Salary Range:
£33,250.00 - £61,750.00
Job Description Summary
About the role
An exciting secondment opportunity is available within the UK Pricing & Access team, offering an existing Novartis associate the opportunity to broaden their experience and develop new skills across pricing, market access and NHS commercial strategy.
This is an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience within Pricing & Access, work across different brands and collaborate with colleagues across Value & Access and the wider business.
The secondment will provide valuable exposure to UK pricing processes, NHS commercial agreements and access strategy, while building transferable commercial, analytical and stakeholder-management skills. Following the secondment, the successful candidate will return to their substantive role with broader experience and a deeper understanding of the UK business.
Job Description
Major accountabilities
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the development and implementation of UK pricing and access strategies across a range of brands.
- Supporting pricing activities and processes, ensuring accuracy, quality and timely delivery.
- Working with data and insights to support pricing, access and commercial decision-making.
- Supporting the development, implementation and ongoing management of NHS commercial agreements.
- Monitoring and maintaining pricing information and ensuring relevant systems, trackers and documentation are accurate and up to date.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with colleagues across Value & Access and the wider UK business.
- Coordinating multiple activities and priorities, taking ownership for deliverables and proactively following up with key stakeholders.
- Supporting continuous improvement of pricing and access processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Maintaining appropriate compliance with relevant processes, SOPs and training requirements.
What you’ll bring to the role
We are looking for a highly organised and analytical individual who is curious, takes ownership and enjoys working collaboratively across different teams.
You will ideally bring:
- Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data.
- Strong Excel and data-management skills.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- The ability to build effective relationships across different functions and levels of the organisation.
- A proactive approach and willingness to quickly learn new systems, processes and subject areas.
- Curiosity and an interest in developing a broader understanding of pricing, market access and the UK NHS environment.
Previous experience in pharmaceutical pricing, market access, finance, commercial operations or another data-intensive environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.
Why consider this secondment?
This opportunity would suit an associate who wants to:
- Gain practical, hands-on experience within Pricing & Access.
- Develop an understanding of UK pharmaceutical pricing, NHS commercial agreements and market access.
- Work across multiple brands and gain broader exposure to the UK organisation.
- Build transferable analytical, commercial and stakeholder-management skills.
- Expand their internal network through cross-functional collaboration.
- Broaden their experience through a temporary internal move before returning to their substantive role.
Key performance indicators
Success in the role will be demonstrated through:
- Accurate and timely delivery of pricing and access activities.
- High-quality data management and maintenance of pricing information.
- Effective coordination and management of assigned activities and priorities.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder satisfaction across Value & Access and partner functions.
- Efficient support of pricing and reimbursement processes, including effective maintenance of pricing information over time.
Skills Desired
Business Dashboards, Business Management, Category Management, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Databasing, Finance, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Micro Focus Quality Center, Public Health, Quality Control (QC), Structured Query Language (SQL)