Dir, Access International, CRM Renal (2 open roles)

Job Description Summary

Access Directors are dedicated to co-develop innovative and winning market access strategies optimizing the payer value proposition and access-relevant evidence packages for assets in partnership with the CLS IMA and V&A cross functional teams.
They develop and implement transformative access solutions serving strategic disease areas (DAs) and maximizing assets with focus on our priority geographic markets (CN DE JP) major HTA archetypes (e.g. UK/CAN) and Budget Impact archetypes (e.g. Italy/Spain) needs and feasibility.

Job Description

Key responsabilities:

• Developing and operationalizing the Integrated Product Access strategy. Create and champion a compelling and competitive international strategic vision for how IM will innovate and expand access through DAs for the benefit of patients Healthcare Systems Payers and Novartis
• Active leadership to enable broad country insights and alignment and leverage external fora ( & advisory boards) to pressure-test strategies level of evidence etc. for feasibility and success
• With the TA develop the international integrated product access strategy (IPAS) to deliver product differentiation most relevant to payers (e.g. well-defined target population clinical endpoints comparators outcome measures utility instruments Health Economics data) patients and HCS stakeholders worldwide.
• Ensure that at launch Novartis brands are supported by a robust payer value proposition particularly featuring core elements; Value for money story strong value evidence package and a pricing strategy maximizing the lifetime value of the brand (including existing and future evidence to justify price) and the reputation of Novartis.
• Ensure access team develops and represents expert value evidence input into TPPs clinical programs (including IEPs) BD&Ls and develop any additional non-registration evidence to meet the needs of medical experts and institutions involved in reimbursement & access decisions for key geographies.
• Collaborate with the HEOR & PCO team to ensure full integration of adequate HEOR/evidence deliverables in high quality cross-franchise strategy. Ensure appropriate focus on priority markets needs into overall strategy. Ensure appropriate and timely access input into BD&Ls asset maximization incl. indication sequencing. Maximize value of IM assets by creating and executing together with TAs & pricing team winning pricing strategies global pricing guidance incl. MEAs PSPs rigorous international pricing governance.
• Determine payer evidence requirements risks/opportunities in the access landscape and create compelling access strategy with the TA and provide the access toolbox to share with priority markets (CN DE JP) major HTA archetypes (e.g. UK/CAN) and Budget Impact archetypes (e.g. Italy/Spain)
• Stay abreast of internal and external developments trends and other dynamics that affect the wider health policy and access domains as well as of relevant scientific clinical and commercial developments. Analyse and anticipate changes in priority international markets (CN DE JP) major HTA archetypes ( and Budget Impact archetypes (e.g. Italy/Spain) to model future expenditures and project critical market access assumptions.
• Collaborate with S&G and Development to drive consistent and access-optimal approaches to product shaping value propositions and HCS value creation. Disseminate value of medicines to HCS decision-makers with focus on international forums and publications in collaboration with international or regional policy groups.
• Manage Access community and budgets. Effectively work in matrix balancing cross-functional perspectives and alignment with business priorities against flexible resourcing.

Essential requirements:

• 5 years of experience in market access roles
• 2 years global or ex-US regional experience
• Experience working early in drug development lifecycle. Product launch experience
• Cross functional and matrix influential experience across a team of multiple stakeholders
• Experience in driving commercial strategy driven through access or HEOR or pricing expertise

Desirable requirements:

• MBA Ph.D. M.D. or RPh. Experience in Rare & Renal Diseases
• 7 years of experience in market access roles. 5 years global or ex-US regional experience. Ex-US country experience. 2 years of experience in the relevant therapeutic area

Location: This role is based in Basel Switzerland.

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Skills Desired

Access And Reimbursement Strategy Access And Reimbursement Strategy Analytical Skill Analytical Thinking Cross-Functional Work Customer-Centric Mindset Employee Development Finance Go-to-Market Strategies Healthcare Policies Healthcare Sector Understanding Health Economics Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Influencing Skills Innovation Inspirational Leadership Lcm Strategy Market Access Strategies Negotiation People Management Pricing Strategies Process Management Product Launches Public Affairs Real World Evidence (RWE) 7 more