Senior Value & Access Strategy Lead

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

Job summary

Barrington James is seeking a senior market access consultant to guide complex reimbursement strategies for biopharma clients. You will lead engagements, generate insights, and shape evidence plans that support product launches.

You will manage client relationships, mentor junior staff, and drive business development while applying strong HTA knowledge and payer research skills to develop value narratives.

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 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.
• 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

Payer/KOL research

Value and HTA knowledge

Client relationship management

Project leadership

Business development

Stakeholder management

Strategic recommendations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Barrington James is seeking a senior market access consultant to guide complex reimbursement strategies for biopharma clients. You will lead engagements, generate insights, and shape evidence plans that support product launches.

You will manage client relationships, mentor junior staff, and drive business development while applying strong HTA knowledge and payer research skills to develop value narratives.