Senior Value & Access Strategy Lead

Barrington James; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James is seeking an experienced consultant for a specialist market access role. You will lead end-to-end engagements, develop strategic recommendations and manage client relationships across payer and KOL research.

The position emphasizes value strategy, pricing considerations and growth opportunities within a collaborative, high-quality environment. The role requires senior leadership of project teams, strong communication, and the ability to mentor juniors while contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of consulting experience in value and market access.
• Demonstrated 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

Stakeholder management

Communication

People leadership

Project leadership

Primary research

Value strategy development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Barrington James is seeking an experienced consultant for a specialist market access role. You will lead end-to-end engagements, develop strategic recommendations and manage client relationships across payer and KOL research.

The position emphasizes value strategy, pricing considerations and growth opportunities within a collaborative, high-quality environment. The role requires senior leadership of project teams, strong communication, and the ability to mentor juniors while contributing to