Global Access & Pricing Strategy Leader

UCB S.A.; Princes Risborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking an Access & Pricing Strategy Lead to shape payer and access strategies across the product lifecycle, partnering with Asset Payer Heads and HEOR teams. The role demands strategic influence in a global matrix, delivering evidence plans, pricing approaches, and payer risk mitigation.

You will coordinate across Market Access, Pricing, Policy, RWE, and regional teams, building alignment and driving impact in a hybrid-first work environment, with locations in the UK or Belgium.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in market access, payer strategy, pricing, health economics, outcomes research, medical affairs, or related pharmaceutical functions.
• Strong understanding of payer evidence requirements, reimbursement processes, pricing strategy, and market access planning.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in complex global matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Asset Payer Heads to co-create global payer, access, and pricing strategies and global deliverables.
• Lead the development and execution of payer strategies, evidence generation plans, pricing approaches, negotiation readiness activities, and key global deliverables.
• Maximize asset payer potential by shaping clinical development plans and identifying payer risks and mitigation, and oversee competitive evidence generation strategies.
• Define global access strategies and provide clarity on strategic trade-offs, dependencies, and decision points.
• Lead strategic payer engagements and translate external insights into actionable business payer perspectives and strategic recommendations.
• Define payer workstreams, budgets, resource requirements, and long-range planning priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Market Access, Pricing, HEOR, RWE, Policy, Commercial, and regional teams.
• Build alignment across stakeholders and drive decisions through influence and strategic leadership.
• Leverage analytics, AI-enabled insights, and external market intelligence to anticipate future access risks and opportunities.
• Foster collaboration, continuous learning, and capability building across the Access & Pricing community.

Skills

Market access

Payer strategy

Pricing strategy

HEOR

Outcomes research

Medical affairs

Commercial functions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field

Job description

UCB is seeking an Access & Pricing Strategy Lead to shape payer and access strategies across the product lifecycle, partnering with Asset Payer Heads and HEOR teams. The role demands strategic influence in a global matrix, delivering evidence plans, pricing approaches, and payer risk mitigation.

You will coordinate across Market Access, Pricing, Policy, RWE, and regional teams, building alignment and driving impact in a hybrid-first work environment, with locations in the UK or Belgium.