Access Field Manager

Role Overview and Responsibilities

The Access Field Manager will execute access strategies at both regional and hospital levels, ensuring effective implementation of priority product plans. This involves translating broad national and therapeutic area strategies into actionable initiatives, identifying and addressing access barriers, and closely monitoring access conditions such as listings and pricing at key accounts. Protecting agreed price points and product positioning are essential parts of the role.

Engagement and relationship management are critical as the manager will build and nurture trusted partnerships with various stakeholders including hospitals, regional health authorities, payers, wholesalers, and distributors. Mapping decision-makers and influence channels is necessary to effectively represent the organization in negotiations and access discussions while gathering insights to inform evolving strategies.

Additional duties include leading or supporting negotiation processes, contributing to tendering and contracting in partnership with the Pricing & Access Contracting team, driving formulary inclusions and reimbursement outcomes, and supporting early access schemes when relevant.

Cross-functional collaboration is integral, involving close coordination with Therapeutic Area Access Strategy, Medical, Commercial, HEOR/HTA, Execution Excellence, and Public Affairs teams to align field actions with launch, lifecycle, and healthcare system readiness plans.

Monitoring, reporting, and compliance activities include maintaining up-to-date account data and activities in CRM systems, tracking key performance indicators alongside local teams, reporting adverse events and technical complaints promptly, and ensuring all activities comply with SOPs, company policies, and local regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive background in market access, field access, or healthcare-related roles within complex healthcare environments.
• University degree in life sciences, pharmacy, health economics, or a closely related field, with advanced degrees considered a plus.
• Between five to eight years of experience engaging with hospitals, payers, and regional health bodies.
• Familiarity with reimbursement frameworks, formulary management, tendering processes, product launches, and in-market operations.
• Comprehensive understanding of healthcare systems, access pathways, and dynamics of market access.
• Demonstrated skills in negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and relationship building.
• Competency in creating and implementing structured account plans leveraging data and KPIs to track results.
• Collaborative, accountable, flexible, and committed to compliance, ethical standards, and professional conduct.

Additional Information

This position provides a significant opportunity to contribute to the evolving Value and Access function, influencing patient access and engaging in a role that bridges strategic and operational areas during a growth phase.