Strategic Value & Access Lead

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

Job summary

Barrington James is partnering with a specialist consulting firm focused on market access and health economics to tackle reimbursement challenges and shape evidence strategies. The team collaborates with biopharma and healthcare clients to support successful product launches.

The role leads multiple engagements end-to-end, develops strategic recommendations, mentors teams, and drives business development, with strong payer/KOL research and HTA knowledge across Europe.

Qualifications

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

Business development

Proposal development

Client relationships

Team leadership

Mentoring

Capability building

Payer/KOL research

HTA knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Barrington James is partnering with a specialist consulting firm focused on market access and health economics to tackle reimbursement challenges and shape evidence strategies. The team collaborates with biopharma and healthcare clients to support successful product launches.

The role leads multiple engagements end-to-end, develops strategic recommendations, mentors teams, and drives business development, with strong payer/KOL research and HTA knowledge across Europe.