Job description
Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Market Access Strategy Lead, Rare Disease to join us in our Market Access & Affordability team based in our US Headquarters located in Smyrna, GA
About the role
The Rare Disease Market Access Strategy Lead will deliver patient value through coordination and development of the market access strategy and tools supporting affordable access for impending launch assets in Rare Disease. The lead will also continue to assess and manage the access environment including needs for contracting, evolution of value prop and production of evidence to support value proposition and desired access position.
Who you’ll work with
This individual will work closely and collaboratively across the Market Access and Pricing (MAP) Global and US teams to support development and execution of rare disease product portfolio pricing and contracting strategies, aligned with brand objectives, competitive environment, and goal of ensuring optimal access and affordability for patients
What you’ll do
- Support the development of the US pricing and access strategy for key pipeline & in-line assets
- Advise on patient affordability and patient support strategies to help align patient support to the access strategy to ensure a positive patient experience
- Lead the optimization of market access strategies and solutions to support commercialization of rare disease asset(s) in coordination with global access and pricing
- Develop market access solutions strategy to effectively support access and patient affordability for rare and orphan products
- Strategically working with the brand team on product positioning, patient service programs and distribution
- Implementing the US access plan including, but not limited to, projects supporting distribution strategy, payer value position, and pricing strategy for rare and ultra-rare products at launch and during the products lifecycle
- Supporting evolution of the real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research plans to enhance the value proposition/story and access engagement materials and messages by cultivating strong relationships with global and US medical teams
- Designing and implementing optimized payer solutions to effectively support rare disease payer strategies and manage vendor/supplier partners including creative solutions for nonpromotional activities
- Building effective partnerships with payer account teams by educating on access ambition, product details, targeting and contracting strategy
- Strategizing with contracts and pricing, payer account management and the Rare Disease Organization to optimize access and tactics across Commercial, Medicare, VA/DOD & Medicaid, within both pharmacy and medical benefit designs
- Research and analyze legislative and managed care environment and coordinate with payer account team to provide new potential solutions for contracting to deliver strategic partnerships with payers to accomplish strategic access objectives
Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical experience (including biologics or specialty pharmaceuticals)
- Rare disease market access pricing and access strategy launch experience
- Market access, payer/channel marketing, sales/sales leadership, specialty pharmacy, payer organization or related experience
- Experience developing pricing research and recommendation to support value proposition
- Understanding government programs and associated regulations and the ability to determine the resulting impact of contacting strategies on gross to net
- Patient Support Services knowledge for rare disease
- Knowledge of modeling for contracting implications for patient access and affordability
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work for us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
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UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/colour/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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