Market Access Manager (d/f/m) | Vienna, Austria

Job Description Summary

The Market Access Manager develops and executes national market access as well as pricing and
reimbursement (P&R) strategies. The overall goal is to ensure fast, broad, and sustainable patient access to Sandoz medicines through effective engagement with key stakeholders.

Job Description

The Market Access Manager develops and executes national market access as well as pricing and reimbursement (P&R) strategies. The overall goal is to ensure fast, broad, and sustainable patient access to Sandoz medicines through effective engagement with key stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
 

Pricing & Reimbursement (P&R)

• Prepare and submit applications for P&R including negotiations with authorities

• Support with new product launches including obtaining local and regional approvals

• Ensure P&R information is kept up to date in all internal and external registers

• Maintain and evolve P&R tools and systems for accurate and efficient data handling.

Market Access Strategy & Execution

• Support in preparation of yearly Market Access Plan

• Identify and address access hurdles in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Provide early input into P&R strategies, financial planning, and business decisions.

• Assess market dynamics, competitor activities, and policy developments to support business strategy

• Execute notifications with authorities on required stock-related topics, incl. coordination with internal stakeholders

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with DVSV to enable reimbursement and cost-effectiveness discussions and to continue building the positive relationship

• Manage and guide external agencies in the execution of projects

• Support Field Market Access in preparation of stakeholder engagement topics

Insights & Communication

• Monitor regulatory, legal, policy, and market changes for insight generation

• Prepare internal meetings to communicate insights to cross-functional stakeholders and contribute to key strategic decisions

What you’ll bring to the role:
 

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in Healthcare Economics, Natural Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in Pharma Market Access, ideally in Austria

• Previous experience in supply chain would be a plus

• Solid understanding of the healthcare system, regulatory environment, and reimbursement processes in Austria

• Fluent in English and German

• Proven ability to build trust-based relationships with health authorities and other key stakeholders

• Advanced communication and negotiation skills with the ability to convey economic and policy topics clearly and convincingly.

• Strong analytical skills

You´ll receive:

• Attractive salary with incentive program

• Modern company pension scheme

• Flexible working hours / home-office depending on the position

• 14 weeks of paid parental leave

• Additional days off (bridge-days)

• Meal vouchers

• Wellbeing & mental health offers

• Learning and development options for your personal and professional growth

• Worldwide career opportunities

In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is EUR 66.917,62/year (on a full-time basis).

In most cases, however, the actual salary will be higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and fostering diverse teams, that represent the patients and communities we serve.

If you require assistance during the application process due to a medical condition, physical disability, or a neurodiverse condition, please contact us at [email protected].

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Skills Desired

Agility, Analytical Skill, Analytical Thinking, Computer Network, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer-Centric Mindset, Finance, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Key Account Management, Market Access, Process Management, Product Positioning, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Value Propositions, Waterfall Project Management