Market Access Lead

Healthcare Professionals Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Industry leadership exposure

Senior stakeholder collaboration

Professional development

Job summary

Healthcare Professionals Group is recruiting a strategic leader in Health Economics to guide reimbursement strategy for an evolving portfolio of therapies. You will lead a small, experienced team and partner with Commercial and Medical leaders to shape evidence plans and early access strategies.

You’ll translate HTA and PBAC insights into actionable commercial recommendations while developing talent and driving cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Established strategic and hands-on experience within Health Economics and Market Access.
• Strong understanding of Australian HTA and reimbursement processes including PBAC.
• Proven ability to shape reimbursement and Market Access strategy at portfolio level.

Responsibilities

• Lead reimbursement and Health Economics strategy across designated pipeline and in-market assets.
• Develop and mentor Health Economics professionals, setting priorities and building capability.
• Shape PBAC and HTA submission strategies with senior stakeholders.
• Partner with Commercial and Medical teams on early asset and portfolio planning.
• Translate complex HTA and pricing issues into clear commercial recommendations.
• Provide input into indication prioritisation and evidence requirements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Health economics

Market access

Stakeholder partnering

Team leadership

HTA know-how

PBAC experience

Education

Health Economics or related degree

Job description

• Key strategic leadership role shaping Market Access strategy for an emerging pipeline of innovative therapies
• Lead and develop an experienced Health Economics team while partnering with senior Commercial and Medical stakeholders
• Genuine career development opportunity with longer-term potential for broader functional leadership

Benefits

• Join a market-leading global biopharmaceutical organisation with a rapidly developing portfolio of innovative therapies
• Influence early portfolio, evidence, pricing and reimbursement decisions rather than working solely at submission stage
• Take a leading role in shaping reimbursement and access strategy for important future pipeline assets
• High visibility across senior Commercial, Medical and Market Access stakeholders
• Opportunity to retain strong technical Health Economics involvement while broadening your commercial and strategic leadership
• Flexible hybrid working environment

About the Company

Our client is a leading global biopharmaceutical organisation with an established Australian presence and a strong commitment to bringing innovative medicines to patients.

With a rapidly evolving pipeline and significant investment in future therapies, the organisation is strengthening its Market Access capability to ensure reimbursement strategy, evidence planning and commercial decision-making are integrated early in the development of future assets.

About the Role

This is a key strategic leadership appointment within an established Reimbursement and Pricing function, combining Health Economics leadership, people development and senior business partnering.

Leading a small team of experienced Health Economics professionals, you'll shape reimbursement and pricing strategy across an exciting portfolio of emerging and established therapies. You'll work closely with Commercial, Medical and Market Access leaders to assess future opportunities, identify evidence requirements and help determine the strongest access strategies across multiple assets and indications.

You'll retain strong technical involvement while translating complex HTA and reimbursement issues into clear commercial recommendations for senior stakeholders. Longer term, the role provides opportunity to continue developing towards broader functional leadership.

Duties

• Lead reimbursement and Health Economics strategy across designated pipeline and in-market assets
• Lead and develop experienced Health Economics professionals, setting priorities and building team capability
• Shape high-quality PBAC and broader HTA submission strategies
• Partner closely with Commercial and Medical teams on early asset and portfolio planning
• Provide strategic Market Access input into indication prioritisation, evidence requirements and future access opportunities
• Translate complex HTA, pricing and reimbursement issues into clear commercial recommendations
• Develop reimbursement and pricing strategies aligned with broader portfolio and business objectives
• Critically assess economic models, assumptions and evidence strategies
• Lead responses to payer and HTA feedback throughout the reimbursement process
• Partner with global and regional Market Access and evidence teams
• Manage external consultants and vendors where specialist support is required
• Build productive relationships with relevant government, industry and external stakeholders
• Monitor the evolving reimbursement and policy environment and translate changes into portfolio strategy

Skills and Experience

• Established strategic and hands on experience within Health Economics and Market Access
• Strong understanding of Australian HTA and reimbursement, including PBAC
• Demonstrated experience developing reimbursement and Market Access strategy
• Strong technical Health Economics foundation with the confidence to interrogate and critically assess economic models
• Ability to translate complex technical information into commercially relevant recommendations
• Strong cross-functional business partnering experience across Commercial, Medical and other senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including experience developing and mentoring technical professionals
• Tertiary qualifications in Health Sciences, Economics or a related discipline

Highly regarded

• Formal people-management experience within Health Economics or Market Access
• Experience influencing early pipeline, launch or portfolio strategy
• Experience across oncology, rare disease or other complex reimbursement environments
• Postgraduate qualifications in Health Economics or Public Health

Culture

Join an experienced and technically strong Market Access function where expertise is valued and leaders are expected to contribute beyond their functional remit. The culture is collaborative, intellectually curious and commercially focused, with an emphasis on developing people, challenging established thinking and translating technical expertise into better business and patient-access decisions.