Haarlem, Netherlands.
Do you want to work at one of the largest industrial pharma concerns in the Netherlands within a high-tech environment and use your knowledge and skills? Did you always want to work in a company where your work can have a real impact on people’s lives? We would like to meet you!
We have an exciting new job opportunity at our location in Haarlem and are looking to hire a: Patient Access & Health Economics Manager.
Purpose of the role:
Patient Access & Health Economics Manager is a key position to face the changing health care environment due to the increased pressure by the growing health care expenditures and the choices the payers must make between existing and new interventions.
Health economics have a significant impact on how medicines and vaccines are developed and evaluated. Health economic considerations are increasing and evolving across our health system as payers, (financial) managers and clinicians apply these data to decisions about access, treatment, choice of preferred medicines, disease pathways and pricing. Economic considerations, like cost-effectiveness, are also becoming increasingly important for access to vaccines. Patient Access & Health Economics Manager will support, shape and implement the company’s position in order to capitalize on the opportunities of health economics and to address potential challenges.
Welcome in our team
The Market Access department acts as both educators and advocates for our medicines, external environment and practices that help our company improve and save patients’ lives. Our tenacious, assertive group of individuals uses a deep understanding of the healthcare system in order to build collaborative relationships with reimbursement authorities, payers and healthcare providers that help cultivate positive uptake of and education about our medicines and value-driven healthcare solutions.
Main responsibilities
In order to develop country specific evidence (adapted to the local regulations), to realize optimal reimbursement coverage and usage, the PA&HE manager should:
- Identify HTA data that are needed in view of the Dutch health care system and address the need of various clients, e.g., NL hospitals, care groups, Ministry of Health, Health Care insurers, guideline committees.
- Liaise with the EURAM HTA Center of Excellence to define transposability of already existing economic studies, pharmaco-economic models, budget impact calculators.
- Define data gaps to support the economic value of our medicines.
- Coordinate or (if necessary) implement outcomes research & health economic studies that fill these gaps and support key publications, reimbursement strategies along with value dossiers and submissions to various payers.
- Analyse data, build reports.
- Develop/write the farmacotherapeutic and economic components of reimbursement submissions to a high quality and in a timely manner.
- Develop and deliver tools to support marketing, access and policy strategy, also leading to user friendly applications for e.g., budget calculations, risk sharing calculations.
- Contribute to the development of health economic expertise within the Value & Patient access department;
- Anticipate changes with a possible impact on accessibility to medicines and contributes to secure favorable and sustainable public policies on access to healthcare;
- Works closely together in cross functional teams with colleagues from Medical Affairs, Policy, Communication and Population Health and liaise with the related Business colleagues.
Your profile:
- Master’s degree in (Health) Economics or Econometrics
- 3-5 years of experience in health economics and,or HTA area and performing economic data analysis, (econometric) modeling in the pharmacutical industry.
- In-depth knowledge of the market access environment, hospital systems, and integrated systems of care.
- Knowledge of the Healthcare industry including the pharmaceutical industry (market access, medical, clinical research and marketing and sales) is a plus.
- Competency in pharmaco-economics including a deep understanding of research methods, health economic modelling, and related disciplines.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake complex analyses and to produce clear recommendations and/or reports.
- Expertise in a therapy area (i.e., oncology, vaccines, immunology, cardiovascular) is of added value.
- Experience with development of a reimbursement dossier (farmacotherapeutic/economic) is a plus.
Skills/Knowledge required
- Strong analytical background as well as leadership and project management skills.
- Excellent written and clinical data interpretation and analysis skills. Strong communication skills.
- Proven ability to influence others in complex networks.
- Display a clear attitude and interest in identifying new economic developments, data sources, ways of working.
- Language: Dutch and English.
Other skills
- Impact: responsible for delivering high quality initiatives and outputs which supports the wider business to secure early access and appropriate uptake of both current and future medicines and vaccines.
- Problem Solving: identifies problems and appropriate solutions to complex issues and non-standard issues.
- Influence/Liaison: influences across complex networks of both external customers and internal stakeholders. High level of competency needed to manage interactions across multiple roles.
What we offer:
We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.
- Competitive salary and a 3% year-end allowance.
- 35,5 days of leave.
- Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates.
- Solid Pension Plan.
- Annual bonus based on own and company performance.
- Company fitness.
- Travel allowance for commuting.
- Numerous training, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development.
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Requisition ID:R286249
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