Pricing & Market Access Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Zug; On-site; CHF 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Pricing & Market Access Director in Switzerland to lead payer strategy development and execution across product lines. You will work closely with Commercial and Development teams to optimize value, access, and reimbursement, with emphasis on the Swiss market.

The role requires strong analytical capabilities, established stakeholder networks, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Strong hands-on experience pricing and negotiating in the Swiss market.
• Established local network with key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Ability to think strategically and recommend pricing/market access actions.
• Experience representing the company externally.
• Strong analytical skills and HEOR/pricing application knowledge.
• Outstanding written and oral communication for internal/external audiences.
• Relationship building across levels and geographies.
• Fluent in English and German.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for complex negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead payer strategic planning to optimize value and access.
• Develop market access strategies and core pricing workstreams.
• Present payer position to internal stakeholders for commercial decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align value propositions and evidence plans.
• Support pricing strategy with research, data, and analyses.
• Contribute to financial forecasting and access-related business cases.
• Coordinate localization and tactical execution of pricing strategies.
• Support capability building and thought leadership in payer evolution.
• Partner with HEOR, public policy, marketing, and clinical teams.

Skills

Market access

Pricing negotiations

Swiss market

Strategic thinking

External representation

HEOR knowledge

Communication

Relationship building

English

German

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Job Description

The Pricing & Market Access Director is responsible for leading the development and/or execution of Market Access strategies for one or more products, as well as partnering cross-functionally on the Commercial and Development strategies.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for payer strategic planning to support value and access optimization
• Leads development of Market Access strategies and core pricing & access deliverables operating within the Commercial model
• Ensures the payer position is consistently represented to internal cross-functional stakeholders and ensures robust strategic input into commercialization and development decisions
• Partners cross-functionally to ensure robust value proposition and integrated evidence plans are optimized to support market access and reimbursement
• Supports strategies with deep functional knowledge, in-depth market research, environmental data & analogs
• Informs financial forecasts
• Works on the execution of pricing and access strategy, including the localization of access strategy, tactical execution and pricing business cases
• Supports capability building and thought leadership projects that advance knowledge of and readiness for the rapidly evolving payer environment.
• Collaborates closely with HEOR, Pricing & Market Access, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Marketing and Clinical Development / Medical counterparts to ensure value and access optimization

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline
• Strong hands on experience managing pricing and negotiations within Swiss market
• Established local network with key stakeholders and decision makers
• Ability to think strategically and make sound pricing and market access recommendations
• Experience representing company externally
• Strong practical, quantitative and analytical skills combined with a sound understanding of how to successfully apply pricing & reimbursement / HEOR principles to support Vertex
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively write and deliver presentations to professionals at all levels within Vertex
• Relationship building at all levels of the organization and across geographies
• Fluent English and German
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate complex concepts and negotiate with others.

Flex Designation

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:

• Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
• On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [e-mail]