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Job Description

Our Market Access team monitors population demographics and develops solutions to give patients access to our innovative medicines and vaccines. We act as both educators and advocates for our products, processes, and practices that help us revolutionize how our medicines create value in society.

Primary Responsibilities

1. The Pricing and Tender Specialist is the expert on the pricing and reimbursement processes and legislation and works very closely with the rest of the Market Access Team.
2. The Pricing and Tender Specialist is responsible for maintaining and improving reimbursement for products through the development and implementation of market access strategies and tactics, stakeholder relations, and pricing policy activities in collaboration with the Market Access team.
3. Manage pricing databases as well as Tenders.
4. Timely analysis and submissions of SEP updates to the Department of Health.
5. Close working relationship with the PEE at the Department of Health.
6. Monitoring of databases for publication of Tenders as well as updates.
7. Ensure alignment with the Product Teams on activities that directly impact the reimbursement and pricing status of products/indications.
8. Responsible for internal pricing approvals.
9. Interface and partner with internal and external stakeholders.
10. Responsible for reporting adverse experiences or events (AEs), adverse device events (ADEs), product quality complaints (PQCs), and other reportable information, customer feedback (CF), alleged counterfeiting, diversion, and tampering (CDT) that they become aware of to the Designated Point of Contact (DPOC).

Funding & Patient Access:

1. In collaboration with the Market Access Managers, development and implementation of access tools, reimbursement, and economic strategies.
2. Development of reimbursement solutions in collaboration with internal stakeholders to optimize patient access.
3. Developing fundamental concepts and strategies for ARMs and future models, based on business vision and in consultation with market access and commercial teams.
4. Driving cross-functional alignment and implementation across all business units.
5. Establishing and cultivating cross-functional relationships. Working collaboratively with all internal/external partners and stakeholders.
6. Ensuring assigned goals and objectives are met and that assigned projects and other work are completed on time, to high standards, and within budget.

Qualifications Required:

Key Attributes

1. Have a high degree of intellectual curiosity; superior organizational, preparation, and analytical skills and a strong work ethic.
2. Comfortable working on multiple initiatives in a highly dynamic environment, as well as the ability to remain calm under pressure and/or in ambiguous situations is crucial.
3. Maturity to be challenged regarding concepts and thinking from colleagues.
4. Embraces diversity & inclusion - Open to different ideologies and thought processes.

Education

1. Matric and relevant Tertiary Education.

Qualification and Experience

1. Clinical experience advantageous and/or funder experience advantageous.
2. Min 2yrs experience in Market Access and/or Pricing Role.
3. Pharmaceutical product knowledge.
4. Administrative ability.
5. Analytical capability.
6. The ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels.

Skills

1. Strong administrative and reporting capabilities.
2. Integrity.
3. Excellent communication – verbal and written.
4. Analytical skills.
5. Project management.
6. Work independently.
7. Strong interpersonal skills.
8. Ability to empathize.
9. Work under pressure.
10. Customer management.
11. Ability to implement strategies.
12. Ability to interact with internal/external customers.
13. Computer literacy.
14. Time management and planning.

Special Requirements

1. Intermediate to advanced excel proficiency.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Job Posting End Date: 04/22/2025

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