Strategic Access Manager UK

Barrington James; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working to support work-life balance

Opportunity to work on meaningful projects

Job summary

Barrington James is seeking a Strategic Market Access Manager in Birmingham to join its dynamic commercial team. This role focuses on improving patient access to innovative treatments across various specialties, including cardiology and nephrology. The successful candidate will build relationships, develop engagement strategies, and support formulary inclusion for high-quality healthcare outcomes. The position offers opportunities for flexible working, contributing significantly to patient care standards in the UK and Ireland.

Qualifications

• Experience in Market Access, Account Management, or relevant commercial roles within healthcare and life science.
• Ability to communicate clinical and economic information to nonclinically minded audiences.
• Understanding of industry codes of practice and regulatory pathways.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with healthcare system stakeholders, supporting business case development and access.
• Develop joint account plans defining stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Identify external market changes impacting access opportunities.

Skills

Market Access Experience

Account Management

Influencing Stakeholders

Education

Degree or equivalent education

ABPI certification

Job description

Strategic Market Access Manager

We are seeking a strategic access manager to join the commercial team of an innovative specialist healthcare company focusing on niche treatments for cardiology, blood management, gastroenterology, nephrology and women’s health. Your goal will be to improve patient access to effective treatments and catalyse higher standards of care in the UK and Ireland. To accomplish this your main responsibilities will be to enhance affiliate performance through access, supporting market uptake and enabling sustainable growth outcomes.

The Role

You will work alongside stakeholders, supporting formulary inclusion, budget impact understanding and the implementations of pathways to access. Reporting into the value and access function and working extremely closely with medical, commercial and marketing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with healthcare system stakeholders, supporting business case development and access
• Maintain a strong understanding of national and local healthcare systems, ensuring coordinated engagement strategies across accounts
• Develop joint account plans that define stakeholder engagement strategies, competitor landscape considerations and plans to enable access objectives
• Develop and maintain a map of non-clinical decision makers to support optimal access to priority medicines and delivery of commercial objectives
• Identify external market changes that may impact access opportunities as a regional expert

Expectations

• Degree or equivalent education
• ABPI certification
• Experience in Market Access, Account Management or relevant commercial roles within healthcare and life science
• Ability to communicate clinical and economic information to nonclinically minded audiences
• Proven ability to influence key stakeholders and spearhead change in commercial and access decisions
• Understanding of industry codes of practice and regulatory pathways

Compensation

• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects, improving standard of life for patients
• The chance to work in a broad commercial and medical environment
• Flexible working to support work-life balance
• Salary package information upon request

Location

• Field based role with a defined geography across UK and Ireland
• Opportunities to attend international meeting and events