Market Access Manager

BIOPHARMA; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

BIOPHARMA in United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) seeks Market Access Manager to lead strategies across pre- and post-launch phases, engaging with payers, healthcare professionals, and patient groups to secure formulary access.

The role requires extensive GCC market experience, strong negotiations, and a proven track record in HEOR studies. Travel exceeding 50% is expected as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement value dossiers and pricing strategies.

Qualifications

• Seven years in pharma with GCC market exposure.
• Experience negotiating with payors and formulary committees.
• Strong knowledge of pricing, access policies and HEOR basics.
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Market Access strategies by analyzing data trends.
• Engage payers, clinicians and patient groups to influence policy.
• Add medications to key formulary lists and manage pricing approvals.
• Prepare value dossiers and train relevant teams on uptake.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align with product strategy.
• Analyze country macroenvironment and healthcare structure for access.

Skills

English proficiency

Presentation skills

Business acumen

Travel readiness

Education

Medical degree / PharmSci / Medicine

Advanced degree in economics/public health

Health economics qualification

Job description

Job Title

Market Access Manager

Location

United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi

Reporting to

Business Unit Director

Job Purpose

This position focuses on field interactions to develop and execute sustainable market access strategies through direct engagement with key stakeholders driving access opportunities and overcoming market barriers throughout the pre- and post-launch phases of the product lifecycle The Market Access Manager is responsible for ensuring the access of our innovative solutions to the market with the aim of improving lives

Duties / Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Market Access Strategies through collecting amp analyzing data sets to determine trends and inform strategies
• Establish relationships and collaborates with key opinion leaders and organizations like payers health care professionals patient associations to drive appropriate changes in clinical policy and practice standards to improve patients lives
• Prepare initiate and complete the addition of medications to the key account formulary lists
• Manage advise and negotiate on all aspects of pricing and pricing approval both internally and with payers
• Prepare a product value dossier and ensure training and implementation for the relevant teams
• Ensure cross-functional collaborations and alignment to the product strategies
• Reflects a profound understanding through an in-depth analysis of the country s macroenvironment and healthcare structure
• Develop amp execute market access programs amp projects
• Responsible for evaluating communicating amp conducting the HEOR studies and their application to the local market
• Ensures and represents the company s highest ethical standards in day-to-day practices

Qualifications:

• Medical university degree, pharmaceutical sciences, or medicine.
• Advanced degree in economics or public health with extensive experience in GCC markets can be considered.
• Formal health economics academic degree or extensive training.
• Minimum Seven years' experience in pharmaceutical industry three of which at least in a market access position in GCC market.
• Experience in Rare diseases or Specialty diseases areas is a definite plus.
• Proven track record of successful Negotiations with Payors & formulary inclusions.
• Strong business acumen with well-proven track record of success.
• Strong commitment to timelines and task achievements.
• Have been recognized as effective teammate.
• Excellent command of English Language.
• Elite presentation skills and leading group discussions with ability to persuade and/or negotiate effectively internally & externally.
• Excellence in developing, driving, and implementing projects in cooperation with internal and external parties.
• Ability to travel extensively with more than 50% of his/her time.
• Demonstrate the good values of integrity, respect, accountability, excellence, ownership & teamwork.
• Exert extra miles' efforts to achieve goals.