Senior Manager, Access & Value

Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; Xico; On-site; MXN 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

BioMarin is seeking a strategic Access leader in Mexico to manage all access functions and build a sustainable platform to launch current and future products. You will build relationships with internal teams, physicians, government agencies, hospitals, and payers to secure patient access and approvals.

You will coordinate dossiers, submissions to public formularies, and negotiate with institutions; strong communication and leadership are essential for success in a complex market.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Access for LSDs or expensive products.
• Strong experience in Public Relations, Public Affairs and Government relationships.
• In-house experience at a pharmaceutical/biotechnology organization preferred.
• Excellent written, oral, communication, and presentation skills.
• English level for basic communication with internal colleagues in US.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a Strategic Access Plan for all Biomarin products.
• Lead all activities and execution of these Strategic Access Plan.
• Design, prepare, and support tender submissions to gain positive outcomes from public formularies and institutional buying groups.
• Identify, map and manage all KDMs and their relationships in key stakeholder groups (payer, government and physicians).
• Lead dossier preparation, discussion, analysis, and submission for approvals with Mexican authorities.
• Build and maintain relationships with IMSS and state representatives.
• Support the commercial area and negotiations with institutions and states.

Skills

Public relations

Public affairs

Government relationships

English communication

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor

MBA

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

State the overall function or purpose of the job. -This position is intended to lead all Access functions in the country and to build up a sustainable business platform that can support Biomarin to successfully launch current and future products- He (she) will be responsible for a building/ maintaining relationships with both internal/ external customers including: BioMarin team (Local TMs, Access persons US and LATAM), Individual physicians for institutions, administrative personnel from Government offices, Hospitals, Patient Advocacy Groups, political persons and KDM’s / KOL´s, etc- This position will provide will be responsible to support all kinds of processes related to start a new patient on therapy to keep a patient on therapy, making sure that all documentation, requirements and paperwork are fulfilled to complete the respective approvals- He (she) will maintain very close & strategic relationships with the stakeholders for every payer; so at any moment Biomarin will be able to follow up on each institution (IMSS, ISSSTE, SEGURO POPULAR, SEDENA, MARINA, PEMEX and Others)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain a Strategic Access Plan for all Biomarin products
• This position is responsible for all activities and execution of these Strategic Access Plan
• Design, prepare, and support tender relevant submissions to gain positive outcomes from Common Drug Review, public formularies as well as institutional buying groups.
• Identify, map and manage all KDM’s and their organizational relationships in key stakeholder groups (payer, government and physicians).
• To lead the all the activities for preparation of the Dossier (preparation, discussion, analysis, network with medical, Access and Commercial) and send to approval internally, in order to submit for different Mexican Government authorities
• Create and maintain relationships with GEL (IMSS)
• Acknowledge the process for including product of Biomarin (IMSS)
• Create and maintain relationships with each state´s REP´S.
• Recognize the process of accreditation the hospitals in SP.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills to build/ maintain ongoing business relationships with PEMEX (Cureme)
• Experience with process buy up of the ISSSTE
• Strong relationship with KOL´s of the ISSSTE
• Prepare and send progress reports.
• Support the commercial area of each state.
• Support the commercial partner in the negotiations (Institutions, state, etc)

SCOPE

Quantify the scope or impact of the job in terms of revenue, expenses, capital investment, headcount, etc. Responsible for supporting commercial budget controls under the supervision of Country Manager and Finance Access responsible

EDUCATION

Bachelor and/or with MBA (Economist, Administration, Health Sciences, etc)

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum 3-5 years of experience in Access for LSDs or expensive products
• Strong experience in Public Relations, Public Affairs and Government relationships
• In-house experience at a pharmaceutical/biotechnology organization strongly preferred
• Excellent written, oral, communication, and presentation skills.
• English level for basic communication with internal colleagues in US
• Proven ability to work with all levels of management and commercial sales.
• Strong problem solving and organization skills.
• Knowledge and experience preparing and submitting dossiers and state formularies.
• Ability to review and analyze business and medical data.
• Ability to work competently in software programs including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Ability to work well in both a team environment and independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others in addressing complex issues.
• Motivated, self-starter with ability to appropriately prioritize issues, allocate resources, and be capable of working alone and making sound decisions
• Customer-oriented thinking
• Demonstrate willingness to grow and develop with the company

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.