UK Field Key Account & Access Lead — Pharma Launch

Star People; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Star People in the United Kingdom is partnering with a biopharmaceutical company preparing for a specialist medicine launch. The role focuses on strategic account plans, NHS stakeholder engagement and patient access across the territory.

You will drive adoption through high-quality discussions, build relationships with clinicians and leaders, and influence pathway development while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications

• Successful pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience within secondary care.
• Strong understanding of NHS structures and healthcare decision-making.
• Experience engaging customers beyond traditional sales conversations.
• Ability to work autonomously and thrive within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong account management, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience of product launch activity would be highly advantageous.
• ABPI qualification and a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic account plans across key NHS stakeholders.
• Drive medicine adoption through high-quality customer engagement and solution-focused discussions.
• Build trusted relationships with clinicians, pharmacists, healthcare leaders and decision-makers.
• Identify and support opportunities for formulary inclusion and pathway development.
• Partner with cross-functional colleagues to deliver integrated customer solutions.
• Use insight, analytics and local market understanding to influence business decisions and prioritise activity.
• Manage territory performance and deliver against agreed objectives and KPIs.

Skills

Pharma sales

Account management

Stakeholder engagement

Influencing

Product launches

Education

ABPI qualification

Job description

Star People in the United Kingdom is partnering with a biopharmaceutical company preparing for a specialist medicine launch. The role focuses on strategic account plans, NHS stakeholder engagement and patient access across the territory.

You will drive adoption through high-quality discussions, build relationships with clinicians and leaders, and influence pathway development while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.