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About the Role

The Market Access Lead – CVD is a senior, field-based role accountable for promotional and non-promotional, system-level pathway leadership to support the successful product launch and appropriate patient access across cardiovascular disease pathways. The role focuses on primary and secondary care pathway readiness, enabling market and patient access, identification, diagnosis, referral and initiation through effective engagement with NHS systems.

Responsibilities

Develop regional system and pathway plans aligned to the national CVD strategy and launch priorities.
Segment and prioritise Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Trusts and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) based on unmet need, pathway maturity and readiness.
Identify structural barriers to optimal lipid and cardiovascular risk management.
Translate national policy, guidelines and launch strategy into clear, executable regional plans.
Initiate early strategic conversations with NHS stakeholders to ensure system readiness.
Lead pathway-led initiatives to enable prevention, diagnosis, initiation and optimisation of CVD care across primary and secondary care.
Map end‑to‑end lipid and ASCVD pathways, identifying gaps in patient flow, referrals and accountability.
Support implementation of service redesign and collaborative working projects.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior NHS stakeholders.
Facilitate insight‑led, outcome‑focused discussions that position our organization as a credible partner in cardiovascular pathway improvement.
Ensure all engagements are compliant with ABPI Code and internal governance.
Work in close partnership with cross functional teams to deliver a joined‑up approach to CVD.
Align regional activity with national priorities.
Act as a conduit of high‑quality regional insight into Head Office.
Capture and synthesise system insights to inform national planning and refinement of pathway strategy.
Track progress against system readiness milestones.
Share best practice across regions to accelerate learning and consistency of execution.

Requirements

Strong understanding of the UK NHS structure, including ICBs, primary care, secondary care and commissioning processes.
Proven experience in pathway development, market access enablement or service redesign and collaborative working, ideally within cardiovascular disease or long‑term conditions.
Senior‑level influencing and relationship‑building skills with NHS decision‑makers.
Ability to operate confidently within market access governance frameworks.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with the ability to prioritise high‑impact system opportunities.
Significant experience in UK healthcare‑facing, market access roles with system‑level engagement.
Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver pathway or service initiatives and collaborative working within the NHS.
Strong understanding of cardiovascular disease pathways and lipid management desirable.
Proven judgement, autonomy, collaboration and professionalism appropriate to a senior field based role.

Skills

Account Management
Adaptability
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Clinical Trials
Commercial Contract Management
Customer Needs Analysis
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Financial Acumen
Healthcare Industry
Identifying Sales Opportunities
Learning Effectiveness
Management Meetings
Market Access
Medical Affairs
Operational Delivery
Patient Flow
Patient Identification
Pharmaceutical Sales
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacotherapeutics
Primary Care
Sales Strategy Development
Sales Target Achievement
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Thinking

Location

United Kingdom (field‑based, regional remit)
North East & Yorkshire
North West
Midlands
East of England
South West
South East

Work Type

Field-based
Remote

Experience Level

Senior
Significant experience in UK healthcare-facing, market access roles with system-level engagement
Proven judgement, autonomy, collaboration and professionalism appropriate to a senior field based role

About the Company

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.