Senior Market Access & Value Strategy Manager

Barrington James; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James is seeking a senior Market Access consultant to join a specialist firm delivering payer evidence and value strategies for biopharma clients in the UK.

You will lead engagements, mentor teams, and shape pricing and access scenarios while building strong client relationships and pursuing business development opportunities.

The role emphasizes practical, high-quality deliverables and close collaboration with stakeholders across payer bodies and KOLs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of consulting in value and market access.
• Experience leading engagements, teams and client relationships.
• Strong primary payer/KOL research experience.
• Knowledge of payer evidence requirements and European HTA frameworks.
• Proficiency in secondary research and relevant analytical methodologies.
• Experience contributing to proposals, account growth and follow-on work generation.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, people leadership and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engagements end-to-end with accountability for quality and profitability.
• Generate insights, develop strategic recommendations and act as a senior subject-matter expert.
• Lead and develop project teams; oversee timelines, budgets, scope and deliverables.
• Own senior client relationships and proactively identify client needs.
• Lead business development activities, including proposals, scoping and follow-on work generation.
• Conduct and oversee payer/KOL primary research independently.
• Develop payer value narratives and assess pricing, evidence and access scenarios.
• Mentor junior colleagues and support their professional development.
• Lead internal capability-building and practice-development initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Project leadership

Business development

Payer/KOL research

HTA knowledge

Communication

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Barrington James is seeking a senior Market Access consultant to join a specialist firm delivering payer evidence and value strategies for biopharma clients in the UK.

You will lead engagements, mentor teams, and shape pricing and access scenarios while building strong client relationships and pursuing business development opportunities.

The role emphasizes practical, high-quality deliverables and close collaboration with stakeholders across payer bodies and KOLs.