AstraZeneca
Healthcare
MarketAccessDirector
“Market Access Director at AstraZeneca. Skills: Market Access, Pricing Strategy, Reimbursement, Stakeholder Management. Develop and implement strategies to guide interactions with. Drive optimal access and reimbursement to AstraZeneca products”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve profitable operations; Secure timely, commercially optimal reimbursement listings; Reduce attrition rates to benchmark industry average
Industry & Context.
Strategic mindset; Analytical mindset; Crisis management; Change management
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years in relevant areas, Track record of successful gaining of product reimbursement inclusions, Proven experience in payor engagement, Prior experience at a senior cross-functional or Country Leadership level, Expertise in Korea's pricing and reimbursement frameworks, Strategic and analytical mindset, Exceptional internal/external stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and communication skills, Professional skills/competencies as leadership, people development, crisis/change management, communication, negotiation, decision making, and in-depth understanding of health authorities and payor policy perspectives, Ethics – maintain high standards including commitments to local regulations and AstraZeneca values, policies and principles, A degree in Pharmacy or other related sciences, Expertise in HEOR methodology: economic modelling, budget impact analysis, systematic review, or RWE, Familiarity with International IRP framework, HTA systems and alternative access pathways, Regional/Global Market access & pricing experience
Nice to Have
Post Graduate Certification, MPH, MSc or PhD in Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacy
What You'll Do.
Develop and implement strategies to guide interactions with
Drive optimal access and reimbursement to AstraZeneca products
Formulate market access & pricing strategy
Optimize AstraZeneca’s product positioning
Develop relevant pricing and contracting activities
Oversee development and execution of affordability and accessibility
Oversee out of pocket (OOP) strategy
Lead exploration for and evaluation of new product
Integrate market access & pricing and contracting strategies
Establish company objectives
monitor and evaluate business activities
Lead pricing negotiations with HIRA
commercially optimal reimbursement listings and price
Maintain accurate assessments of competitors’ products
Identify growth and potential business opportunities
Formulate plans for implementation
Champion evidence generation and value
Develop compelling HEOR
and budget impact models
Support HTA submissions and payer negotiations
Ensure a culture of ethics
Lead market access function
Collaborate as a key member/player of the CLT
Establish and maintain excellent relationships and communication with
Establish and maintain relationships with influencers
reimbursement authorities
Maintain AstraZeneca as payer/Government partner of choice
Provide input/escalation to relevant functions on market access
Monitor environment and practices for shifts in trends
Interpret likely impact and suggest appropriate risk mitigation
Collaborate closely with Corporate Affairs on engagements with
Advance AstraZeneca’s payer policy shaping agenda
develop and retain top talents
Ensure discipline in talent development and succession planning
and develop a multidisciplinary team
Foster a high-performance
Serve as a member of the Country Leadership
Contribute to enterprise-wide strategy
cross-functional governance
Champion AstraZeneca's ethics and compliance standards
Act as Korea's primary interface with above market
Represent local needs and insights in global strategy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Key member of CLT; Cross-functional governance; Global strategy forums
Communication Scope
Stakeholder engagement; Negotiation; Communication
Process & Methodology
Business planning
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