Market Access Associate

Ghobash Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Dubai is seeking a Market Access Associate to design strategies for product inclusion in health insurance. The ideal candidate will have a degree in medicine or pharmacy and 4-5 years of experience in the UAE pharmaceutical industry along with knowledge of the reimbursement system. Excellent communication skills and fluency in English are required, with Arabic being an advantage. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of relevant work experience in the UAE pharmaceutical industry with exposure to insurance-related tasks.
• 4-5 years of work experience in a health insurance provider in the UAE.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies for product inclusion in health insurance.
• Build and maintain a database for reimbursement criteria.
• Advise on product aspects impacting reimbursement eligibility.
• Manage relationships with health insurance providers.
• Support pricing strategy and obtain regulatory approvals.

Skills

Understanding of the country’s pharmaceutical market

Excellent knowledge of reimbursement system

Strong relationships with health insurance providers

Excellent communication skills

Fluency in English

Arabic is an advantage

Education

University degree in medicine, pharmacy or related scientific field

Job description

The Market Access Associate role will design and implement strategies and programs which are aligned to the commercial priorities of the company and enable inclusion of the products of the company and its principals in all relevant health insurance providers in the UAE. He/she builds and maintains excellent relationships with all relevant stakeholders in the UAE health insurance market to anticipate future trends in the reimbursement environment that could impact the products of the company and its principals and advises on preventive action plans.

Manage and facilitate health insurance inclusion for the products of the company and its principals.

• Build and maintain a central database on general reimbursement inclusion eligibility and criteria for all major health insurance providers in the UAE.
• Pro‑actively advise the company and its principals of any product aspects that directly or indirectly impact reimbursement eligibility (composition pricing etc.).
• Develop and implement strategies and plans to assure inclusion of the products of the company and its principals in relevant plans of all major health insurance companies in the UAE.
• Assure products are included at the desired price levels and anticipate / prevent downwards price revisions.
• When appropriate collaborate with principals and their local market access teams and support them as required.

Manage relationship with health insurance providers

• Build and maintain healthy & effective relationships with all relevant health insurance providers and other relevant industry stakeholders (e.g. authorities and other decision‑makers).
• Serve as the health insurance subject matter expert of the company advising on local regulations, needs, trends and other market developments that could impact the products of the company and its principals.

Product Pricing and Coding

• Advice the company and its principals on an ideal pricing strategy enabling inclusion in desired health insurance plans.
• Support the regulatory affairs team in obtaining registration and pricing approvals as well as reimbursement codes (DDC Greenrain etc.).

Qualifications

University degree in medicine, pharmacy or a related scientific field

Additional Information

• 4‑5 years of relevant work experience in the UAE pharmaceutical industry with exposure to insurance‑related task
• 4‑5 years of work experience in a health insurance provider in the UAE

Skills & Professional Requirements

• Understanding of the country’s pharmaceutical market environment and health insurance system.
• Excellent knowledge of the reimbursement system, health insurance policies and inclusion criteria.
• Existing strong relationships with key stakeholders of all major health insurance providers in the UAE.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time