Global Pricing and Market Access Director

About the Company

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.

In the Oncology Business Unit, we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine and ensure no patient is left behind, regardless of disease stage.

Join Market Access at AstraZeneca to be part of a highly valued, strategic team fundamental in realizing the potential of our life-changing medicines. We pioneer Market Access innovations, ensuring the right access to transformative medicines through flexibility, speed, and smart decision-making. Inspired by our people, patients, and pipeline, we work cross-functionally to leverage shared skills, knowledge, and entrepreneurial spirit to change how medicines are assessed and perceived.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global price and market access strategy, aligning with payer evidence strategy.
• Matrix manage a cross-functional team to support global pricing and market access initiatives.
• Revise pricing and market access strategies and value stories to optimize life cycle management opportunities.
• Drive payer insights to ensure robust and validated price and reimbursement strategies.
• Develop price and market access inputs into forecasts and business cases, ensuring alignment across the brand portfolio.
• Create value messages and claims that meet payer needs and align with target product profiles.
• Monitor trends and dynamics in the external access environment that could influence current and future AstraZeneca access strategies.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in biomedical science, business, or economics.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or consulting.
• Prior oncology therapy area expertise, including oncology launch experience.
• Relevant drug development and/or commercialization experience within the pharmaceutical/medical industry.
• Knowledge of the needs and expectations of national and regional payers, insurers, and commercial customers in strategic markets.
• Several years of project leadership experience in generating payer evidence or developing/executing payer commercial strategies (e.g., Health Economics, Market Access, Pricing).
• Ability to make reasoned decisions under pressure and bring out the best in others.
• Excellence and precision in communication: credible and persuasive.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with clinicians, pharmacists, and payers on evidence-based customer solutions (e.g., local payers in the EU or commercial customers in the US).
• Experience in a commercial strategy function (e.g., managed markets brand director, business development director, head of pricing/access).
• Experience constructing payer value stories and incorporating them into Target Product Profiles (TPPs).
• Experience in a country or regional pharmaceutical role.

Pay

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $218,361.60 to $327,542.40 USD. Eligibility for various incentives includes short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles, and commissions for sales roles.

Benefits

• Qualified retirement programs.
• Paid time off (vacation, holiday, and leaves).
• Health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with applicable plans.