Director, Market Access, Italy

**The Role**:
Reporting to the GM Italy, the Director of Market Access, Italy, will play a crucial role in the organization to successfully develop and execute the vaccines national reimbursement, access, and pricing strategies. Through his/her functional expertise and understanding of the Italian healthcare system he/she will s ecure a broad and rapid access to Moderna’s innovative solutions for patients and population. Furthermore, the Market Access Director through his/her strong knowledge of the bio-pharma industry and deep understanding of the country health systems & priorities across the various disease states he/she will identify the relevant healthcare payer needs and develop in parallel the appropriate programs to address them.

In addition to the execution of national reimbursement strategies, the Market Access Director will also play a key role in the establishment and execution of the national pricing strategies in close alignment with global colleagues. The Market Access Director will ensure robust pricing practices, protocols, and operations to ensure an efficient and compliant organization. He/she will work hand in hand with global functions including Pricing, HEOR, and the Brand Teams, to ensure the global strategy can be executed locally. He/she will be a crucial member of the leadership team for the Italian organization contributing to its organizational development and sustainable success. The MA Director will also play a key role in shaping, advocating and implementing access strategies throughout the different regional bodies granting access to products in the 20 Italian regions.

The Market Access Director will serve as a key support for the Italian business in driving environmental-shaping initiatives through the industry association and payer networks. The role is located in Rome, Italy, but flexible working will be available.

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**Here’s What You’ll Do**:
Strategic lead for national and prioritized regional/local access of Moderna vaccines portfolio.

Establish and develop the country market access strategy and agenda in close collaboration with the business partners, regional and global teams.

Anticipate, shape, and deliver various Health Economics analyses aligned with needs of the national and prioritized regional/local stakeholders to secure access and funding for vaccines and related therapies.

Play a key role in Leading engagement activities with experts and stakeholders, in partnership with Medical and other relevant functions, to ensure the appropriate data is generated and value story is built while also establishing a strong network of experts that can give relevant opinion on Moderna’s portfolio value story

Maintain knowledge of and monitor the external environment, to technically shape and deliver the best value narratives for national/regional/local access.

Collaborate with a complex matrix of global and local stakeholders on Italian pricing and access strategy.

Identify and support opportunities for leadership in external forums and events regarding vaccine development, access, pricing, immunization systems and deployment

**Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table**:
Higher University degree (PhD or Master) in life science, Business, Health Policy, Public Health or Law (PhD plus Business Degree preferred)

Min 10 years of experience in the bio/pharmaceutical and/or vaccines environment.

Min 5 years of experience in Market Access function (with national direct responsibility for Pricing, Reimbursement, Market Access, or Policy). In-depth knowledge and experience with key national institutions (e.g. AIFA - CTS, CPR; ISS, MoH), and price negotiations

Proven ability to successfully conduct negotiations with HTA bodies with a demonstrated track record of successful negotiations

Proven ability to develop external networks

Strong oral and written communication skills to influence and effectively engage internal and external audiences

Strong sense of priorities and able to handle various projects simultaneously, sometimes with short timelines

Experience working with industry groups and alliances (FARMINDUSTRIA, HTA Societies)

Strong diplomatic & interpersonal skills and able to inspire respect and trust from others

Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence without authority

Strong analytical skills and sharp learning agility

Ability to work within leadership teams and cross-functionally with regional & global partners

Demonstrate ability to lead boldly and collaboratively while being a committed team player.

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