Market Access Manager - Oncology

About the role

AstraZeneca is hiring a Market Access Manager for oncology in Saudi Arabia, responsible for executing the market access strategy and leading interactions with payers and key stakeholders to achieve and maintain reimbursement and patient access for an AZ-designated portfolio. The role reports to the Market Access Head and is based in Riyadh.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute brand strategy to achieve early access goals for existing and new launches, and set market access strategies, objectives and tactical plans aligned with brand strategy.
• Run formulary listing processes and brand expansion plans, working with government affairs, key account managers, marketing, medical and sales functions.
• Monitor market trends and stakeholder priorities, identify partnership opportunities and threats, and propose solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers, hospital and institution leaders, and government and private organisations, and liaise with cross-functional teams on pre-launch strategies, pricing and contracting, and access barriers.
• Generate payer-relevant evidence through clinical trials, health economics modelling, real-world evidence studies and systematic reviews, and build localised value arguments.
• Work with the pricing team on pricing and reimbursement strategy, competitive landscape assessment, pricing schemes and managed entry agreements.
• Manage stakeholders internally and externally, report progress to internal customers, and uphold AstraZeneca's Code of Ethics and local legislation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• 5+ years of consistent success in pharmaceutical or healthcare.
• 1+ year in patient access, key account or stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated experience in the Saudi market.
• Desirable: strong commercial background, experience across functional areas and portfolios, oncology therapy area experience, and a degree in Health Economics/Pharmacoeconomics.

Required skills

• Strong oral, written and group communication skills.
• Influencing, negotiation, collaboration and teamwork.
• Analytical thinking, problem solving and planning and organisation.