Oslo, Norway.
We are looking for a Market Access & External Engagement Lead with a passion for patient health outcomes, and a drive to create innovative solutions, to come join our Nordic Team, to be based in Norway.
About the role:
You are as the Market Access & External Engagement Lead Norway responsible for ensuring optimal conditions for patient access to both new and existing UCB products. This involves conducting economic evaluations, preparing reimbursement submissions, and engaging with key stakeholders to secure favorable patient access position. Additionally, you will develop market access strategies, navigate legislative changes, and proactively identify and address business growth opportunities and threats within the Norwegian access environment.
Who you will work with
In this role you will work in close partnership with medical / commercial / regulatory / supply on local level, and with market access on Nordic level as well as market access and pricing teams on EU and global level to have all aligned information/approvals needed for reimbursement or pricing strategies. Next to this you will also partner with local cross functional teams and contribute with external engagement initiatives that can help generate access to our medicines and value for patients.
What will you
- Market Access Strategies: Develop and implement effective market access strategies to ensure the availability and affordability of UCB products.
- Health Economic Evaluations: Conduct health economic evaluations to support pricing, budget and reimbursement decisions.
- Country evidence generation: Activities that help generating required evidence/data for a product / indication e.g., real-world evidence, literature review, health economic data
- Reimbursement Submissions: Prepare and submit reimbursement dossiers, ensuring compliance with local regulations and internal UCB pricing strategies.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including healthcare providers, payers, regulatory bodies, politicians and patient organizations, to facilitate optimal patient access for UCB portfolio.
- Tender and pricing management: Monitor, prepare, submit, and implement tenders according to the relevant local ecosystem opportunities and needs.
Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in health economics, public health, pharmacy, medicine, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
- Industry Experience: Several years in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with significant experience in health economics, pricing, and reimbursement processes and with the preparation and execution of tenders in Norway.
- Reimbursement Expertise: Proven track record of preparing and submitting successful reimbursement dossiers to health authorities.
- Economic Evaluations: Experience in conducting cost-effectiveness analyses, budget impact models, and other health economic evaluations.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and quantitative skills to interpret complex data and health economic models, enabling informed decision-making.
- Languages: Fluent in Norwegian and English
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 with 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.
This job ad will be unpublished on 23/11/2024.
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