Value & Access Head Eurasia

Novartis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Country Value & Access Head for an NPhS market. The role leads end-to-end access, HEOR/HTA, and healthcare system shaping plans to ensure timely, equitable patient access to Novartis innovations across priority therapeutic areas and large healthcare systems.

The role partners with regional leadership to develop transformative access solutions, co-create pricing guidance with commercial teams, and build cross-functional collaborations to drive value across markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the national access plan for priority TAs and key assets.
• Shape the local Target Product Profile (TPP) and early pipeline opportunities by representing the payer voice and access feasibility.
• Define local asset plans including indication sequencing and long-term access planning.
• Drive integrated cross-functional access plans aligned with commercial, medical, and public affairs priorities.
• Build partnerships with government, payers, policymakers, hospitals, patient groups, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
• Co-create innovative healthcare system solutions that improve access, affordability, and sustainability.
• Anticipate and shape policy and system evolution to enable best-in-class launches.
• Support and guide national operational pricing processes in collaboration with HQ.
• Ensure compliance with international pricing policies.
• Support development of HEOR/HTA plans and integrated evidence planning for key assets.
• Drive timely, high-quality HTA and regulatory submissions.

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Country Value & Access (V&A) Head of an NPhS market leads the execution of integrated access, HEOR/HTA, and healthcare system shaping plans to secure and sustain timely, equitable patient access to Novartis innovations. The role ensures end to end access excellence across the portfolio, with disproportionate focus on priority Therapeutic Areas (TAs) and key launches in large, complex healthcare systems. In this role you will partner with the regional director/executive director, develop and implement transformative access solutions serving strategic disease areas (DAs) within Neuroscience, with a focus on our priority geographic markets, major HTA archetypes and Budget Impact archetypes.

Facilitate Cross Functional Collaboration
Represent access with internal partners and external stakeholders. Internally, support the execution of our vision, provide expert support throughout the Access community (International, Regions, Countries) and with key partners (CPS/International, Development, Biomedical Research, Operations, S&G, Regions and Countries).
Collaborate and partner with TAs, Medical Affairs, Development and Biomedical Research to enhance the value proposition, access strategy and access-relevant evidence packages.
With the commercial organization and Pricing team, (co-create) the international pricing strategy and guidance.
Create collaborative partnerships internally and externally to break down silos, partner across the value chain and shape the future of healthcare and markets.
Collaborate with S&G and Development to drive consistent and access-optimal approaches to product shaping, value propositions and HCS value creation.

External engagement:
Forms the political and legal context in order to maximize the Company's business opportunities in effective interaction with government agencies and organizations of the countries within Eurasia cluster (hereinafter referred to as "government authorities"), as well as industry communities, public organizations and institutions.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities:

• Access Plan

  
  
  
  
  • Lead development and implementation of the national access plan for priority TAs and key assets.
  
  
  • Shape the local Target Product Profile (TPP) (where relevant - specific markets only) and early pipeline opportunities by representing the payer voice and access feasibility.
  
  
  • Define local asset plans including indication sequencing and long-term access planning.
  
  
  • Drive integrated cross-functional access plans aligned with commercial, medical, and public affairs priorities.
  
  
  
  



• Healthcare System Shaping & Partnerships

  
  
  
  
  • Build partnerships with government, payers, policymakers, hospitals, patient groups, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
  
  
  • Co-create innovative healthcare system solutions that improve access, affordability, and sustainability.
  
  
  • Anticipate and shape policy and system evolution to create an environment enabling best-in-class launches.
  
  
  
  



• Operational Pricing

  
  
  
  
  • Support and guide national operational pricing processes in collaboration with HQ.
  
  
  • Ensure compliance with international pricing policies.
  
  
  
  



• HEOR / HTA Plans & Submissions (for HTA-relevant markets)

  
  
  
  
  • Support development of HEOR/HTA plans and integrated evidence planning for key assets.
  
  
  • Drive timely, high-quality HTA and regulatory