Associate Director, International Market Access, Oncology

Company Description

About AbbVie

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Job Description

This position supports the Director, International Market Access & Pricing (iMAP) in developing the access ambition and key deliverables like payer value propositions/stories for Venetoclax indications and ultimately providing tools and support to the market access teams in Areas and Affiliates.

This role will leverage your clinical understanding, deep global payer knowledge, and competitive insights to shape Access deliverables for Epcoritamab upcoming launches.

The position works closely with Area and affiliate personnel in determining appropriate responses/actions to developmental milestone decision points with regards to implications for local pricing and/or reimbursement issues.

The primary goal of this position is to define/refine Global pricing & access strategy, influence global commercial strategy and integrated evidence program to optimize price, reimbursement, and patient access for Venetoclax.

Overall Responsibilities Include:

Addressing pricing, reimbursement, access issues across international key markets, including the EU5, CAN, JPN, AUS, and BRA.

In collaboration with the Director, International Market Access and Pricing, leverage Evidence Based Medicine expertise and clinical background, deep global payer knowledge, research and competitive insights to co-lead the Value and Access Team (VAT) through the creation of the Integerated Access Straegies

Update global access materials (IAS, value proposition, payer objection handler, negotiation pathway, etc.) based on market insights and competitor dynamics

Collaborating with other iMAP functions such as Pricing and HTA Strategy as well as GHEOR, Global Business Intelligence, Government Affairs, IMCO, MHI and complimentary Area & Affiliate Functions, to ensure solid understanding of global payer markets and emerging stakeholders in the reimbursement areas

Leading project management with regards to purchasing support, opening of POs; ensuring appropriate documentation is in place in line with company procedures and storage of pertinent documents to assigned projects

Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

More than 5 years of direct biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry experience and/or payer experience

Strong interest in clinical and health economic data

Proven track record of being able to successfully interact with all levels of area, affiliate and internal authority across divisions (including Global Commercial Leaders, Forecasting, Clinical Development, HEOR, MHI, and Regulatory, as well as peer equivalents in other market access teams and the market access community as a whole).

The candidate must possess strong leadership, intrapersonal, critical thinking and analytical skills to work with a variety of groups in ensuring that the strategic direction for market access and pricing is in balance with the market as well as corporate goals.

The candidate must be sensitive to cultural and market differences as they will interact and travel to multiple countries in their role.

Relevant global payer and access experience

Education: B.A./B.S. required; Advanced degree (PharmD, MBA, PhD) in a scientific or economic area nice to have

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong clinical and disease area knowledge

Experience in payer trends, evaluating drivers of market access success

Knowledge of pricing policy & regulations and healthcare in key markets

Understanding of regulatory agency requirements or policies that govern market approval, and the impact on reimbursement decisions

Knowledge of pricing regulations, pricing governance in key global markets, standard operating procedures, and the business of healthcare in key markets

Experience across multiple therapeutic areas including Oncology is desirable

Strong leadership, intrapersonal, critical thinking, and analytical skills to work with a variety of groups in ensuring that the strategic direction for market access and pricing is in balance with the market as well as corporate goals

Strong presentation and writing skills

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​

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