Regional Value & Access TA Head, Immunology & Neuroscience

Novartis AG

Singapore

Hybrid

SGD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Novartis AG is seeking a Region Value & Access Therapeutic Area Head for APMA, based in Singapore, to translate global strategies into locally relevant access plans and lead cross-country access initiatives. You will influence pricing, readiness for launches, and ensure sustainable patient access across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa markets.

You will collaborate with Medical, Commercial, Corporate/Public Affairs, Finance, and Regulatory teams to drive value-based access and strengthen

Qualifications

Advanced degree in life sciences, health economics, public health, business administration, or a related field.
15+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience with significant leadership in market access, pricing, reimbursement, or policy.
Proven ability to develop and execute access strategies and lead cross-functional teams.
Experience engaging payers, HTA bodies, health authorities, and external stakeholders.
Deep understanding of pricing, reimbursement, evidence, scenario planning, contracting, value communication, and healthcare-system dynamics.
International or above-country experience across multiple markets or regions; country V&A experience preferred.
Ability to translate complex access challenges and analytics into clear strategies, decisions, and measurable improvements.
Commercial or profit-and-loss experience would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

Shape and execute V&A strategy across the region, aligning international direction with country needs, and guide markets through access challenges and opportunities.
Lead launch readiness: own the V&A contribution to Launch Readiness Reviews, ensure high-quality deliverables, and coordinate cross-functional risk identification, action planning, and follow-through.
Accelerate access performance: use dashboards, analytics, Execution Excellence, and Access360 insights to identify high-impact opportunities, strengthen payer engagement, and scale cross-country learning.
Influence pricing decisions: provide regional input on pricing assumptions, profitability, competitive benchmarks, gross-to-net implications, business cases, and cross-country pricing decisions.
Shape the external environment: partner with Public Affairs and other stakeholders to address market access barriers, strengthen reimbursement pathways, monitor policy developments, and support healthcare-system readiness.
Build regional capability: develop tools, training, frameworks, and communities of practice across pricing, negotiation, HEOR, HTA, evidence generation, and access execution.
Lead through collaboration: unite regional and country teams, foster an inclusive and high-performing culture, support talent development, and role-model ethics, compliance, and an enterprise mindset.