Market Access National and Regional Director, Nordics Alexion

Market Access National and Regional Director Nordics - Alexion

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of rare diseases

The role leads end-to-end market access strategy for Alexions rare disease portfolio covering Sweden Denmark Finland and Norway. You will shape national access pathways by building strategic payer engagement driving value and access narratives aligning cross-functional teams on evidence pricing contracts and policy positioning and creating the conditions that accelerate and sustain timely access. While Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and reimbursement are part of the remit the focus is broader: establishing predictable partnerships with payers and decision-makers navigating budget impact and funding routes and enabling account-level execution so that national outcomes whether positive or constrained translate into real-world patient access across priority hospitals and clinics.

This role is field-based with approximately 60% office-based work and 40% in the field ensuring close engagement with stakeholders across the Nordics. It will involve regular visits to our Stockholm office. We expect the successful candidate to be based in either Gothenburg or the Stockholm area.

You will report directly to the country director Nordics who is based in Stockholm.

You will be responsible:

Lead National Access Strategy & Execution:

Develop and own Nordic access strategies across brands aligned with our regional strategy Central Eastern Northern Europe (CENE) Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) EUCAN/GVAP. Partner early with HEOR to secure data for submissions. Orchestrate HTA and reimbursement with clear strategy and timely evidence. Build trusted relationships with national authorities and payers engage early to reduce uncertainty and track pricing/reimbursement/tendering and policy trends to adapt proactively.

Bridge National and Local Access:

Translate national decisions into real hospital and clinic use. Guide our field force team to resolve accountlevel barriers (governance budget pathways) and cocreate targeted solutions. Work with field teams to secure financing formulary inclusion and operational readiness. Develop local business cases and budget impact narratives tailor value communication to administrators/finance/clinical leaders and mitigate barriers such as affordability implementation cost and capacity.

The role is partly field based to ensure that national access strategies are grounded in real-world hospital conditions and that positive national decisions can be implemented at the local level. Direct engagement with key accounts hospital decision-makers and clinical leaders strengthens execution builds trust and enables seamless alignment between national strategy and local adoption across all Nordic countries.

Lead CrossFunctional Collaboration:

Act as the local driver of access strategies across Market Access Field force Medical HEOR Policy and Commercial. Ensure timely transparent communication and negotiation with CENE EUCAN Access and GVAP align messaging and priorities and deliver operational excellence through structured planning scenario thinking risk mitigation and seniorlevel communication.

Essential skills and experience

• Market access expertise: At least five years in pharmaceutical Market Access Pricing Reimbursement or Health Policy ideally in specialty or rare diseases.
• Nordic HTA knowledge: In-depth understanding of HTA in at least one Nordic country with the ability to apply insights across Sweden Denmark Norway and Finland.
• Stakeholder engagement: Experience working with national authorities payer bodies and hospital decision-makers.
• Delivery leadership: Proven track record of leading multistakeholder processes and bringing complex projects to completion.
• Analytical and strategic strength: Able to distil complexity craft clear strategies and influence diverse stakeholders.

We will only consider candidates in Gothenburg or Stockholm area.

Desirable skills:

• Experience in hospital financing structures budget impact discussions and local access barriers.
• Nordic regional experience or responsibilities in previous roles.
• Strong cross-functional leadership experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trust and handle sensitive discussions confidently.

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At AstraZeneca Group we embrace an ethos where work means more than just a job. Our closeness to patients fuels our passion for innovation and drives us to create meaningful value every day. With a rapidly expanding portfolio we offer an entrepreneurial spirit combined with the strength of a global biopharma leader. Here diversity is valued inclusion is championed and new ideas are celebrated. Join us in making a profound impact on patients lives while growing your career in a supportive environment.

So what is next:

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team Great because we cannot wait to hear from you. Welcome with your application in Englishlatestby the 16th of October 2025!

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