Associate Director, Market Access

Barrington James Limited; Paris; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James Limited is seeking an Associate Director, Market Access – Oncology to lead and shape access strategies across European markets, with some US exposure. You will work with global, regional and local teams to support launches and ensure products are positioned effectively with payers and HTA bodies.

You will drive market access activities across oncology products through the lifecycle, balancing payer requirements, evidence generation and international collaboration to deliver

Qualifications

• Strong market access experience, ideally in oncology or a specialist therapy area.
• Experience contributing to or leading HTA, reimbursement or value submissions.
• Strong understanding of European access & reimbursement processes.
• Experience launching or managing market access across multiple markets.
• Mentoring or people-management experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Developing market access strategies and implementing across priority markets.
• Providing pricing & reimbursement input for European markets with some US exposure.
• Supporting HTA, reimbursement and value submissions with local evidence needs.
• Contributing to global pricing & access plans and translating them into country strategies.
• Supporting launch readiness by identifying access requirements and evidence needs early.
• Using payer insights, HEOR and real-world evidence to strengthen value propositions.
• Collaborating with medical, commercial, HEOR, regulatory and government affairs teams.

Skills

Market access

Pricing & reimbursement

HTA submissions

European payer knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Associate Director, Market Access – Oncology

We are working with a global pharmaceutical company seeking anAssociate Director, Market Accessto support its growing oncology portfolio.

This is an international role focused onmarket access, pricing and reimbursement, with responsibility across key European markets and exposure to the US. You will work across global, regional and local teams to shape access strategies, support launches and ensure products are positioned effectively with payers and HTA bodies.

The role would suit an experienced market access professional who has built strong country-level expertise and is now ready to take on a broader international remit.

About the role

You will lead and support market access activities across several oncology products throughout the product lifecycle, from early development through launch and post-launch.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing market access strategies and supporting their implementation across priority markets.
• Providing pricing and reimbursement input for European markets, with some exposure to US access strategy.
• Supporting HTA, reimbursement and value submissions, working with affiliates to address local evidence and payer requirements.
• Contributing to global pricing and access plans and translating these into effective country strategies.
• Supporting launch readiness by identifying access requirements, evidence needs and potential payer challenges early.
• Using payer insights, HEOR, real-world evidence and market intelligence to strengthen value propositions and access strategies.
• Working closely with medical, commercial, HEOR, regulatory and government affairs colleagues.
• Monitoring changes in HTA, pricing, reimbursement and healthcare policy and assessing their impact on the portfolio.
• Providing guidance and support to Market Access/Pricing Managers.

About you

You will bring strong pharmaceutical market access experience, ideally gained within oncology or another specialist therapy area, together with a good understanding of European payer and HTA environments.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience across market access, pricing and reimbursement.
• Experience contributing to or leading HTA, reimbursement or value submissions.
• A strong understanding of European access and reimbursement processes.
• Experience supporting product launches or major market access projects.
• Experience working with payers or other external healthcare stakeholders.
• Exposure to multiple markets or a regional/global market access environment.
• Experience within a multinational pharmaceutical organisation.
• The ability to connect market access strategy with wider commercial and business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• US market access experience would be advantageous, although European expertise is the priority.
• Previous mentoring or people-management experience would be beneficial.

The opportunity

This is an opportunity to step into a broader international role within an established pharmaceutical organisation, with exposure tooncology launches, European pricing and reimbursement, US market access and global stakeholders.

You will remain close to the market access work while gaining greater strategic responsibility and developing your leadership experience through supporting two Market Access/Pricing Managers.

The role is particularly suited to someone looking to make the move from a predominantlycountry-focused market access position into a wider regional or international role.