Regional Market Access Director for Global Pharma and New Products

Job Description

Our Market Access team monitor population demographics and develop solutions to give patients access to our medicines. We act as both educators and advocates for our products, processes, and practices that help us revolutionize how our medicines create value in society.

The Regional Market Access Director for Global Pharma and New Products is a member of the Latin America Market Access Team while also represents Market Access at the Regional Cross Functional teams for the products under his/her responsibility.

The incumbent will also support the Regional Commercial Leads, by developing and communicating actionable insights derived from secondary data analytics that effectively shape market access and brand strategy for new products. This includes developing and implementing the analytics plan, informing business decisions, and designing and implementing analytical solutions to support business opportunities.

The Director will work with cross-functional business partners (Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Policy, Outcomes Research) to support data-driven decision making, pull through key insights, and build business understanding.

A Senior Specialist responsible for Access Operations will report to the Director.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Policy and Outcomes Research teams within the region to deliver the integrated Regional Market Access Strategy for Global Pharma and New Products in Latin America with focus in Winrevair and other prioritized assets up to 12 months before first regulatory approval in Latin America.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess market potential, conduct competitive analysis, develop access strategies and providing input into regional/country business cases.
• Partner with Regional and local Medical Affairs / Outcomes Research teams in the development of real-world data/evidence and economic analyses to support value demonstration.
• Designing and conducting patient affordability analytics, access and reimbursement trackers and digital tools to measure access strategy execution.
• Oversee the Access Operations roles with focus on vendor management, deliverables and budget execution.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Master's degree in business administration, public health/epidemiology, health policy or health economics.
• At least 5 years of local/Latin America/United States/Global experience in one or more of the following functional areas: Market Access, Health Technology Assessment, Health Policy, New Products Launch in Pharma.
• Proven track record in achieving patient access in the public and private sector for Orphan Drugs and/or Specialty care products.
• Understanding of healthcare system archetypes and access pathways of major Latin America countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico).
• Demonstrated ability to leverage Data and Analytics to support reimbursement pathways, consistent with the brand strategy and increase patient access.
• Strong ability to collaborate across the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong commercial orientation and business acumen.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong project management and operational skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish or Portuguese.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for ...

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
NA

Job Posting End Date:
08/15/2024
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Job Posting End Date:08/15/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R307847

Client-provided location(s): Spring House, PA

Job ID: Merck-734404559

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2024-08-07T12:41:15