Global Early Market Access Manager / Temporary - maternity leave - HQ Spain

Mission

The successful candidate will ensure that clinical, economic, and societal perspectives are included in Almirall's R&D approach. A key responsibility will be that the market access requirements of key markets (EU and US) are addressed in pivotal trials. The scope includes molecules in development from pre-clinical to phase IIIa. In addition, the successful candidate will be part of the team representing the Global Market Access department in R&D, the Portfolio review, and New Product Planning activities. He/she will join a company with a diverse product pipeline and join a highly qualified Global Market Access team with stimulating professional challenges in a pleasant working atmosphere. The position is located at the company's headquarters in Barcelona.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Represent Global Market Access in R&D, the Portfolio review and Product Planning activities.
• Ensure payers' perspectives and requirements are included in strategic R&D planning for products from pre-clinical development through completion of phase IIIa.
• Defend the importance of the inclusion of market access criteria to internal decision makers and ensure potential trade-offs are considered.
• Assess pricing potential and market access opportunities/risk for molecules in clinical development.
• Develop mitigation plans for anticipated market access risks.
• Create payer value messages and communication plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Work together with internal & external stakeholders to identify key areas to develop future products.
• Gather relevant market access information from key markets and competitors across dermatologic indications, including rare diseases and orphan drugs.
• Keep updated and on top of trends and developments in pricing and reimbursement in key markets.

Education

• University degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Biology, Economics or a comparable degree.
• Master's in health economics, Market Access, Business Administration or a comparable degree is desirable.

Experience

• 2 years of experience in Market Access and/or +2 years in business analytics / strategic consulting positions in an international environment in life sciences
• Understanding of payer requirements from an evidence generation perspective
• Capacity to manage several projects with competing priorities
• Ability to generate high-quality projects and strategic planning.
• Analytical problem solver.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English required, additional language(s) would be a plus.

Values

• Care: we listen & empathize, we value diverse perspectives & backgrounds and we help each other succeed.
• Courage: we challenge the status quo, we take full ownership and we learn from our success & failures.
• Innovation: we put the patient and customer at the center, we create novel solutions and we empower entrepreneurial mindsets.
• Simplicity: we act decisively and avoid over-analysis, we understand why before we act and we are agile & keep things simple.