Healthcare Partnership Manager

Meet Life Sciences; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences Ltd. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Healthcare Partnership Manager to support nephrology and rare disease launches.

You will build strategic NHS relationships, secure local market access and drive product uptake in a field-based role. You will collaborate with clinicians, pharmacists and commissioners to develop and execute territory plans and ensure timely formulary access across NHS trusts.

Qualifications

• Previous pharmaceutical industry experience in field-based commercial or key account management is required.
• Experience launching specialty medicines, ideally in nephrology or rare disease.
• Proven ability to secure local market access and drive product uptake.
• Experience engaging non-prescribing NHS decision-makers and commissioners.
• Experience leading formulary submissions and Drug & Therapeutics committee processes.
• Strong understanding of the NHS landscape including ICBs and patient pathways.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical data and health economics.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness with ability to translate market insights into territory plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic territory account plans, identifying opportunities to improve local access and drive appropriate product uptake.
• Secure local formulary access in line with NICE recommendations, supporting successful product launches and ongoing clinical positioning.
• Lead and contribute to hospital Drug & Therapeutics (D&T) committee submissions, managing submission dossiers, timelines and follow-up activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with specialist nephrologists, hospital pharmacists, commissioners, ICBs and other key NHS stakeholders.
• Engage regional healthcare networks and relevant specialist groups to influence local and regional prescribing pathways.
• Confidently communicate clinical trial data, real-world evidence and health economic value propositions to specialist healthcare professionals.
• Identify and overcome barriers to patient access, translating local market insights into actionable commercial strategies.
• Work collaboratively with Medical, Market Access and wider internal teams to coordinate customer engagement and deliver territory objectives.
• Monitor account performance, sales activity and KPIs, adapting territory strategies in response to changing market conditions.
• Utilise digital and multichannel engagement approaches to deliver a personalised customer experience.
• Ensure all activities comply with the ABPI Code of Practice and relevant company policies.

Job description

Healthcare Partnership Manager / Nephrology | Rare Disease | UK | Field-Based

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Partnership Manager to join an established pharmaceutical commercial team, supporting the launch and uptake of innovative medicines within the specialist nephrology and rare disease space.

This is a field-based, commercially focused role with responsibility for developing strategic relationships across NHS accounts, securing local market access and driving appropriate product uptake.

Working closely with specialist clinicians, hospital pharmacists, commissioners, ICBs and other key healthcare decision-makers, you will develop and execute strategic territory account plans to support successful product launches and improve patient access to innovative treatments.

The successful candidate will bring strong NHS market knowledge, previous specialty launch experience and a proven track record of engaging both clinical and non-clinical decision-makers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic territory account plans, identifying opportunities to improve local access and drive appropriate product uptake.
• Secure local formulary access in line with NICE recommendations, supporting successful product launches and ongoing clinical positioning.
• Lead and contribute to hospital Drug & Therapeutics (D&T) committee submissions, managing submission dossiers, timelines and follow-up activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with specialist nephrologists, hospital pharmacists, commissioners, ICBs and other key NHS stakeholders.
• Engage regional healthcare networks and relevant specialist groups to influence local and regional prescribing pathways.
• Confidently communicate clinical trial data, real-world evidence and health economic value propositions to specialist healthcare professionals.
• Identify and overcome barriers to patient access, translating local market insights into actionable commercial strategies.
• Work collaboratively with Medical, Market Access and wider internal teams to coordinate customer engagement and deliver territory objectives.
• Monitor account performance, sales activity and KPIs, adapting territory strategies in response to changing market conditions.
• Utilise digital and multichannel engagement approaches to deliver a personalised customer experience.
• Ensure all activities comply with the ABPI Code of Practice and relevant company policies.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience within the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in a field-based commercial or key account management position.
• Previous specialty launch experience, ideally within nephrology or rare disease.
• Demonstrable experience securing local market access and driving product uptake.
• Experience working with non-prescribing stakeholders and population-level healthcare decision-makers.
• Proven experience leading or contributing to hospital formulary submissions and Drug & Therapeutics committee processes.
• Strong understanding of the NHS landscape, including ICBs, specialised commissioning and patient pathways.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical data and health economic arguments.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to translate market insights into effective territory plans.

Location & Territory

Field-based | UK

Territory coverage will include:

• South West England
• Parts of London
• South Coast, including the Bournemouth area

The role will involve travel across the assigned territory, with occasional overnight stays and attendance at relevant specialist congresses and internal meetings.