Strategic Access Lead
Strategic Access Lead
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Job Description
At Roche you can show up as yourself embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression open dialogue and genuine connections where you are valued accepted and respected for who you are allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche where every voice matters.
The Position
A healthier future. Its what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.
Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.
Thats what makes us Roche.
The Opportunity
Roche Pharma is seeking a Strategic Access Lead to join their team in Johannesburg.
This role is designed to develop and implement strategies that ensure timely and equitable access to our medicines. This involves engaging with key stakeholders across health systems understanding market dynamics and navigating regulatory landscapes. Your efforts will facilitate optimal pricing and reimbursement solutions ultimately improving health outcomes for patients and reinforcing Roches commitment to innovation and patient care.
Key Challenges
Market Access
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as government bodies healthcare professionals payers and patient advocacy groups to understand their needs and perspectives.
HEOR & Value Demonstration: Conduct epidemiology research and demonstrate product value in terms of health outcomes and cost-effectiveness supporting pricing and reimbursement discussions.
Pricing Strategy & Market Analysis: Develop competitive pricing strategies aligned with local economic conditions global pricing guidelines and patient needs. Analyze market trends barriers to access competitor activities and healthcare policy changes.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure market access initiatives comply with regulations in collaboration with the regulatory team for product approvals.
Training & Internal Support: Train internal teams on market access strategies integrating access-related content into patient journeys and professional interactions.
Advocacy & Awareness Collaboration: Partner with patient organizations and advocacy groups to raise disease awareness and improve access to innovative therapies.
Policy Advocacy: Influence health policies to improve access to medicines and contribute to national dialogue on policy reforms and decision-making.
Access Initiatives: Implement programs to improve treatment access including underserved populations and explore reimbursement models to reduce health system burdens.
Monitoring & Reporting: Track and report on health technology assessments (HTA) market access activities and challenges to refine strategies and enhance patient access.
Departmental Leadership: Champion innovation and best practices within the department while leading initiatives in focus areas such as pricing reimbursement models strategic stakeholder mapping patient support and digital solutions.
Launch Excellence
Pipeline planning and access landscaping work with the Pods to map new disease areas and quantify molecule potential.
Co-create the new molecule map (1 slide snapshot of the market with key info regarding size competitors public and private reimbursement opportunity) with internal stakeholders (PJP HSP Medical etc.)
Collaborate with GPS on launch strategies and learnings from early launch countries.
Advocacy
To build innovative market access solutions by researching global trends analysing trends in the context of the specific environments developing business models and testing solutions engaging with experts piloting solutions and managing implementation of successful innovations as required
To develop and support access Policy shaping (internal and External).
Who You Are as an Ideal Candidate
Qualifications & experience
NQF 7-8 in health sciences related field
At least 10 years experience in Pharma and/or Medical Scheme managed healthcare.
3 years market access experience. Additional experience in medical sales and/or marketing will be advantageous.
You Must have Knowledge of:
Pharmaceutical industry including regulations and product knowledge
Health systems legislation and regulations in South Africa
Healthcare and Medical funding environment and Healthcare funding models
Pharmaco-economics and outcomes research would be advantageous
Political environment and structures
Understanding of the NEMLC
In the absence of relevant qualifications experience in the relevant field and at the relevant level will be considered.
Recommended Skills & Abilities
Healthcare Landscape/Stakeholders Therapeutic Area Pricing Reimbursement Partnership oriented mindset
Analytical mindset Project Management Tender Process Negotiation
Strong entrepreneurial mindset with outstanding customer centricity
Growth mindset able to learn quickly take risks and experiment
Deep understanding of patient journey(s) and related Roche products
Excellent communication skills & customer engagement skills
Systems thinker
Strong cross-functional leadership within the organization and ability to drive and influence peers in complex (matrix) organization
Note that a full job description is available upon request.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities foster creativity and keep our ambitions high so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Lets build a healthier future together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment Type
Full-Time
