Sr. Regional Access Manager

Edwards Lifesciences Italia S.R.L.; Italy; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote working

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Telemedical Services

Meal vouchers

Employee Stock Purchase Programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness programme

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe seeks a Regional Access Manager to strengthen its Market Access and Public Affairs footprint across Central and Southern Italy.

You will translate strategy into locally relevant access plans, build partnerships with authorities, payers, and societies, and help create an innovation-friendly healthcare environment while upholding high ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with substantial regional market access experience.
• 10 years of relevant experience in market access, health policy, reimbursement, or government affairs.
• Experience in market access or public affairs within the healthcare environment.
• Strong network with health authorities, payers, and HTA bodies.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Italian preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor changes in healthcare policy, funding, HTA, and procurement environments.
• Map stakeholders and broaden engagement with regional health authorities and societies.
• Develop regional access strategies for current and pipeline innovations.
• Support value-based procurement and evidence generation to enable funding.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align access priorities with BU goals.

Skills

Market Access

Public Affairs

Health policy

HTA knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Healthcare funding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Political Science, Law, Economics, or Business

Master's Degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Strengthen Edwards Lifesciences' Market Access and Public Affairs footprint across Central and Southern Italy to secure timely patient access, appropriate funding, and recognition of the value of Edwards' innovative technologies.

The Regional Access Manager will translate EMEACLA Public Affairs strategy and Business Unit priorities into locally relevant access plans, build partnerships with health authorities, payers, procurers, HTA bodies, medical societies, and patient organizations, and help create an innovation-friendly healthcare environment while maintaining high ethical standards.

How You Will Make an Impact

Monitor and anticipate changes in healthcare policy, funding, HTA, and procurement environments; assess their impact, risks, and opportunities; and provide clear recommendations to support patient access and business growth.

Identify, prioritize, and manage regional market access and health policy issues affecting Edwards Lifesciences' Structural Heart Disease portfolio.

Establish, maintain, and strengthen a network with regional health authorities, payers, procurers, HTA bodies, policymakers, medical societies, and patient organizations; map key stakeholders and broaden engagement beyond the existing work plan.

Develop and execute regional access strategies for current and pipeline innovations, adapting Edwards' differentiated value proposition and evidence to local requirements and supporting innovative funding pathways.

Develop innovative access approaches, including value-based procurement, health-economic evidence, and value assessment tools, to support the recognition and reward of breakthrough innovation.

Support cross-portfolio initiatives affecting hospital funding and adoption, including procedure coding, DRG and tariff updates, quality indicators, and other system-level access enablers.

Other incidental duties.

What you will need:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Life Sciences, Political Science, Law, Economics, or Business) and 10 years of relevant experience in Market Access, health policy, reimbursement, or government affairs, preferably with responsibility at regional or country level; or Master's Degree or equivalent in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience; and Experience in Market Access or Public Affairs within the relevant country or regional healthcare environment.

Preferred:

Experience in external stakeholder engagement with health authorities, payers, procurers, HTA bodies, medical societies, or patient organizations within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.

What else we look for:

Strong track record in regional or country Market Access roles, with demonstrated ability to translate strategy into executable access plans.

Comprehensive understanding of the healthcare access, funding, reimbursement, HTA, and procurement environment in the assigned region.

Ability to understand and anticipate external trends, assess business and patient-access implications, and recommend practical courses of action.

Strong network-building and stakeholder engagement capabilities across health authorities, payers, procurers, policymakers, medical societies, and patient organizations.

Knowledge of health economics, outcomes research, value assessment, and evidence requirements for innovative medical technologies.

Ability to develop and support innovative access strategies, including value-based procurement and differentiated value tools.

Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and understanding of the relationship between access priorities, Business Unit imperatives, and patient needs.

Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to collaborate effectively with Country Leadership, Business Units, and regional cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.

Proven project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with ownership, urgency, and attention to detail.

Ability to communicate complex technical, policy, and economic topics in a clear, credible, and impactful way.

High ethical standards and sound judgment when representing Edwards Lifesciences externally.

Ability to work independently, evaluate alternatives, and elevate material risks and opportunities appropriately.

Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel.

Adherence to all company policies and requirements, including applicable compliance standards.

Benefits

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For Italy, the base pay range for this position is 75000 € to 107000 € (highly experienced), in line with the applicable National Collective Agreement (CCNL Industria Chimico Farmaceutico).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on some objective criteria (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Benefits are regulated by an internal policy which contains the full details regarding the entitlement and conditions for the benefits. Benefits policy and components may vary by location.

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Flexible working hours, remote working

Life Insurance

Accidental Death & Disability Insurance

Telemedical Services

Meal vouchers

Service Awards

Employee Stock Purchase Programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive Wellness programme including preventive cardiovascular screening, educational events, on-site fitness center, lessons with personal trainer, fruit in the office, charity activities and much more.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world‑class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient‑focused culture to deliver life‑changing innovations to those who need them most.