Health Insurance Access Lead, UAE & Gulf

Merck Healthcare; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Healthcare in Dubai, UAE is seeking a Health Insurance Manager to lead access strategies with insurers, TPAs, and payors across the UAE and Gulf region. The role focuses on enabling timely approvals, reducing claim rejections, and developing innovative financing to improve patient access to Merck medicines and devices.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years’ experience in pharma insurance roles, strong knowledge of UAE/Gulf payor landscapes, and a track record in stakeholder

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience with insurance companies, TPAs or a similar role in a multinational pharmaceutical company.
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in medicine, health economics or any related field
• Excellent understanding of the UAE & Gulf insurance & payors landscapes
• Knowledge of Heath economics, treatment reimbursement & claims authorization dynamics
• Creative mindset & Excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Project management capabilities & ability to build strong partnerships with relevant stakeholders
• Work ethics and understanding of key pharma compliance policies

Responsibilities

• Support access to medicine for high value treatments among insurance providers & Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
• Identify access barriers & overcome insurance reimbursement challenges to minimize claims rejections & ensure timely claim approvals
• Develop creative financing initiatives with insurance providers to ensure optimal access & reimbursement
• Build relationships with insurance companies, TPAs & all relevant stakeholders
• Develop strategic partnerships with payors & funding organizations to enhance access to Merck products
• Liaise with internal cross functional & brand teams on priorities, different access solutions & affordability initiatives

Skills

Insurance industry experience

Health economics

Project management

Stakeholder management

Pharma compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in medicine/health economics or related field

Job description

Merck Healthcare in Dubai, UAE is seeking a Health Insurance Manager to lead access strategies with insurers, TPAs, and payors across the UAE and Gulf region. The role focuses on enabling timely approvals, reducing claim rejections, and developing innovative financing to improve patient access to Merck medicines and devices.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years’ experience in pharma insurance roles, strong knowledge of UAE/Gulf payor landscapes, and a track record in stakeholder