Sr. Spclst, Market Access

Job Description

Job Description

Delivery of companys Market Access and HEOR Objectives

Market Access

Developing and leading pharma pricing access and reimbursement strategies through cross functional networking at local and regional levels

Supporting the development and execution of integrated value and access strategies relevant to pharma which align with the wider external affairs strategy and support the achievement of the organizations commercial goals

Building and maintaining a deep understanding of the payer landscape including barriers and opportunities

Informing and executing strategic pricing decisions in pharma including collaborating with the Head of Market Access regional market access and global pricing team on value-based pricing

Collaborating with the pharma BUD to develop market access strategy plans with a particular emphasis on pharma - key growth drivers and priority products

Developing and communicating value propositions for each key stakeholder to achieve market access objectives

Developing and communicating evidence submissions to relevant HTA and / or other decision-taking processes

Shaping tender design in key therapy areas

Designing bespoke approaches to the out-of-pocket market in Thailand including through business-to-business

Communicating and disseminating health economic analyses

Developing a thorough understanding of the policy objectives health priorities and planned initiatives of government particularly as they may impact on access for companys franchise

Collaborate with Policy colleagues in the assessment of and development of action plan to shape the value frameworks and other policies impacting value assessment

Monitoring access and pricing environment

HEOR

Supervising the development adaptation and implementation of Health Economic (HE) models and programs to meet customer needs and achieve commercial targets

Determining outcomes research requirements and developing local data generation strategies in collaboration with a respective TA market access manager

Searching literature and critically reviewing extracting and summarizing relevant evidence

Supporting the wider external affairs team to engage in evidence-based conversations with key stakeholders as appropriate.

Developing strategy and design in collaboration with medical affairs of local data generation studies

Real world local data generation (LDG) projects:

Designing market access LDG projects in alignment with CORE.

Overseeing the data procurement data analysis and reporting.

Overseeing the publication of findings and dissemination of finding to commercial teams.

Present at conferences on the topic of health economics and LDG findings to strengthen value and affordability cases to key leaders in the industry.

Provide strategic input into market access and commercial plans.

The building of models to explore different scenarios to inform strategic decisions. E.g. alternative reimbursement models business case models for new product launches pricing strategies etc.

Assist with the analysis of current data and trends partnering with the relevant market access managers in guiding the commercial teams on strategic decisions.

Leadership and strategic counsel

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role you will have strong technical skills as well as business capabilities. The requirements are as follows:

University educated to a high level (Bachelors degree is required; advanced/graduate degree preferred (PhD MPH MPP MBA other))

5-7 years experience of the pharmaceutical sector in Thailand

Experience of working at a senior level in a market access role or in Health economic area

Detailed knowledge of the key market access issues relating to national health system reimbursement and experience of working to overcome them.

Evidence of strategic and analytical thought

Proven track record of success in developing and implementing access strategies

Proven ability to establish strong influential relationships with key stakeholders/government officials.

Proven ability to lead evidence-based development project especially in health economic evaluation area.

Strong organizational and project management skills

Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading and managing cross-functional teams within a matrix organization

Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct reporting relationships; be a change agent to the cross-functional teams

Demonstrated attitude with commercial & strategic thinking.

Interpersonal effectiveness particularly in working productively under pressure with team

Fluent English language skills

Critical competencies for success

Ability to navigate the market access environment: the market access manager will be able to assist in identifying optimal routes to reimbursement and help develop and address any needs and requirements of the routes identified including requirements for HTA and/ or tender processes as appropriate

Understanding of the payer mindset: the market access manager will have an understanding of and insights into the attitudes of payers

Other personal characteristics

Other desirable personal characteristics include being:

Highly committed

Able to engage a complex set of issues

Attentive to detail

Of impeccable integrity

Calm under pressure

Good communication and negotiation skills

Able to work in a highly dynamic situation

Ability to embrace a mindset of Networking Empowering Experimenting Sharing & Learning whilst maintaining focus on Purpose High Integrity &Ethics Patient-Focus and Diversity & Inclusiveness.

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Preferred Skills:

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