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About the Role
IGES GmbH is seeking a Pricing & Access Strategy Lead to manage the Pricing & Access Strategy team, focusing on drug launch strategies, price negotiations, reimbursement analyses, and European market development. The role involves advising pharmaceutical and biotech companies on market access, pricing, and reimbursement for innovative medicines.
Responsibilities
- Strategic, technical, and personnel management of the Pricing & Access Strategy team, focusing on drug launch strategies, price negotiations, reimbursement analyses, and European market development.
- Providing strategic advice to national and international pharmaceutical companies and biotechs on holistic market access strategies, pricing, and reimbursement issues for innovative medicines.
- Development of national and multinational integrated launch strategies and management of the implementation of market access launches.
- Responsibility for product pricing strategies for Germany in coordination with dossier preparation under Section 35a SGB V and evidence generation, as well as for projects within price negotiations under Section 130b SGB V.
- Evaluation of the commercial potential of innovative medicines for Germany and European markets, including the EU HTA context.
- Continuous monitoring and analysis of health policy developments, and design and evaluation of complex market analyses, stakeholder mappings, and healthcare provision concepts.
- Responsibility for project acquisition and the division’s tender strategy, including evaluation of project enquiries, effort estimates, and cost calculations.
- Active involvement in shaping the division’s technical market positioning and service portfolio.
- Representing the division to clients, external experts, scientific bodies, and at national and international specialist events.
- Contribution to European corporate strategy and health policy discussions, particularly in the context of EU HTA.
Requirements
- A successfully completed degree (Master’s/Diploma) in health sciences, public health, medicine, pharmacy, economics, or a comparable qualification.
- Several years’ relevant professional experience in market access, pricing, or early benefit assessment of medicinal products, ideally with consultancy experience.
- A sound understanding of the structures of the German healthcare system and the relevant regulatory framework.
- Experience in conducting price negotiations in accordance with Section 130b SGB V.
- Knowledge of national and European HTA procedures is an advantage (including EU HTA and Joint Clinical Assessments).
- Leadership experience and a strong ability to develop teams.
- Analytical mindset, a high degree of initiative, and excellent presentation skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written German and English at an academic level.
Skills
- Market access
- Pricing
- Early benefit assessment
- Consultancy
- German healthcare system
- Regulatory framework
- Price negotiations
- HTA procedures
- EU HTA
- Joint Clinical Assessments
- Team development
- Analytical mindset
- Initiative
- Presentation skills
- German language proficiency
- English language proficiency
Location
- Berlin
- Basel
- Nuremberg
Work Type
- Permanent position
- Flexible working arrangements
- Remote option
Experience Level
- Several years’ relevant professional experience
Education Level
- Master’s/Diploma in health sciences, public health, medicine, pharmacy, economics or a comparable qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive remuneration
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on varied projects involving highly innovative medicines at the interface of HTA, pricing and real-world evidence.
- An interdisciplinary, collaborative working environment with flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and good career prospects.
- Professional and personal development through challenging project work, plenty of scope for your own ideas and tailor-made training programs.
- Flexible working arrangements, including the option to work remotely.
- A permanent position with competitive remuneration, flexible working hours, 30 days’ holiday, plus additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
About the Company
- IGES GmbH specialises in health economic and strategic research and consulting services for international pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
- It offers biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies solutions for market access, pricing and reimbursement of their medical innovations.
- The company has offices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and also provides support for multinational product launches.
- IGES is part of the Athagoras Group, which brings together various consulting firms for the life sciences industry.