Senior Market Access Manager
About this role
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Market Access Manager, you will make a direct impact on access to innovative care, working closely with national and international stakeholders. You will be responsible for achieving timely and sustainable reimbursement for our products in the Netherlands, including successfully completing health technology assessments and price negotiations. You will develop and implement the market access strategy, generate and communicate market access materials, and provide strategic and technical advice to the product teams and the broader organization.
In this role, you will also take the lead during the early phases of launching new products and/or indications. This includes, for instance, assessing the local landscape and evaluating the required data for successfully requesting and maintaining reimbursement. The insights you gather and develop into a strategy will be relevant from a market access perspective but also from a commercial and medical perspective.
As Senior Market Access Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional product teams and act as a strategic advisor for crucial decisions. Additionally, you will collaborate with colleagues within the Market Access & Pricing team, such as the Strategic Pricing & Reimbursement Manager and the Field Market Access team. In this role, you will act as the first point of contact on Market Access & Pricing related topic for various product teams. Lastly, you will utilize your knowledge and experience to foster the development of Market Access Managers and contribute to the general knowledge development within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Develop, execute, and monitor Market Access & Pricing strategies for new and existing products and/or indications
- Participate in various product teams regarding the Market Access & Pricing strategy as well as broader product strategy
- Take leadership in the early launch phase for new products and/or indications
- Evaluate, and if necessary, define and conduct or manage local research
- Lead the development of reimbursement dossiers and reimbursement applications, including localizing cost-effectiveness models and budget impact analyses
- Prepare and execute/support negotiations with insurers or government representatives
- Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, both in the Netherlands and the international organization
- Build and maintain relationships with external experts and other stakeholders (e.g., Zorgverzekeraars Nederland and Zorginstituut Nederland)
- Mentor Market Access Managers in their tasks
- Substitute for the Head of Market Access at internal and/or external meetings if needed
- Monitor and interpret policy developments within the Dutch healthcare and reimbursement landscape
- Why You?
- Basic Qualifications:
- A PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., health economics, health sciences) or an MSc with experience in independently setting up, conducting, and communicating research equivalent to a PhD within academia, consultancy, or pharmaceutical settings
- 3-4 years of work experience after the PhD (or 7-8 years after an MSc), with at least part of this within a pharmaceutical or consultancy company
- Knowledge of the national healthcare system, medication and vaccine reimbursement, and regulations for pharmaceutical product marketing
- Strong knowledge of the methodology and interpretation of Health Economics & Outcomes Research, including literature reviews, cost-effectiveness models, budget impact analyses, quality of life research, and real-world evidence studies
- Experience in independently developing market access deliverables such as business cases, reimbursement dossiers/applications, localization of economic analyses, etc.
- Excellent stakeholder and project management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to simplify complex matters into clear messages
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the field of vaccines and/or respiratory/HIV interventions and their reimbursement in the Netherlands
- Experience in an international setting
- Established network in the Netherlands with external experts or other stakeholders
- Knowledge of advanced analyses, such as Value of Information analyses
- Experience with using R for cost-effectiveness modeling
- Preference for growth within the organization