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Interim Market Access Manager

Merck Healthcare
London
3 days ago
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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role

We have a unique opportunity for an Interim Market Access Manager role for Oncology to join our team. This is a new field based position in the UK and ROI Market Access, Pricing and Government and Public Affairs team with regular travel to our Feltham office. This will initially be a 12-month FTC (Fixed Term Contract)

The Interim Market Access Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of the head-office and in-field market access strategies for our oncology portfolio. These strategies must ensure that external stakeholders, both clinical and non-clinical, understand the clinical, economic, and societal benefit of our oncology medicines, their impact on the service, and their alignment with NHS priorities, in order to support uptake. These value messages will be delivered primarily in field by Therapy Area Specialists (TASs) with the aid of market access materials for which the Interim Market Access Manager has responsibility for creating and maintaining.

Upskilling and training the TASs for when, how and who to use these materials with is another important aspect of the role. Market access activities are to be targeted in specific accounts where access is challenging, this individual will be responsible for regularly liaising with the TASs and the Heads of Therapy Area Specialists to identify where market access activities would be of value and how best to deliver them. Although the majority of in-field market access meetings will be managed by the TASs, the Interim Market Access Manager may also on occasion assist with these meetings and will meet with a range of payors and related market access stakeholders at ICB and ICS level to ensure strong strategic relationships and support uptake of our oncology medicines.

Another important aspect of this role is to strengthen our external reputation as a collaborative NHS partner. To fulfil this role, a strong understanding of the access and NHS policy environment is needed. Landscape analysis and insight gathering to shape messaging and engagement will be an important aspect of the role. The role will be field-based with travel required.

Who You Are

Previous experience (either pharmaceutical industry or related consultancy) in commercial or market access customer-facing roles
Bachelors degree or above in science, marketing, economics, health policy or related disciplines
Previous experience in oncology or high cost medicine - preferred
Experience of presenting and influencing key influencers and decision makers and strong cross-functional working
Experience working in a market access role in secondary care
Proven track record in optimising market access opportunities in the field and driving customer change
Experience using MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint
Strong understanding of NHS structure, local funding flows, decision making processes, commissioning, service design and business case development

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!
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