TA Access Strategy Manager

Band

Level 4

Job Description Summary

The role is responsible for driving commercial growth by identifying and prioritizing Value & Access (V&A) opportunities across priority brands and the portfolio. It leads the development and deployment of access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies informed by deep healthcare system and customer insights.

The role embeds system, policy, and payer insights into brand and portfolio strategies to support sustainable access outcomes. It works across functions to ensure V&A strategies are fully integrated into brand plans and local account implementation. The role ensures high‑quality, timely delivery of V&A solutions that maximize payer engagement and impact across the product lifecycle.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities

Access Strategy, Positioning, and Portfolio Impact

Define national access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies per product and portfolio

Identify, evaluate, and prioritize V&A strategic choices that drive commercial growth

Translate global access guidance into locally relevant strategies

Ensure V&A strategies are embedded within integrated brand and portfolio plans

Align access strategies with product lifecycle stages, including launch and line extensions

Adapt strategies based on healthcare system, policy, and payer dynamics

Insights and Customer Understanding

Deliver healthcare system and payer insights relevant to the portfolio to inform decisions

Generate in‑depth customer and system insights to shape V&A and Therapeutic Area (TA) strategies

Embed customer, policy, and system insights consistently across the organization

Translate insights into actionable V&A strategies and engagement models

Monitor external environment changes and integrate learnings into strategy updates

Support Cross ‑ Functional Collaboration and coordination

Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including Medical Affairs, Commercial TAs, and Finance, Strategic Account teams and Customer Experience roles

Influence without formal authority to align stakeholders on V&A priorities

Foster effective ways of working within matrix and portfolio environments

External Stakeholder Engagement and Negotiation

Build and maintain strong relationships with external decision makers

Represent the organization in access‑related discussions and forums

Integrate external stakeholder feedback into strategy refinement

Adjust negotiation approaches based on market and policy context

Portfolio Maintenance & Lifecycle Management

Support maintenance and evolution of the value proposition for in‑market brands

Oversee and support lifecycle access activities (submission renewals, HTA updates, line extensions)

Support contract renewals, pricing reviews, and access renegotiations

Business Insight and Performance Management

Provide V&A input into business cases and portfolio decisions

Monitor access performance using defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Track reimbursement, pricing, and listing milestones

Share best practices and lessons learned across brands and teams

Support continuous performance review and optimization

Ideal Background

Education:

University degree in life sciences, economics, or related field

Advanced degree is an advantage but not mandatory

Languages:

English & French

Arabic is required

Experience/Professional Requirement:

5–8 years in market access, pricing, or reimbursement roles

Experience within pharmaceutical or healthcare environment

Proven exposure to national access or payer negotiations

Experience across product launch and lifecycle phases

Functional capabilities

Strong understanding of pricing and reimbursement systems

Ability to translate evidence into access value propositions

Experience working with HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research)

Solid project and stakeholder management skills

Leadership capabilities and mindset

Strategic and analytical thinking

Ability to lead without direct authority

Comfort managing complexity and ambiguity

Influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Finance, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Key Account Management, Market Access, Process Management, Product Positioning, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Value Propositions, Waterfall Model