Market Access Manager

Takeda; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Market Access professional to lead local access strategies, engage payers and health authorities, and secure formulary access and favorable pricing for Takeda portfolio.

You will coordinate with regional stakeholders, develop value dossiers and MEA frameworks, and support tender bids while ensuring compliance with pricing governance and business ethics. A Bachelor in pharmacy and 4+ years in pharma market access are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in pharma market access.
• Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement systems and tendering.

Responsibilities

• Develop local access strategies and implement brand access tactics.
• Localize global market access strategies and tools.
• Support formulary access and favorable pricing conditions.
• Coordinate with regional stakeholders, incl. health authorities, to optimise market access.
• Develop and maintain market access materials (value dossier, economic models).
• Manage tender submissions and pricing governance in local markets.

Skills

Market Access

Payer Engagement

Pricing Strategy

Tender Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences

Job description

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Job Description:

Job Purpose:

This role is responsible for Market Access and will be leading, engaging & supporting key local influencers and decision makers to ensure formulary access and preference status of Takeda portfolio

• Support achievement of formulary access and preference status of Takeda portfolio
• Support the achievement of win-win agreements with relevant customers to ensure TAKEDA portfolio is well-positioned from access perspective
• Support regional business plans
• Coordinate, manage and support activities with regional stakeholders (incl. health authorities) which are aligned with strategy and contribute to obtaining, depending or optimising market access for Takeda’s portfolio
• Represent the company’s strategic policies and guidelines, working in synergy with the other Field Force colleagues and other company departments
• Monitor and document regional market access status, events and trends and use information to identify risks and/or opportunities and propose response actions
• Contribute to stakeholder perception of Takeda as a leader in care and a financially, socially and environmentally responsible company
• Ensure full compliance with business ethics and quality systems and procedures
• responsible for maximizing opportunities in tender channel supporting commercial lead with submissions
• Development and execution of effective business model to support future growth including pricing, forecasting and budgeting
• Effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders to identify local opportunities for further growth
• Shaping Takeda assets’ market access strategy
• Contributes to setting assets’ pricing strategy
• External stakeholders’ mapping
• Develop products’ local value stories
• Manage all market access stakeholders related events
  
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

Developing local access strategies and implementing brand access tactics 30%

• Localize global market access strategies
• Develop relevant market access tools including but not limited to value story, economic models, value dossier, MEA framework
• Support achievement of formulary access and preference status of Takeda portfolio
• Support the achievement of win-win agreements with relevant customers to ensure TAKEDA portfolio introduction with the best possible profit and sales growth conditions
• Support regional business plans
• Coordinate, manage and support activities with regional stakeholders (incl. health authorities) which are aligned with strategy and contribute to obtaining, defending or optimising market access for Takeda’s portfolio
  
  

Interaction with internal & external customers and key stakeholders 30%

Independently and by supporting colleagues internally, the role will seek to

• Gain influence among payers and other key decision makers
• Contribute effectively in external meetings, conferences and relevant Takeda meetings (local, national or regional level)
• Represent the company’s strategic policies and guidelines, working in synergy with the other Field Force colleagues and other company departments
• Monitor and document regional market access status, events and trends (incl. competitor market access). Use information to identify risks and/or opportunities and propose response actions
• Customer relationships management including contract management and customer order processing.
• Contribute and support tender manager with the development and tender submissions.
  
  

Process Coordination innovation & change 20%

• A high degree of innovation is a must, as market access and public affairs are rapidly evolving disciplines, with substantial business impact
• Execute tasks and activities to secure formulary access and preference status of Takeda portfolio
• Develop and implement innovative MAPA initiatives and tools (incl. best-practice sharing to improve business across affiliate, business area and region
  
  

Contribute to brands’ pricing strategies 20%

• Localize global pricing strategy to local setting
• Ensure full compliance with relevant pricing governance
• Contribute to financial planning via accurate pricing forecasting
• Ensure adherence to pricing corridors
  
  

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EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor degree or above in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences or clinical pharmacy
• Preferred post grad degree in HEOR (external)
  
  

Relevant Experience & Knowledge:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience within pharmaceutical industry including 2 years holding market access position
  
  

Skills & Behavioural Competencies:

• Deep understanding of Business Area/Country healthcare and reimbursement system
• Solid experience within pharmaceutical industry
• Solid industry experience in complex & sophisticated markets
• Strong strategic planning and strategy execution skills
• Complexity and Problem Solving skill
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate product and environment knowledge and develop understanding on internal Tenders’ and Pricing systems and procedures
• Support pre-launch and launch pricing activities of new products as and when needed
• Execute business related actions in line with the industry code of ethics and in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Build and maintain strong business partnerships with key stakeholders in all accounts at area level i.e. purchasing committee members, pharmacists, finance department, supply department, hospital store managers in-order to position Takeda as a strategic partner
• Gather market intelligence data in-order to assess impact on Takeda operations and suggest timely action plan
• Oversee the account’s ordering cycle for all portfolio products for local purchasing and tenders in-order to ensure optimal market penetration
• Assess and mitigate risks on business in terms of price cuts, competitors’ threat and alternative source of supply
• Commercial acumen and tender legislation knowledge
• Experience in tender / hospital business (Pharma market only)
• Excellent communication skills able to conduct effective negotiations to ensure win-win solutions
  
  

Other Job Requirements:

• Travel required approximately 20% of time
  
  

Locations:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time