Market Access Manager

**Job Profile Market Access Manager - BeLux**:
**Main Purpose of Job**:

- Develop and implement market access processes and provide technical expertise in Health Technology Appraisal submissions
- Build and maintain relationships with health economic and other relevant opinion leaders as well as reimbursement agencies
- Work in collaboration with VA Senior Manager to understand, implement and where possible influence policies to create optimal business environment for Amgen products
- Responsible for adopting the European market access materials (e.g. value repositories, cost-effectiveness models, budget impact models)
- Provide - in close collaboration with marketing, medical, KAM and sales colleagues - support and guidance to field based activities

**Main Tasks and Responsibilities**:
As Market Access Manager, you will be part of the Value & Acces (VA) Team and reporting to the VA Senior Manager, you will take primary responsibility for reimbursement of a selection of Amgen products in Belgium & Luxembourg.

Responsabilities:

- Initiate the most effective and timely strategy to obtain market access for products in Belgium & Luxembourg by managing timely preparation, submission and follow-up of pricing and reimbursement files
- Propose and implement the agreed local market access strategy until reimbursement publication and during the life cycle of the product by working closely with R&D, Medical, Marketing & Sales to secure broad product access for Amgens new and existing product portfolio
- Take leadership of Health Technology Appraisal (HTAs) in Belgium and Luxembourg in close collaboration with Medical and Marketing colleagues
- Value evidence generation in scope of dossiers and publications
- Collect local cost data for the customization of cost effectiveness models
- Adapt budget impact models for local decision makers
- Map local payers and access influencing networks
- Develop & roll out an engagement strategy with key payers and other relevant opinion leaders (e.g. advisory boards, stakeholders summit meeting) to support market access activities
- Support reimbursement/pricing negotiations with payers
- Provide input for local requirements in the international value dossier & payer plan
- Keep EU and global colleagues informed about and seek support on all ongoing submissions
- Liaise with EU and global colleagues to create a strong relationship and defend the BeLux interest

**Profile**:
**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Science with a good sense of business understanding
- 5 years of industry-relevant experience in Healthcare environment
- Solid project management skills for multiple tasks/projects/priorities and complex issues to propose innovative solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch since all submissions need to be done in the Dutch language. In addition good verbal communication skills in English & French
- Strong cross-functional leadership within the organization and ability to drive and influence peers in complex (matrix) organization
- Ability to steer the team towards objectives and hold peers highly motivated
- Value-based negotiation skills and convincing communication style

Preferred Requirements
- A degree or experience in Health Economics would be an advantage.
- Relationship with key national & regional payers

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