Job Description
Our Global Market Access (GMAx) organization is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of individuals worldwide. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence, translating scientific advancements into impactful medicines that help people globally. This role presents an exciting opportunity to advance patient access and has a significant impact on fulfilling the company's vision and maximizing the value of its Infectious Disease portfolio. Reporting to the AVP Global Market Access, Global Pharma, the Executive Director, Global Market Access, Infectious Disease & Ophthalmology will be a member of the GMAx Pharma leadership team and will lead a team across the ID&O portfolio.
The Executive Director, Global Market Access, Infectious Disease & Ophthalmology will play a leadership role in developing an integrated global market access, pricing and reimbursement strategy for an exciting portfolio including HIV, Antibiotics, Antivirals and Ophthalmology assets. In this role, the Executive Director will work collaboratively across the enterprise and lead the team in development and execution of global market access strategy, payer value proposition, pricing strategy, and payer stakeholder communication tools in collaboration with Commercial, R&D, Outcomes Research, Medical Affairs, Policy, Communications, and with regional and local market teams. The role requires outstanding leadership to support timely, broad, and sustainable access to our ID&O portfolio and deliver value to our customers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the team developing global payer value proposition, access and pricing strategy for our ID&O portfolio, ensuring access considerations are integrated into global access plans and taking informed positions related to price, value and affordability challenges at the appropriate time of product development and launch.
- Partner closely with the cross functional team including marketing and Product Development Teams (PDTs), (ex. clinical, OR and medical affairs), regional and country teams to ensure patient access objectives and strategy are linked to clinical development, commercial and value evidence plans.
- In partnership with global and regional and country access teams, prepare for external competitive and environmental pressures with proactive access and negotiation strategies to differentiate and strengthen leadership, including innovative access solutions.
- Synthesize and communicate payer customer insights to inform current and future access strategy, including oversight of payer market research and analysis of payer landscape and competition.
- Provide strategic guidance for the 4th hurdle framework assessments, co-led with OR, to inform access strategy and evidence generation plans for LCM and pipeline.
- Provide access assumptions into business development assessments on an ad-hoc basis.
- Collaborate with Policy colleagues in the development of action plans to shape value frameworks and other policies impacting value assessment.
- Build strong high performing teams and develop and coach team members.
Position Qualifications:
- At least 10 years of experience in one or more of these areas: market access, pricing/reimbursement, health policy and/or health economics, sales and marketing (or equivalent roles), market research
- Strong understanding of healthcare systems, reimbursement methods, and policy issues, including health technology assessments of major countries
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience successfully leading cross functional matrix teams
- Demonstrated innovative mindset and high level of comfort working in a white space environment that is necessary for innovation
- Demonstrated ability to understand, develop and communicate scientific based strategies and messages
- Excellent interpersonal skills; strong influencing, negotiating, conflict resolution skills
- Comfort and confidence in working with diverse teams and backgrounds; routinely demonstrates inclusive behaviors; actively seeks out diverse perspectives and experiences
- Strong commercial orientation and business acumen
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Strong project management and operational skills
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Knowledge and experience in specialty care therapeutic areas, preferably HIV/Infectious disease
- Prior experience developing global business strategy
- Knowledgeable about health economic tools and techniques
- People management experience
Education Minimum Requirement:
- Required: BA/BS
- Preferred: Master’s degree in business administration, health policy, or health economics
Travel: Yes, 25% of the time
Work Location: Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA (Hybrid)
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