Senior Manager, Market Access

As a Senior Manager Market Access you will play a pivotal role in ensuring rapid and sustainable patient access to life-changing treatments in Japan. Your expertise in pricing and reimbursement strategy will shape national payer strategies and guide NHI price negotiations bridging global market access insights with Japan-specific needs. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving innovation in the healthcare landscape.

A Typical Day:
As a Senior Manager Market Access your daily responsibilities will include:

• Leading local-level market access strategies for rare disease portfolios ensuring alignment with global and regional priorities.
• Acting as the interface between global and Japan affiliates to ensure seamless communication on strategy evidence and policy.
• Driving pricing and reimbursement submissions to NHI price listings including preparing reimbursement dossiers and executing price negotiations aligned with product strategies.
• Monitoring policy shifts and pricing/HTA rules changes to assess potential impacts on business and providing Japan-specific insights to shape value and evidence plans.
• Developing and maintaining reimbursement tracking tools to monitor progress and outcomes.
• Establishing trade and distribution approaches in Japan that align with patient needs and local regulations.
• Building and nurturing external relationships with key stakeholders such as MHLW HTA bodies and KOLs.
• Representing Japan in global governance forums access strategy teams and launch readiness reviews to ensure country-specific needs are reflected in global planning.

This Role May Be For You If:
You are someone who:

• Thrives in a collaborative environment and values cross-functional teamwork.
• Has a strategic mindset and enjoys shaping policies that drive impactful outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong project and process management skills effectively prioritizing critical tasks in a dynamic setting.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of Japans reimbursement environment payer systems and policy trends.
• Excels in negotiation and has experience interacting with authorities in Japan.
• Is detail-oriented and adept at developing actionable insights from complex data.
• Has experience in rare disease cell or gene therapy launches and understands the nuances of trade and distribution channels.
• Communicates fluently in both Japanese (native level) and English (business level).

To Be Considered:
We are looking for candidates with:

• A bachelors degree and at least 8 years of in-country market access experience.
• Proven expertise in cost comparator pricing methodology and familiarity with HTA processes in Japan.
• Strong initiative critical thinking skills and the ability to navigate a complex and evolving environment.
• Preferred qualifications include rare disease cell or gene therapy launch experience and familiarity with trade and distribution channels.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare and making a difference in the lives of patients. Apply today to be part of a team that values innovation collaboration and impact

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