:
Lead the local Price and Reimbursement crossfunctional Teams;
Contribute to an optimal labelling of new products together with the Regulatory Affairs Manager and the concerned Product Manager/Medical Affairs Manager in order to guarantee a smooth registration/ pricing/ reimbursement process;
Help the Health Evidence and Outcomes Research Manager collect and analyze health outcome data to provide perspective on effectiveness costs and broader impact of new and existing medicines enabling decisions to be made by payers around resource allocations;
Interact with price and reimbursement customers;
In close collaboration with Medical the Patient Engagement Manager and Marketing seek advice and support from Key Scientific Leaders and if adequate patient organizations.

Draw up the application file for pricing and submit it after approval of the Price and Reimbursement Flow Team to the Minister of Economic Affairs in order to reach a fair price;
Write the application file for reimbursement; submit it to the administration of the Minister of Social Affairs. Further follow up progress of this file in order to ensure reimbursement conditions that are optimal for the patients;
Pricing/ Reimbursement Filing and Negotiation;
Collaborate closely with during all steps of the file development and price/ reimbursement process.

On top of this the Market Access Manager will:
Contribute to secure favorable and sustainable public policies on access to healthcare;
Reflect with the team on price and reimbursement strategic analysis of the full portfolio;
Collaborate closely with the Public Policy Manager to shape public policies on access. Identify risks and opportunities define priorities;
Build and maintain excellent relationships with key external stakeholders in the BeLux region
Create a strategic dialogue on health price & reimbursement system through or directly with P&R stakeholders and advocate for a fair sustainable evolution of the access law;
Benchmark share best practices and interact efficiently with colleagues from other countries the region or headquarters.

Your profile
University degree (ideally MD pharmacist master in sciences pharmacoeconomist or related alternative background in finance/ business can also work);
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry a CRO or a healthcare organization (sick fund NIHDI) is an asset;
Experience with price and reimbursement management (pharmaceutical industry NIHDI sick funds professional associations) or experience collaborating strongly with market access (medical marketing) with good knowledge of price and reimbursement processes/ rules/ regulations in Belgium / Luxembourg;
Strong market access network skills and strong insight of the market access environment and key customers;
Strong interest in health policies and the healthcare system;
Strong oral and written communication skills in Dutch French and English with excellent written skills in French (language used with Reimbursement Authorities).

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