Market Access Senior Manager, Belgium & Luxembourg

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Market Access Senior Manager, Belgium & Luxembourg

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Gilead Brussels (Diegem)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff of more than 10,000 people is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through on-going development. Our scientific focus has resulted in 26 marketed products, a pipeline of late- stage drug candidates and patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them.

Gilead Sciences BELUX is based in Diegem with approximately 40 employees. By joining our team, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life threatening diseases.

As a lean organization, Gilead offers a committed and inclusive working environment, where you can take accountability and make a difference.  Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases and cancer.

Job Description

Driven by the continued growth of our promising pipeline, the BELUX Market Access team is expanding and offering an exciting opportunity for a Market Access Senior Manager. In this role, you will lead national and local access initiatives, ensuring optimal reimbursement outcomes and maximizing the value of both new launches and our existing portfolio across the BELUX market.
 

Responsibility covered by this role include development and execution of pricing & reimbursement strategies, developing compelling value propositions, including economic and clinical argumentation for national and local payers. Furthermore, this role will work in close alignment with the cross functional teams at Gilead and have an import role in interacting with key external stakeholders (e.g. authorities and payers).

Additionally this role will cover a broader scope of Market Access responsibilities, such supporting the strategic pricing across the entire Gilead portfolio. The flexibly of the organization and evolving product portfolio of Gilead also entails that the scope of this role could evolve and broaden in the future to provide further development opportunities.

The role will report to the Director Market Access and Reimbursement and will be primarily office based at the Diegem office.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Implement the market access, reimbursement and hospital access strategies in collaboration with external and internal partners
• Leads the delivery of successful HTA outcomes to secure national reimbursement and local funding for Gilead’s portfolio across the BELUX market.
• Supports and implements pricing strategies and initiatives in alignment with local procedures and consistent with the global pricing strategy
• Engages and leverages network with national payers and other relevant Market Access stakeholders (such as e.g. the KCE, Pharma.be and Physician-Key Opinion Leaders)  
• Work together with the key account team to develop value propositions that enable local hospital access solutions which result in outcomes benefiting patients and Gilead.
• Flexibility and growth mindset to take on new challenges within the Market Access team
• Affinity and solid understanding of pricing dynamics that impact the Gilead portfolio
• Establishes working relationships with all relevant functions across Gilead franchises and supports development of account plans with Gilead teams to ensure access for Gilead products.
• Ensures all activities are compliant with Business Conduct Manual for the BELUX affiliate but also external guidance and policies which are pertinent to somebody working in this role.

Ideally, the successful applicant should have the following:

• A Master of Science or PhD degree in Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences) or Economics (Applied Economics, Economical Sciences or Business Administration), or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience in developing, implementing and performance delivery of market access and health economic strategies and materials
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Market Access, ideally with a proven record of gaining national access for new medication in Belgium/Luxemburg.
• Solid understanding of Market Access processes and payer needs and strategies at national and local level in the Belgium/Luxemburg.
• Demonstrates accountability, a mindset that works through uncertainty, delivers to expectations and exhibits a sense of urgency on critical time-dependent issues
• Strong teamwork, effective working in matrix environment and managing cross functional responsibilities
• Have excellent communications skills in Dutch and English to be able to present recommendations at affiliate leadership and above country level.
• The ideal candidate will align with Gilead’s core values by being accountable for their work, displaying integrity in everything they do, thriving in a team environment, ensuring inclusiveness and seeing excellence as the only measure of success.
• Experience across our innovative footprint – Virology, Liver, Oncology as an advantage

Gilead Core Values

INTEGRITY – Doing What’s Right

INCLUSION – Encouraging Diversity

TEAMWORK – Working Together

EXCELLENCE – Being Your Best

ACCOUNTABILITY – Taking Personal Responsibility

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

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