Market Access Manager

GSK BeLux is looking for a talented and motivated Market Access Manager to help shape and deliver sustainable access strategies for our medicines and vaccines in Belgium and Luxembourg. The position is based in Wavre, Belgium. Reporting to the Head of Market Access, you will be accountable for developing, driving and executing end-to-end market access strategies across the product lifecycle. Working in close collaboration with local, regional and global stakeholders, you will contribute to bringing innovative therapies to patients while ensuring alignment with healthcare system priorities, evolving policy requirements and GSK business objectives. You will join a collaborative and highly skilled Market Access team, with opportunities to further develop your expertise across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, respiratory diseases, rare diseases, HIV and vaccines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Market Access Strategy Development: Develop and implement integrated market access, pricing and reimbursement strategies for new products, indications, formulations and lifecycle opportunities across Belgium and Luxembourg.
• Translate scientific, clinical, epidemiological and economic evidence into compelling value propositions and market access strategies.
• Lead or support evidence-generation activities, including health economic evaluations, budget impact analyses and real-world evidence initiatives.
• Identify opportunities and risks within the healthcare and policy environment and proactively adapt market access strategies accordingly.
• Collaborate with local, regional and global teams to align market access priorities with patient needs and broader business objectives.
• Pricing and Reimbursement: Drive efforts to ensure timely and sustainable patient access to our innovative medicines in different therapeutic areas by combining scientific, economic and communication aspects.
• Build compelling reimbursement value propositions supported by health economic evidence, budget impact analyses, clinical outcomes and real-world evidence.
• Lead the preparation, submission and defence of pricing and reimbursement dossiers: Coordinate and lead the internal Price Approval Request process.
• Manage interactions with pricing and reimbursement authorities, ensuring high-quality submissions and responses throughout the review process.
• Develop negotiation strategies, prepare and attend the reimbursement negotiations with the WG convention where applicable in order to achieve sustainable agreements.
• Select, brief and oversee external vendors and consultants supporting HEOR, evidence generation and dossier development activities.
• Collaborate closely with Pharma.be trade association during all stages of the file development and price/ reimbursement process.
• Cross-Functional Leadership and Collaboration: Partner closely with Medical, Commercial, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Finance and other functions to integrate market access considerations into business planning.
• Contribute actively to the European Market Access community by sharing local insights and best practices.
• Contribute to the development and execution of European HTA strategies by providing local market access expertise and ensuring alignment between EU HTA submissions and Belgian/Luxembourg reimbursement requirements.
• Represent GSK in external interactions with health authorities, payers, industry associations and other relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted, transparent and compliant relationships with external stakeholders, including reimbursement authorities, health economists and policy stakeholders.
• Promote market access capabilities and understanding across the organization.

Why You?

• Basic Qualifications: University degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, health economics or economics. A PhD is a plus. Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a healthcare organization (sick fund, NIHDI…) ; Strong understanding of the Belgian healthcare system and pricing and reimbursement environment ; Experience working in cross-functional settings and leading complex projects involving multiple stakeholders ; Ability to interpret scientific, clinical and economic evidence and translate it into clear and relevant value arguments.
• Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience in pricing and reimbursement submissions and negotiations. Experience interacting with reimbursement authorities, payers or policy stakeholders. Experience in health economics, budget impact models, cost-effectiveness analyses and/or real-world evidence generation. Knowledge of the Luxembourg healthcare environment. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Business acumen with the ability to think holistically, connect market access priorities to broader business objectives and mai