Portfolio Strategy & Market Access Manager

Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Mendrisio, Switzerland, our goal is to continuously strive to improve therapies, enhancing how they are formulated and used, for the benefit of clinicians and patients. We do so in close cooperation with clinical experts, who shape our understanding of their unmet needs and our efforts to address them. With this trust and insight, we push the limits of science and technology to make therapies safer, easier to use, and better for patients. In 2020 we reliably supplied millions of doses of improved therapies across a range of therapeutic classes, including anesthesia and analgesia, while expanding to address unmet needs. To strengthen our Strategic Marketing Department at our headquarter in Mendrisio (Switzerland), we are currently looking for a Portfolio Strategy & Market Access Manager (fulltime position).

Position summary

We are currently looking for a highly motivated person to support the Portfolio and Market Access Strategy with quantitative and qualitative analyses.

Essential tasks and responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses for new product opportunities including In-Licensing in collaboration with other Executives
• Develop and implement market access strategy, including strategic imperatives and priorities at a global level, especially for key markets such as US and EU
• Distillation of both scientific and commercial research of new product opportunities into sound recommendations, forecasts, sensitivities and business cases that are required for internal approval
• Liaise directly with regional marketing directors to collect, validate and challenge ongoing new product opportunities
• Responsibility for an optimal and timely Market access and Pricing of new and already launched products
• Monitor the current and evolving requirements, emerging healthcare trends and provide strategic input for business development
• Identification of new product opportunities using appropriate market intelligence databases and quantitative analyses
• Provide high-quality presentations and documentation for senior management
• Collaborate cross-functionally to engage on upstream innovation initiatives and pipeline prioritization to support the strategy definition and cross-functional alignment
• Continuous monitoring of market development and proactive input on necessary adjustments of the Market access strategy
• Manage the design and implementation of Health economic / Market access projects to generate the necessary data for an optimal reimbursement and lifecycle management for assigned products
• Partnering with various external stakeholders to create a strong awareness of the value of our products and ensure optimal patient access
• Assist in acquiring, managing, and developing new data assets to support portfolio decision-making, and develop new and innovative analyses through the integration of various data sources

Required skills and core competences

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences and/or Health Economics. Further qualifications and courses in Market Access and Pricing will be considered an asset
• 5+ years’ experience within a market access & portfolio related position within the pharmaceutical industry or in Corporate Strategy
• Deep knowledge of the Pharma industry and of the Health Care Environment
• Expertise in working with and analyzing various pharmaceutical databases preferred, e.g., IMS/IQVIA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects.
• Skilled in negotiations and collaborations with various functional units and commercial Directors to achieve the desired business results.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team in order to complete assigned tasks within established deadlines.

We offer

Fulltime permanent employment in a young, dynamic working environment and positive culture.

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