Job Description Summary
As an important member of the country management team (Sandoz Leadership Team), the Head Market Access will develop the Sandoz Belgium Market Access & pricing Strategy in close alignment with all relevant local and regional functions and lead the roll-out toward external stakeholders like the Ministry of Health or Health Insurances to shape favorable healthcare policy, especially in the domain of pricing and reimbursement regulations and this in line with the commercial strategy.
Job Description
Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally. Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!
As an important member of the country management team (Sandoz Leadership Team), you support the business by optimizing resource allocation and sales processes by applying efficient, and innovative tailor-made recommendations to the Country Head and BU Heads to drive growth on both top and bottom line. You lead the Business Operations with the aim to improve trust and customer loyalty by maximizing customer experience through defining and improving commercial frameworks and conditions.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Develop and implement comprehensive market access strategies for our products.
- Foster relationships with key stakeholders both internally as well as externally.
- Lead negotiations for pricing and reimbursement to secure favorable coverage and access.
- Provide strategic guidance on market access considerations throughout product lifecycle.
- Stay updated on market dynamics and healthcare policies to navigate challenges effectively.
- Research and analyse information from experts in the medical, regulatory, and marketing departments, and build economic negotiation arguments for pricing and valorisation of products.
- Monitor, analyse, and internally share economic news related to market access for our products, news related to the economic environment and legislation impacting market access for our products.
- Together with the above country, develop stakeholders mapping and touch point plan
- Being in the field to discuss and align with major stakeholders
- Leading the Market Access & Pricing team
What you’ll bring to the role:Essential Requirements:
- A master’s degree in in Sciences, Economics and/or Business Administration, with basis of Health Economics.
- Min of 5-7 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, including people management .
- Proven experience in Market Access and Pricing and Reimbursement within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
- Strong understanding of market access strategies, healthcare policy, and regulatory environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences in FR/NL/EN. Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!
The future is ours to shape!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired
Access And Reimbursement Strategy, Agility, Analytical Skill, Analytical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer-Centric Mindset, Employee Development, Finance, Go-To-Market Strategy, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Market Access Strategy, Negotiation Skills, People Management, Process Management, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Value Propositions, Waterfall Model
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What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
