Value & Access Lead, Therapeutic Area Strategy

Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a senior leader to drive access strategies across the region and align country needs with regional direction. You will lead pricing, meet payer engagement goals, and shape policy-related outcomes while building regional capabilities and cross-country learning.

The role emphasizes launch readiness, stakeholder collaboration, and a strong commercial mindset to improve access performance and reimbursement pathways across markets.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required or equivalent experience in life sciences/health economics/public health/business administration.
• 10+ years in pharma with leadership in market access, pricing or reimbursement.
• Proven ability to develop and execute access strategies and lead cross-functional teams.
• Experience engaging payers, HTA bodies, health authorities and other external stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of pricing, reimbursement, evidence generation, scenario planning, contracting, and value communication.
• International or regional experience across multiple markets; country V&A experience preferred.
• Ability to translate complex access challenges and analytics into clear strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Commercial or P&L experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute V&A strategy across the region, align international direction with country needs, and guide markets through access challenges and opportunities.
• Lead launch readiness: contribute to Launch Readiness Reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables with cross-functional risk planning.
• Accelerate access performance using dashboards, analytics, and insights to identify opportunities and scale cross-country learning.
• Influence pricing decisions with regional input on pricing assumptions, profitability, and cross-country pricing decisions.
• Shape the external environment by partnering with Public Affairs to address market access barriers and reimbursement pathways.
• Build regional capability by developing tools, training, frameworks, and communities of practice across pricing, negotiation, HEOR, HTA, and evidence generation.
• Lead through collaboration by uniting regional and country teams and fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture.

Skills

Market access leadership

Pricing strategy

Payer engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Communication & influence

Policy & HTA knowledge

Commercial acumen

Global/international experience

Education

Advanced degree in life sciences/health economics/public health/business administration

MBA (advantage)

Job description

Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a senior leader to drive access strategies across the region and align country needs with regional direction. You will lead pricing, meet payer engagement goals, and shape policy-related outcomes while building regional capabilities and cross-country learning.

The role emphasizes launch readiness, stakeholder collaboration, and a strong commercial mindset to improve access performance and reimbursement pathways across markets.