Manager, Market Access-V&A

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking a senior analyst to support early asset access analytics and strategy across the IV&A value chain. The role involves scenario modeling, pricing and reimbursement assumptions, and generating executive-ready deliverables for internal stakeholders.

Candidates should have 6-8 years in PMA analytics or HEOR in the pharma sector, with strong MS-Office skills and a graduate degree in health economics or related fields.

Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical domain knowledge required.
• Experience with HEOR or PMA analytics.
• Strong MS-Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Support early asset access analytics and strategy, including market, access, pricing, and reimbursement hypotheses.
• Develop and maintain deliverables per standard process and timelines; QC/review by senior members.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on project schedules and deliverables.
• Train, coach and mentor new associates/junior colleagues in V&A tasks.
• Comply with group project management tools, standards, and policies.
• Maintain records for all assigned projects and ensure audit/training compliance.

Skills

Pharmaceutical domain knowledge

MS Office

Education

Graduate degree in health economics/epidemiology/HEOR

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Summary

To support in delivering analytics and strategic decision support for early-stage pipeline assets and therapeutic area access teams. The role will contribute to the development of forward‑looking access strategies by translating epidemiology, payer dynamics, HTA requirements, pricing benchmarks, competitive intelligence, and real‑world evidence analogs into actionable insights. Support the development of forward‑looking access strategies for early pipeline assets and relevant analytics.

About The Role

The position will support early asset access strategy development, scenario modeling, pricing and reimbursement assumptions, and executive‑ready deliverables across the IV&A value chain.

Key responsibilities

• Develop optimal knowledge and experience in V&A / HTA / PMA
• Develop and maintain the qualitative and/or quantitative deliverables as per the stakeholder requirements in accordance with the agreed standard process and timelines, independently for assigned projects
• Liaise with stakeholders on project schedule/planning of deliverables
• Ensure that the new associates/junior colleagues deliver quality deliverables by providing guidance and performing QC/review
• Support early access analytics and strategy for pipeline (pre-TDP) assets, including market, access, pricing, and reimbursement hypotheses translating early asset data and market uncertainty into clear, actionable insights, decision‑support materials, and access strategy frameworks
• Conduct payer and HTA landscape assessments, analog reviews, and benchmark analyses to identify access risks and opportunities across key markets.
• Support pricing, reimbursement, and access considerations to inform BD&L activities and target product profiles
• Help develop assumptions for forecasting, including epidemiology, patient flows, competition, and pricing and reimbursement scenarios
• Deliver ad‑hoc and cross‑functional requests and activities
• Support the development of additional guidance and training materials (i.e. checklists, QA processes etc.)
• Contribute to the continual improvement of the assigned deliverables and the guidance template
• Develop long‑term, peer‑level relationships with key clients
• Train, coach, mentor and ensure functional development of new associates/junior colleagues within V&A team
• Comply with and support group’s project management tool, standards and policies
• Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving
• Maintains audit, SOP and training compliance

Essential Requirements

• Attend all mandatory trainings
• Support V&A (especially PMA) deliverables meeting quality and timelines standards (as guided / defined by senior members)
• Timely delivery of good quality of assigned deliverables and tasks
• Contribution to decision‑support frameworks and strategic recommendations
• Quality, clarity and actionability of early asset access insights
• Client satisfaction with quality of services provided
• Delivery of activities through independent work
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects across therapeutic areas and stakeholders
• Train, coach, and mentor new associate
• Support the enhancement of existing services / deliverables

Job Dimensions

• Number of associates: Direct 0
• Financial responsibility (budget, cost, sales etc.): Not applicable
• Impact on the organization: Essential contribution for improvement of overall effectiveness of the business

Education (minimum)

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific discipline plus graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in relevant discipline (including health economics, epidemiology, health services research, public health, or business management)

Languages

• Proficiency in ‘English’ is a pre‑requisite; while knowledge of other in‑scope country languages would be an advantage

Experience

• Pharmaceutical domain knowledge
• MS-Office skills (MS-Excel, MS-Word, and MS-Power-point)
• 6-8 years conducting PMA analytics, situation analysis, or health economic and outcomes research (HE&OR) for pharmaceutical products in pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry (e.g. clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, pricing analytics)
• Ability to work, prioritize, and drive projects independently

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