Senior Market Access Manager

Biogen; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Biogen in Dubai seeks a Senior Market Access Manager to shape and execute access strategies across the Gulf, ensuring sustainable patient access to Biogen portfolio. You will lead engagement with payers regulators and institutions, and drive value through evidence-based communication.

The role demands deep Gulf market knowledge, senior stakeholder relationships and the ability to work cross-functionally to align regulatory medical commercial and finance teams for access initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Gulf pharmaceutical industry with at least 4 years in Market Access or Key Account Management.
• Strong existing network of stakeholders across governmental and private GCC institutions.
• Deep knowledge of Gulf healthcare policy, reimbursement systems, HTA processes and access pathways.
• Minimum 50% of time spent in the field engaging external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement market access strategies to secure and maintain optimal patient access across Biogens portfolio in Gulf.
• Monitor evolving healthcare policies, payer priorities and competitor dynamics to anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Lead pricing and reimbursement submissions in collaboration with Regulatory Affairs, Medical and Commercial teams.
• Design and execute pricing tactics, tender approaches and contracting models tailored to specific customer segments.
• Track and report market access performance indicators with insights for senior management.

Skills

Market access

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About this role

The Senior Market Access Manager is responsible for shaping and executing Biogens value and access strategy in Gulf. This role ensures optimal and sustainable patient access to Biogens portfolio through proactive engagement with key stakeholders development of robust access strategies and strong internal cross functional alignment.

The position encompasses early access programs (EAPs/Charged Managed Access Programs) HTA engagement pricing and reimbursement formulary access and value communication.

What Youll Do

Market Access Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement market access strategies to secure and maintain optimal patient access across Biogens portfolio in Gulf.
• Monitor evolving healthcare policies payer priorities and competitor dynamics to anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Lead pricing and reimbursement submissions in collaboration with the Pricing & Tender Lead Regulatory Affairs Medical and Commercial teams.
• Design and execute pricing tactics tender approaches and contracting models tailored to specific customer segments.
• Track and report market access performance indicators providing insights and recommendations to senior management.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build deep customer understanding and drive engagement with key stakeholders across governmental and private channels.
• Engage proactively with payers health authorities HTA bodies and institutional decision-makers to communicate product value and support access objectives.
• Map develop and execute strategic stakeholder engagement plans aligned with budgets and business priorities.

Value & Evidence Communication

• Lead the development and localization of healtheconomic models value dossiers and communication tools to support payer negotiations and product positioning.
• Ensure consistent and compelling articulation of Biogens value propositions across all access interactions.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Drive strong internal collaboration across regulatory medical commercial and finance teams to ensure aligned execution of access initiatives.
• Provide market insights to inform brand planning forecasting and strategic portfolio decisions.

Who You Are

You bring strong expertise in the Gulf market access landscape and maintain solid relationships with key governmental and private sector stakeholders. You combine strategic thinking with strong stakeholder engagement skills and are able to clearly articulate product value to payers and decision makers. You are collaborative proactive and comfortable working cross-functionally to drive access strategies in a complex and evolving healthcare environment.

Required Skills

• Minimum 7 years experience in the Gulf pharmaceutical industry with at least 4 years in Market Access or Key Account Management.
• Strong existing network of key stakeholders across governmental and private institutions in GCC.
• Deep knowledge of the Gulf healthcare policy reimbursement systems HTA processes and access pathways.
• Minimum 50% of time spent in the field engaging external stakeholders.

Job Level: Management

Why Biogen

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning growth and expanding their skills. Above all we work together to deliver life-changing medicines with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds cultures and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.Read onto learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status race color national origin ancestry ethnicity religion age veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

Required Experience:

Manager