Market Access Manager

Essity; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity seeks a Market Access Manager to drive growth across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leading access and reimbursement strategies and building high-value partnerships. You will influence health boards and decision-makers to improve patient access, coordinating pricing, evidence and market access initiatives with cross-functional teams.

You will work with PAMA, Marketing, Sales and Commercial Development to deliver strategic plans that create measurable business impact, navigating

Qualifications

• Experience in devolved nations health and social care markets.
• Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to write business cases and project briefs.
• Track record delivering innovative solutions across groups.
• Excellent planning, leadership and project management.
• Experience in Healthcare Partnerships; driving value.
• PRINCE2 qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead market access and reimbursement activities in the devolved nations.
• Develop and deliver strategic Health Board account plans.
• Influence decision-makers to improve patient access.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Tender and Market Access teams.
• Navigate healthcare systems to expand Essity's presence across devolved nations.
• Align internal and external stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Skills

Health market knowledge

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Business case writing

Innovation delivery

Leadership

Presentation & PM

PRINCE2 desirable

Job description

About The Role

Reporting to the PAMA & Strategic Healthcare Manager, the Market Access Manager will drive growth across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The role focuses on identifying strategic opportunities, building high-value partnerships, and influencing key decision-makers across Health Boards and wider health and social care systems.

About The Role

Reporting to the PAMA & Strategic Healthcare Manager, the Market Access Manager will drive growth across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The role focuses on identifying strategic opportunities, building high-value partnerships, and influencing key decision-makers across Health Boards and wider health and social care systems. Working closely with PAMA, Marketing, Sales and Commercial Development teams, the successful candidate will develop and deliver strategic plans that create measurable business impact across the devolved nations.

What You Will Do

You will lead market access and reimbursement activities across the devolved nations, developing and delivering strategic Health Board account plans. Influencing healthcare decision-makers and Key Opinion Leaders to improve patient access. You will partner across teams to deliver pricing, evidence and market access initiatives and build strong stakeholder relationships to drive sustainable growth. You'll collaborate with Health Boards, procurement teams, medicines management leads, clinical decision-makers, government stakeholders and Key Opinion Leaders, while working closely with Sales, Marketing, Clinical, Tender and Contracts and Market Access colleagues. You will navigate complex healthcare systems and decision-making pathways, expanding Essity's presence across the devolved nations, whilst aligning internal and external stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Who You Are

• Understanding of the devolved nations health and social care market
• Strong commercial awareness
• Ability to write business cases, project briefs and gain engagement with key stakeholders
• A track record of delivering innovative solutions to internal and external business groups
• Best in class planning and leadership capabilities
• Proven experience of operating in a Healthcare Partnership capacity and driving value
• Excellent presentation, communication and project management skills
• PRINCE2 qualification is desirable

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

Application End Date: 13 Oct 2026

Job Requisition ID: Essity265266