About the Role
Shape an optimal access and policy environment for AZ pipeline products, lead cross-functional teams, and collaborate with global teams to enable effective planning. Engage national, regional, and local stakeholders to develop an efficient access environment and clinical pathways ahead of UK marketing authorization. Work with a complex matrix of global and local partners on UK new products' strategy, delivering national and regional insights and anticipating future opportunities to support successful launches.
Responsibilities
- Shape an optimal access and policy environment for AZ pipeline products
- Lead a cross functional team, to include medical, policy and regional access
- Collaborate closely with global regulatory and the global product team to enable effective planning
- Engage national, regional, and local stakeholders to develop an efficient access environment and clinical pathways ahead of UK marketing authorisation
- Work with a complex matrix of global and local partners on UK new products' strategy
- Deliver national and regional insights and anticipate future opportunities to support successful launches
- Shape an optimal access and policy environment for pipeline products
- Lead a cross functional team, including commercial, medical, diagnostics, regulatory and policy
- Collaborate with complex matrix of global and local business partners on UK new products strategy
- Collaborate with global biopharma marketing companies, providing input to investment decisions
Requirements
- Educated to degree level or NHS equivalent
- Extensive healthcare experience
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Proven record of collaborative working, and personal delivery to agreed timelines
- Experience of working in the HTA/Access environment and understanding of the early payer and value evidence generation requirements
- Proven ability to work across multiple therapy areas and or indications
- Excellent understanding of the NHS and customer needs for value arguments based on clinical evidence and cost-effectiveness
- Proven project management skills
- Previous accountability for customer relationship management
Skills
- Market Access expertise
- Driving patient access for new products
- Leadership
- Influencing skills
- Collaborative working
- Project management
- Customer relationship management
- Understanding of the NHS
- Value arguments based on clinical evidence and cost-effectiveness
Location
- London
Work Type
- 12 Month Secondment/Fixed Term Contract
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree level or NHS equivalent
- Master's degree in Evidence based medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, Economics or related field (Desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary and package
About the Company
- At AstraZeneca's UK Business Unit, we are at the forefront of medical leadership across our enterprise and the healthcare ecosystem.
- We shape the future of healthcare by nurturing relationships with external experts to do something truly meaningful.
- We are always broadening our relationships with thought leaders to include policy makers and patient groups.
- This is a place for strong communicators, resilient and fast-paced individuals who bring new ideas to the table then make them a reality.
- At AstraZeneca UK, we are committed to delivering against three missions: Accelerating the position of the UK as a global centre of excellence in life sciences, Redefining healthcare through fast and equitable access to the most effective medicines, high quality care, Delivering sustainable leadership that prioritises healthy people, society and planet.
- Our head office in Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients, as the country’s leading biopharmaceutical company.
- It brings AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and collaborators in the UK’s healthcare environment, as well as develop greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.
- AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company.
- We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.
- At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
- Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
- To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
- There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society.
- An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities.
- Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all.
- Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.
- Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking.
- We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge.
- We find creative ways to approach new challenges.
- We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions.
- As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people.
- Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab.
- Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential.
- Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others.
- And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day.
- This is your life at AstraZeneca.
Equal Opportunity
- Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment.
- We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process.
- We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics.
- We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best.
- If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
