National Market Access Lead: First-in-Class Therapy

Star People; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Star People seeks a National Market Access Key Account Manager to lead access activities for a ground-breaking stem cell therapy across the UK. You will develop plans, engage NHS stakeholders, and navigate funding and procurement processes to enable rapid patient access.

The role requires strategic account planning, strong stakeholder engagement, and experience with high-cost therapies, with a national footprint across major centres.

Qualifications

• Experience NHS market access, tendering or key account management.

Responsibilities

• Lead national market access activity for a newly launched advanced therapy product.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans across designated specialist centres.
• Identify, influence and engage key decision-makers involved in funding and treatment pathway development.
• Manage and support tender submissions and procurement processes.
• Work closely with NHS stakeholders to navigate complex commissioning and reimbursement environments.
• Drive inclusion within local treatment pathways and facilitate uptake across priority centres.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs and commercial colleagues to deliver coordinated customer engagement plans.
• Gather market intelligence and provide insights to support ongoing access strategy.

Skills

NHS market access

Tendering expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic account planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Rare diseases

Product launches

Job description

Star People seeks a National Market Access Key Account Manager to lead access activities for a ground-breaking stem cell therapy across the UK. You will develop plans, engage NHS stakeholders, and navigate funding and procurement processes to enable rapid patient access.

The role requires strategic account planning, strong stakeholder engagement, and experience with high-cost therapies, with a national footprint across major centres.