TA Access Strategy Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Major Accountabilities 

Access Strategy, Positioning, and Portfolio Impact 

• Define national access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies per product and portfolio 

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize V&A strategic choices that drive commercial growth 

• Translate global access guidance into locally relevant strategies 

• Ensure V&A strategies are embedded within integrated brand and portfolio plans 

• Align access strategies with product lifecycle stages, including launch and line extensions 

• Adapt strategies based on healthcare system, policy, and payer dynamics 

Insights and Customer Understanding 

• Deliver healthcare system and payer insights relevant to the portfolio to inform decisions 

• Generate in‑depth customer and system insights to shape V&A and Therapeutic Area (TA) strategies 

• Embed customer, policy, and system insights consistently across the organization 

• Translate insights into actionable V&A strategies and engagement models 

• Monitor external environment changes and integrate learnings into strategy updates 

Support Cross‑Functional Collaboration and coordination  

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including Medical Affairs, Commercial TAs, and Finance, Strategic Account teams and Customer Experience roles 

• Influence without formal authority to align stakeholders on V&A priorities 

• Foster effective ways of working within matrix and portfolio environments 

External Stakeholder Engagement and Negotiation 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with external decision makers 

• Represent the organization in access‑related discussions and forums 

• Integrate external stakeholder feedback into strategy refinement 

• Adjust negotiation approaches based on market and policy context 

Portfolio Maintenance & Lifecycle Management 

• Support maintenance and evolution of the value proposition for in‑market brands 

• Oversee and support lifecycle access activities (submission renewals, HTA updates, line extensions) 

• Support contract renewals, pricing reviews, and access renegotiations 

Business Insight and Performance Management 

• Provide V&A input into business cases and portfolio decisions 

• Monitor access performance using defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 

• Track reimbursement, pricing, and listing milestones 

• Share best practices and lessons learned across brands and teams 

• Support continuous performance review and optimization 

Ideal Background 

Education: 

• University degree in life sciences, economics, or related field  

• Advanced degree is an advantage but not mandatory 

Languages: 

• English & French

• Arabic is required 

Experience/Professional Requirement: 

• 5–8 years in market access, pricing, or reimbursement roles 

• Experience within pharmaceutical or healthcare environment 

• Proven exposure to national access or payer negotiations 

• Experience across product launch and lifecycle phases 
   

Functional capabilities 

• Strong understanding of pricing and reimbursement systems 

• Ability to translate evidence into access value propositions 

• Experience working with HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research) 

• Solid project and stakeholder management skills 

Leadership capabilities and mindset 

• Strategic and analytical thinking 

• Ability to lead without direct authority 

• Comfort managing complexity and ambiguity 

• Influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders 

Skills Desired