Head of Market Access & External Affairs - Belgium & Luxembourg

Job summary:

Principal Accountabilities:

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  Proposes to the Managing Director the economic strategy and product portfolio local pricing policy (launch and in-market price defense and optimization) in line with international politics.
• Develops the communication strategy on the medico-economic benefits of the products, maximizing the translation of the product profile (risk / benefit) in value proposition to the various stakeholders involved in the market access setting.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to anticipate the future payer environment, shape Market Access and broader business strategy, and mitigate asset, function, or enterprise risk.
• Understands and communicates the impact and ramifications of corporate & EU+ decisions on payers to the broader organization.
• Negotiates drug prices with the Economic Committee for Health Products, develops relations with the authorities and opinion leaders, including representatives of X-country HTA and procurement collaborations to which BeLux participate (e.g. BENELUXA)
• In close collaboration with best in class MAX consultants, he/she owns the preparation, submission and monitoring of, medico economic and pricing dossiers for Belgium & Luxembourg. He/she leads transversal teams with local medical/marketing. He/she represents the Affiliate for International/Global : gather and communicate the needs, coordinates the IPPP for Market access , participate in teleconferences, product meetings
• He/she follows the local regulations on prices, participates actively in industry associations working groups (e.g. PHARMA.BE – access TF) • Collects the needs for Belgium and Luxemburg and leverage synergies within cluster or other EU+ affiliates with comparable MAX environment
• In close collaboration with Managing Director will establish strong working relationships internally with Regional Government/Public Affairs heads, local partner functions (i.e. Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, etc.)
• Engages organizational stakeholders to maximize influence and ensure effective and timely decision making and foster a culture that supports collaboration and integrates stakeholder perspectives. Ensures his /her voice is heard at EU+ level.
• Be an active LT member, participating in LT meetings and add value, also in function-overarching topics relevant for the affiliate

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Masters’s Degree required
• PhD level or above in health economics, epidemiology, PharmD highly preferred
• 10+ years of relevant pharma industry experience with expertise in Market Access
• Sound Experience in health economics, patient access and pricing required
• Understanding of the healthcare system, pricing, access and reimbursement processes in Belgium & Luxembourg as well as notions of the pricing and access-related decision-making process in other key markets of the EU+ non-G6 (sub) region is required
• French, Dutch & English perfectly fluent

Knowledge & Skills:

• Understanding of the healthcare system, pricing, access and reimbursement processes in Belgium & Luxembourg as well as notions of the pricing and access-related decision-making process in other key markets of the EU+ non-G6 (sub) region is required
• Sound experience in the project management of activities across the different sub-disciplines of access (health economics, evidence generation), including country-level adaptation processes of core value pack deliverables is required
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple cross functional projects required
• Track record of peer to peer internal and external influencing and building/contributing to the development of high-performance teams, is a +.
• Proven track record in the preparation and successful management of Belgian P&R dossier submissions and negotiations is a +
• Experience in partnership liaison is highly preferred