UK Value & Access Lead | Market Access Strategy

AstraZeneca; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking a Values & Access Manager in London to shape UK market access strategies and secure timely patient access. You will co-lead HTA submissions, support pricing and access strategy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build compelling value propositions for payers and healthcare stakeholders.

Lead engagements with national HTA organisations, oversee local access pathways, and ensure governance compliance across all access activities.

Qualifications

• First degree in economics, life sciences or a related discipline.
• Relevant healthcare, pharmaceutical industry or consultancy experience.
• Experience of HTA submissions and a strong understanding of evidence requirements for value arguments based on clinical evidence and cost-effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of UK market access, access and funding pathways, and the NHS environment.
• Demonstrable leadership, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong project management capability, with a track record of delivering through collaboration to agreed timelines.
• Experience of customer relationship management and working effectively in a complex matrix environment.
• Ability to work compliantly within pharmaceutical industry governance frameworks and policies.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the development and delivery of high-quality HTA submissions in close collaboration with Health Economics colleagues and cross-functional teams.
• Lead AstraZeneca engagements at product level with national HTA organisations, helping to shape evidence strategy and execution.
• Develop and deliver UK access and pricing strategies for launch and in-line brands, working with local and global stakeholders.
• Act as a subject matter expert on the UK market access environment, including national, regional and local access and funding pathways.
• Engage national, regional and local stakeholders through appropriate processes to secure access and funding for AstraZeneca medicines.
• Lead AstraZeneca responses to clinical guidelines and access-related Department of Health, NICE and NHS England consultations, collaborating with Government Affairs and other stakeholders.
• Represent AstraZeneca on external working groups to support future access policy development and raise AstraZeneca’s profile.
• Co-develop national and local value propositions to support engagement with payer stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with AstraZeneca and ABPI governance frameworks and policies.

Skills

HTA submissions

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Evidence-based value arguments

NHS environment knowledge

Influencing

CRM/relationship management

Education

First degree (economics or life sciences)

Master’s degree in evidence-based medicine/epidemiology (Desirable)

Tools

Advanced Excel

Data handling/Insight software

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking a Values & Access Manager in London to shape UK market access strategies and secure timely patient access. You will co-lead HTA submissions, support pricing and access strategy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build compelling value propositions for payers and healthcare stakeholders.

Lead engagements with national HTA organisations, oversee local access pathways, and ensure governance compliance across all access activities.