Health Economics Market Access

**Job Function**:
Market Access
**Job Sub Function**:
Health Economics Market Access
**Job Category**:
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Milano, Italy

The **Health Economics Market Access & Reimbursement (HEMAR) Manager** is a career pathway opportunity to lead the strategic planning and implementation of the payer value generation and access strategies for pharmaceutical products in early development to commercialization until late lifecycle.

The position resides in the **Neuroscience** area of the Italian Operating Company.

The position will report to the HEMAR Team Leader and will be based in **Milano**, at the JnJ Office in viale Fulvio Testi 280.

**The HEMAR Manager will be responsible for the following activities**:

- Lead the Value Development Team to define the optimal strategy for local pricing and reimbursement dossiers and evidence generation for the upcoming launches in Neuroscience;
- Manage relationships with EMEA HEMAR and Pricing, to ensure the timely acknowledgment of local inputs, as well as the alignment between the pricing strategies and Corporate guidelines;
- Identifying in a timely manner the relevant inputs in the definition of market access strategies and an effective action plans design to support preparation of the annual Brand Value Plan to guarantee the success of the brand strategy for the future year;
- Developing initiatives and managing projects that contribute to maximize product value, to seek for early market access opportunities for new indications or for maintaining those in the market, in compliance with local regulations and internal processes;
- Drive the design and management of health outcomes studies including: systematic literature reviews, Real World Evidence studies, and user-friendly cost effectiveness and budget impact models where required to support decision making or ensure launch readiness;
- Implement an Account Management Plan working together with Local Functions and realize strategic initiatives in prioritized hospitals or territories that aim at improving patient pathways;
- Collaborate with Value and Access Managers in Italian regions to design, develop and implement an integrated approach to all aspects of the payer value propositions for improving place of therapy of our products to where patients could benefit the most;
- Take budgetary responsibility for defining and managing the market access discretionary budgets, ensuring that spending is managed effectively throughout the year and to plan.

**Requirements and qualifications**
- Academic Background: University Degree in Life Science, Health Policy or Economics
- A post-degree in Health Economics or HTA is a strong plus
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience in biotech/pharma working in matrix organizations
- 2+ years Market Access & Pricing experience

**Other skills and abilities**:

- “Make it happen” mentality, curiosity and motivation, persistence to achieve goal
- Diplomatic and negotiation skills allowing you to reach a consensus between different partners.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects/priorities and complex issues
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Strategic thinker, able to zoom out to think holistically as well as to zoom in on details as needed.
- Dynamic and ambitious professional that proactively explores solution building in the face of obstacles.
- Team player: partnership & team building with a sound understanding of the pharmaceutical business environment.
- Availability to travel up to 20% - 30% of the time
- IT Knowledge: Good Office knowledge (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point)
- Languages: Fluent English and Italian