TA Access Manager

Accountabilities:

Integrated Access & Pricing Plan

• In line with HQ guidance oversee access plans, value proposition, and positioning
• Translate global access guidance into locally relevant plans
• Identify barriers to access, adoption, and payer acceptance
• Lead on Healthcare System Readiness plan development and integrate healthcare system shaping considerations into overall access plan
• Consider private market access approaches e.g. Out of Pocket; Private Insurance Companies, Alternative Funding (rare disease))
• Where required, act as cross-functional coordinator for early activities including consolidating cross-functional inputs from Medical and Commercial to support various assessment activities, decision making and early preparation activities

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cross‑Functional Coordination of Access Plan

• Support cross‑functional creation and execution of integrated access plans
• Partner with Therapeutic Area Leads, Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Policy, and Field Teams to achieve favourable access outcomes
• Gather and integrate insights from field teams and stakeholders to refine strategies
• Foster effective ways of working within matrix and portfolio environments

Stakeholder Engagement & External Advocacy

• Maintain relationships with payers, health authorities, and access‑relevant stakeholders
• Integrate external stakeholder feedback into plan refinement
• Collect, interpret, and channel market insights into access plan​​​​​​​

Portfolio Maintenance & Lifecycle Management

• Maintain and evolve the value proposition for in‑market brands
• Oversee and support lifecycle access activities (submission renewals, HTA updates, line extensions)

Business Insight and Performance Management

• Provide V&A input into business cases and portfolio decisions
• Monitor access performance using defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Share best practices and lessons learned across brands and teams
• Support continuous performance review and optimization

Experience / Professional Requirements

• 3-5 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

Leadership & Functional Skills

• 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
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to lead without direct authority
• Comfort managing complexity and ambiguity
• Influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hybrid work model
• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Comprehensive medical insurance package
• Meal allowance
• Financial support in various life situations
• Learning and development opportunities
• International career growth within Novartis