TA Access Strategy Manager

Novartis AG; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis AG in Selangor, Malaysia, invites you to join as TA Access Strategy Manager to shape national access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies for priority brands. This hybrid role collaborates across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Finance, and policy stakeholders to deliver value-based access plans throughout the product lifecycle.

You will leverage payer insights and HTA experience to influence pricing decisions, negotiate with payers, and track KPIs to optimize market access performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in market access, pricing, or reimbursement in pharma/healthcare.
• Experience with national access or payer negotiations.
• Experience across product launch and lifecycle phases.
• Strong knowledge of pricing and reimbursement systems; HEOR knowledge a plus.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strategic, analytical thinking and stakeholder management.
• Ability to handle complexity with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead national access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies.
• Drive growth by prioritizing Value & Access opportunities across the product lifecycle.
• Turn insights into action using healthcare system, policy, and payer insights to shape brand strategies.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Finance, Strategic Accounts, and Customer Experience.
• Engage payers and decision makers; lead negotiations.
• Manage submissions renewals, HTA updates, contract renewals, and pricing reviews.
• Track KPIs and reimbursement milestones; share best practices.

Skills

Market access

Pricing strategy

Payer negotiations

Lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Job description

Job Description Summary

TA Access Strategy Manager
Location : Selangor

#LI-Hybrid

Want to help more patients get access to innovative medicines? Join us as TA Access Strategy Manager and shape access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies for our priority brands and portfolio.

At Novartis, we’re reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. You’ll do strategic, high-impact work in a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and growth.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities

• Lead access strategy: Set national access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies, and adapt global guidance to the local market
• Drive growth: Find and prioritize the Value & Access opportunities that matter most across the product lifecycle, from launch to line extensions
• Turn insights into action: Use healthcare system, policy, and payer insights to shape brand and therapeutic area strategies
• Work across teams: Partner with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Finance, Strategic Accounts, and Customer Experience so access is built into every brand plan
• Engage external stakeholders: Build strong relationships with payers and decision makers, represent the organization in access forums, and lead negotiations
• Manage the lifecycle: Oversee submission renewals, HTA updates, contract renewals, and pricing reviews
• Track performance: Monitor access KPIs and reimbursement milestones, and share best practices across teams

Requirements:

• Experience in market access, pricing, or reimbursement in pharma or healthcare
• Experience with national access or payer negotiations
• Experience across product launch and lifecycle phases
• Strong knowledge of pricing and reimbursement systems, experience with HEOR a plus
• Skill in turning evidence into compelling value propositions
• Strategic, analytical thinking and strong project and stakeholder management
• Ability to influence without direct authority and handle complexity with confidence

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Change Agility, Computer Networking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centric Focus, Finance, Healthcare Industry, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Key Account Management, Market Access, Process Management, Product Positioning, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Value Propositions, Waterfall Model