Senior Value & Access Lead — Payer Strategy & Insights

Barrington James; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James is hiring for a senior consulting role focused on market access and health economics. The candidate will lead multiple engagements, shape payer value narratives and oversee project teams within a collaborative, high-quality environment.

The role demands extensive experience in value and market access, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive proposals and business development while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of consulting experience in value and market access.
• Experience leading multiple engagements, project teams and client relationships.
• Strong primary research experience involving payers/KOLs and value-strategy development.
• Strong 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; accountable for end-to-end delivery, 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

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Client relationship management

Primary research

Value & market access

Payer/KOL research

HTA knowledge

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Secondary research methodologies

Job description

Barrington James is hiring for a senior consulting role focused on market access and health economics. The candidate will lead multiple engagements, shape payer value narratives and oversee project teams within a collaborative, high-quality environment.

The role demands extensive experience in value and market access, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive proposals and business development while mentoring junior staff.