Junior Associate Market Access

DESCRIPTION:

- Develop and implement market access processes and provide technical expertise in reimbursement submissions
- Build and maintain relationships with health economic and other relevant opinion leaders as well as reimbursement agencies such as sick funds in collaboration with the VA&P Senior manager
- Work in collaboration with Head Value, Access & Policy to understand, implement and where possible influence policies to create optimal business environment for products
- In collaboration with local HEOR Manager responsible for adopting the European market access materials (eg value repositories, cost-effectiveness models, budget impact models)
- Provide - in close collaboration with marketing, medical, KAM and sales colleagues - support and guidance to field based activities

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- As Value Access & Policy Senior Associate, you will be part of the Value, Access & Policy (VA&P)
- Team and reporting to the Head Value, Accessyou will take primary responsibility for reimbursement of a selection of products in Switzerland.
- Initiate the most effective and timely strategy to obtain market access for products in Switzerland by managing timely preparation, submission and follow-up of pricing and reimbursement files
- Propose and implement the agreed local market access strategy until reimbursement publication and during the life cycle of the product by working closely with R&D, Medical, Marketing & Sales to secure broad product access for new and existing product portfolio
- Take leadership of Reimbursement submissions in Switzerland in close collaboration with Medical and Marketing colleagues
- In collaboration with local HEOR Manager value evidence generation in scope of dossiers and publications
- Collect local cost data for the customization of Health economic models
- Map local payers and access influencing networks
- Develop & roll out an engagement strategy with key payers and other relevant opinion leaders (eg advisory boards, stakeholders Summit meeting) to support market access activities
- Support reimbursement/pricing negotiations with payers
- Provide input for local requirements in the international value dossier & payer plan
- Keep local, EU and global colleagues informed about and seek support on all ongoing submissions

Qualifications:

- Degree in Science with a good sense of business understanding
- 1-2 years of industry-relevant experience in Healthcare environment
- Solid project management skills for multiple tasks/projects/priorities and complex issues to propose innovative solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English. Preferably good verbal communication skills in French
- Strong cross-functional leadership within the organization and ability to drive and influence peers in complex (Matrix) organization
- Strong team player
- Ability to steer the team towards objectives and hold peers highly motivated Value-based negotiation skills and convincing communication style

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.