Value & Access TA Head Immunology & Neuroscience, APMA

Novartis; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Business Acumen

Cross-Functional Leadership

Health Economics

HTA

Influencing Skills

Innovation

Inspirational Leadership

Patient Care

People Management

Process Management

Product Launches

Project Management

Public Affairs

Real World Evidence

Regulatory Compliance

Resource Allocation

Results-Oriented

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Value Propositions

Education

Advanced degree

MBA advantage

Job description

Job Description Summary

Value & Access TA Head Immunology & Neuroscience, APMA
Location : Singapore
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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.

Job Description

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.

Skills Desired

Business Acumen, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cross-Functional Leadership, Employee Development, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Influencing Skills, Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Patient Care, People Management, Process Management, Product Launches, Project Management, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Resource Allocation, Results-Oriented, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Value Propositions