Market Access Manager (all genders)

Merck Healthcare; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Healthcare is seeking a MAP & GAP Manager to shape market access, pricing and reimbursement outcomes across Belgium and Luxembourg. You will coordinate submissions, monitor regulatory changes and manage the end-to-end tender process with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, timely decisions.

You will also prepare tender business cases, track performance, and support policy activities. Fluent English is required; Dutch and French are advantageous.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical environment, market access, pricing, reimbursement, tender management or related function.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences, economics, health economics, business, pharmacy or related discipline.
• Experience with pricing and reimbursement submissions and implementing administrative or cross-functional processes.
• Knowledge of Belgian and Luxembourg pricing, reimbursement and tender environments or ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate accurate, timely reimbursement and pricing submissions.
• Monitor legislative and competitor developments; translate into implications for the business.
• Own end-to-end tender pipeline from identification to governance, submission and post-tender review.
• Prepare tender business cases with pricing, profitability, supply, contractual and risk considerations.
• Maintain transparent records, audit trails and trackers for decisions; support governmental affairs and policy activities.

Skills

Market access

Pricing

Reimbursement

Tender management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Databases

Tracking systems

Job description

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your role

As MAP & GAP Manager, you will help shape reliable market access, pricing and reimbursement outcomes across Belgium and Luxembourg. You will coordinate accurate, timely reimbursement and pricing submissions, ensuring that documentation, approvals and authority interactions are handled with care. You will monitor legislative and competitor developments and translate relevant changes into clear implications for the business. You will also own the end-to-end tender pipeline, from early opportunity identification and milestone planning through governance, submission and post-tender review. Working closely with Business Units, Finance, Supply Network Organization, Regulatory Affairs, Medical, Quality, Compliance and regional teams, you will turn complex inputs into decision-ready actions. You will prepare tender business cases with a clear view of pricing, profitability, supply, contractual and risk considerations. You will maintain transparent records, audit trails and trackers so that every critical decision and commitment can be followed through. In addition, you will support governmental affairs and policy activities through focused analysis, stakeholder intelligence and well-prepared engagement. Your structured, proactive approach will help protect patient access, compliance and business quality while continuously improving local processes.

Who You Are

• You have at least 3-5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical environment, market access, pricing, reimbursement, tender management or a closely related function.
• You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in life sciences, economics, health economics, business, pharmacy or a related discipline.
• You have experience with pricing and reimbursement submissions and with implementing administrative or cross-functional processes.
• You bring working knowledge of the Belgian and Luxembourg pricing, reimbursement and tender environments, or the ability to build this knowledge quickly and accurately.
• You are professionally fluent in English, Dutch & French are nice to haves
• You understand the financial and profitability parameters relevant to tender and market access decisions.
• You work confidently with Microsoft Word, Excel, structured databases and tracking systems, and can create concise status updates, timelines and decision-ready summaries.
• You are accurate, accountable and process-minded, with strong planning, prioritisation, communication and follow-through, sound ethical judgement and a commitment to compliance, confidentiality and quality.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!