Market Access Specialist

JOB TITLE: Market Access Specialist (Spain)

JOB SUMMARY

To continue our growth within the therapeutic apheresis and cell technology environments, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is opening an exciting role in our team for and Market Access Specialist.

In this role you will contribute to our projects with a focus on market access work and payor interactions (building market access landscapes, assessment of reimbursement structures, value dossier development, business case creation, and education of the commercial organization).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a country/regional value story and value dossier to support reimbursement requests.
• Identify opportunities and actively engage in health economic data collection, this includes meeting with customers using Terumo BCT technology and setting up systems to collect data related to patient outcomes, quality of life and health resource utilization.
• Identify opportunities and actively engage in dossier submission to enhance access to care (HTA, funding and reimbursement opportunities etc.). In collaboration with regional market access teams, co-develop reimbursement pathways and strategies for Spain and other selected countries.
• Analyze health economic data sets and translate into abstracts, posters, publications, payer education documents and commercial tools. Contribute to the development of healthcare systems atlas / reimbursement of Terumo BCT portfolio

• Work cross-functionally with direct peers from medical affairs, marketing, commercial and clinical sales to enhance patient access.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Knowledge required to perform at this level is generally acquired through completion of a master’s degree and/or equivalent experience or above.
• Post-graduate training in market access, health policy, or health outcomes/economics is an asset.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, consulting or medical device industry in Market Access / Health Economics is required.
• Experience in interaction with HTA national and regional bodies is required
• Experience in the assessment of reimbursement structures and value dossier development is required
• Experience consulting and executing health outcomes projects from inception to publication is a plus.
• Experience in value dossier development for public and private environments.
• Knowledge of reimbursement mechanisms at national, regional, and hospital levels. 
• Experience in Alzheimer’s disease is a plus

Skills

The diversity of the role requires specialists to constantly call on a broad skill set that will strengthen and grow over time. Market Access Specialists are enhancing their skills to allow growing into a market access senior specialist role.

Candidates need to be fascinated by the medical sciences and interested in developing a deep understanding of the life sciences, pharma and MedTech industry.

When assessing candidates, the following skills will be considered:

• In line with Terumo BCT Core Competencies: Ensures Accountability, Collaborates, Customer Focus, Plans and Aligns, Instills Trust.
• You are empathetic, a team player, and able to support and empower your peers and colleagues.
• You combine analytical skills with the ability to think conceptually. You quickly grasp intellectually challenging ideas and are at ease working with complex quantitative data sets.
• You possess strong communication skills, and you can present complex healthcare-related information concisely.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong desire for success.
• Feeling comfortable moving away from data and thinking strategically as well as commercially.
• Action-oriented personality that enjoys high-level infield conversations with external decision takers and decision influencers.
• Ability to creatively problem solve.
• Must master English (business proficiency), other languages covered is a strong asset.
• Ability to work under time pressure, independent and in a proactive way.
• You are flexible in taking on a range of projects and assignments that vary in level of intensity and complexity.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Working remote from home office as a standard (Spain).
• International / domestic travel may be required less than 20% of the time.