Value & Access Senior Manager

Barrington James; Bolton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James is recruiting on behalf of a specialist consulting firm focused on market access and health economics in Bolton, UK. The team tackles reimbursement challenges, shapes evidence strategies, and supports product launches in collaboration with biopharma and healthcare clients.

The role leads multiple engagements, ensures end-to-end delivery, and mentors teams while developing client relationships and business development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of consulting experience in value and market access.
• Experience leading multiple engagements, teams and client relationships.
• Strong primary research with payers and KOLs; value strategy development.
• Knowledge of payer evidence requirements and European HTA frameworks.
• Proficient in secondary research and 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

Project leadership

End-to-end delivery

Subject-matter expert

Client relationship management

Business development

Payer research

KOL research

Evidence strategy

HTA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

We’re hiring on behalf of a specialist consulting firm focused on market access and health economics. The team works closely with biopharma and healthcare clients to tackle complex reimbursement challenges, shape evidence strategies, and support successful product launches. It’s a hands-on, collaborative environment with a strong focus on high-quality, practical work.

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.

Requirements

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