Value & Access TA Head Immunology & Neuroscience, APMA

Novartis ACC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Region V&A Therapeutic Area Head to translate international access strategies into locally relevant plans across APMA markets in Singapore. You will influence asset-level strategy through integrated teams and enable countries to secure timely, sustainable, value-based patient access.

Lead readiness, pricing inputs, and cross-country collaboration with Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Finance, and Public Affairs.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in life sciences, health economics, public health, business administration, or related field (MBA an advantage).
• 15+ years pharma industry experience with leadership in market access, pricing, reimbursement, or policy.
• Proven record developing and executing access strategies and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience engaging payers, HTA bodies, health authorities, and external stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of pricing, reimbursement, evidence, scenario planning, contracting, and value communication.
• International or above-country experience across multiple markets; country V&A experience preferred.
• Ability to translate complex access challenges into clear strategies and measurable improvements.
• Commercial or P&L experience would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute V&A strategy across the region, aligning international direction with country needs.
• Lead launch readiness through V&A contributions and cross-functional risk management.
• Accelerate access performance using dashboards and insights to identify high-impact opportunities.
• Influence pricing decisions with regional input on pricing assumptions and profitability.
• Shape the external environment by partnering with Public Affairs to address market access barriers.
• Build regional capability with tools, training, and communities of practice across pricing, HTA, and evidence generation.
• Lead through collaboration by uniting regional and country teams and promoting ethics and enterprise mindset.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Market access strategy

Payer engagement

Education

MBA or life sciences degree

Job description

Summary

Value & Access TA Head Immunology & Neuroscience, APMA

Location : Singapore

Are you an experienced Value & Access leader ready to shape sustainable patient access across diverse healthcare systems? We are looking for a strategic, collaborative leader to drive regional V&A execution for an assigned Therapeutic Area across Asia Pacific Middle East Africa (APMA) markets.

As Region V&A Therapeutic Area Head, you will translate international strategies into locally relevant access plans, influence asset-level strategy through Integrated Product Access Teams, and enable countries to secure timely, sustainable, and value-based patient access. You will lead access readiness, pricing and lifecycle inputs, performance improvement, and cross-country collaboration while partnering closely with Medical, Commercial, Corporate/Public Affairs, Finance, Regulatory, and other functions.

About The Role

Major Accountabilities

• Shape and execute V&A strategy: Drive Therapeutic Area access strategies across the region, align 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.

Requirements

• An advanced degree in life sciences, health economics, public health, business administration, or a related field; an MBA is an advantage.
• At least 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including significant leadership responsibility in market access, pricing, reimbursement, health policy, or a closely related discipline.
• A strong record of developing and executing access strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and influencing effectively in a complex matrix environment.
• Experience engaging payers, health technology assessment bodies, health authorities, and other external stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of pricing, reimbursement, evidence requirements, scenario planning, contracting, value communication, and healthcare-system dynamics.
• International or above-country experience across multiple markets or regions; country V&A experience and relevant Therapeutic Area expertise are strongly preferred.
• The ability to translate complex access challenges and analytics into clear strategies, decisions, and measurable performance improvements.
• Commercial or profit-and-loss experience would be an added advantage.

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