Senior Value & Access Strategy Lead

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

Job summary

Barrington James leads a specialist consulting practice focused on market access and health economics, partnering with biopharma and healthcare clients to tackle reimbursement challenges and shape evidence strategies.

The team delivers end-to-end engagements with a hands-on, collaborative approach. The role emphasizes senior client relationships, stakeholder management and ongoing capability building.

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

Client leadership

Project management

Payer/KOL research

HTA knowledge

Secondary research

Proposal development

Stakeholder management

Value strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Barrington James leads a specialist consulting practice focused on market access and health economics, partnering with biopharma and healthcare clients to tackle reimbursement challenges and shape evidence strategies.

The team delivers end-to-end engagements with a hands-on, collaborative approach. The role emphasizes senior client relationships, stakeholder management and ongoing capability building.