AstraZeneca Hiring for GCC Oncology Market Access and Diagnostics Head Job at Dubai Full Time

JOB TITLE

Oncology Market Access & Diagnostics Head-GCC

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

ROLE SUMMARY

• Lead AstraZeneca Oncology activities in the Market Access & Government Affairs environment across the GCC markets together with the Diagnostics strategies & following up on execution and managing the Oncology market access & diagnostics teams in GCC.
• Establish strategic partnerships with Health Authorities across GCC countries through strategic health initiatives.
• Working with regional and international teams to define local strategies for MA & Diagnostics in the GCC.
• Drives product pricing analysis and recommendation by analysing competitive products and pricing, ensuring alignment with brand value proposition, understanding customer groups (patients and physicians), collaborating with Managed Markets and Contracting Strategy.
• Develop strategic and long-term partnerships with relevant Oncology stakeholders and decision makers in the complex Oncology ecosystem.
• Role is based on Dubai and reporting directly to the Oncology Business Unit Director.

What you’ll do

• Communicate changes/trends and provide solutions to challenges arising in the market access field and their likely impact on the AstraZeneca portfolio.
• Develop market access strategies for new product launches and manage market access for life cycle management projects of existing portfolio.
• Provide recommendation & suggested solutions to AstraZeneca short term & long term strategies based on a good understanding of business implications related to the current healthcare delivery/access/finance environment across the GCC.
• Participate in brand teams as Market access Head.
• Lead formulary listing processes & brand expansion accessibility plans, through KAMs to ensure effective communication with marketing, medical and sales functions.
• Integrate clinical, pharmaco-economics and other relevant data into impactful localized value added propositions for the AstraZeneca portfolio.
• Understand priorities of stakeholders, Identify partnership/ Market opportunities & identify opportunities and threats to AZ business and provide deliverable solutions & recommendations.
• Develop the team capabilities for future leadership roles.
• Work with cross functional teams to develop market access short term tactics & long-term strategies for the life cycle management of AZ portfolio.
• Monitor’s environment and practices for shifts in trends or behaviours, interprets likely impact and suggests appropriate actions/ recommendations
• Identify, build, map and manage relations with relevant stakeholders and influencers
• Support budgets and manage resources.

People & Performance Management:

• Drive the development of GCC MA team to enhance skills and advance to higher career level (including future Manager).
• Assess individual and team progress toward goals, and coach to improve.
• Identify early and accelerate the development of top talent and provide appropriate development opportunities for future career progression (succession planning).
• Demonstrate understanding of the career path and have a career dialogue with his / her team, managing expectations as needed and clarifying development potential and actions required.
• Work with individual managers to establish appropriate and challenging goals for each territory/account.
• Make informed business decisions by analyzing decision impact, risks, and coaches the team on how to make effective trade-off decisions for maximum return.

Passion for Customer:

• Maintain close contact with key stakeholders including those who have significant influence in the access decisions with major hospitals/institutions for the assigned products.

Collaborating and Influencing others:

• Work collaboratively across functional areas, serving as a resource within the region and by leveraging the expertise of others.
• Act as a liaison between the access and other cross-functional areas, persuading, convincing or motivating a targeted audience through collaboration and direct or indirect influence.

Corporate responsibility:

• Maintain highest ethical standards and work in a spirit of AstraZeneca Code of Ethics, following rules & norms set by corporate policies.
• Ensure that all conducted activities are done in accordance with local legislation and corporate standards.
• Timely report (as per respective procedures): health/environment/wellbeing related accidents; adverse events that you became aware about; change in status of your Conflict of Interest.

Essential for the role

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• 10 years + of significant experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• 5+ years of solid experience in Market Access in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Previous Oncology and/or Speciality experience with the drive to continually build individual knowledge over time
• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory and legislative processes
• Comprehensive understanding of the impact of public policy and political influences on coverage, payment and regulatory decisions
• Comprehensive understanding of the commercial pharmaceutical marketplace
• People management experience
• GCC market experience
• Interpersonal skills – Influencing, negotiation, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Leadership & autonomy to initiate & execute responsibility under minimum guidance.
• Effective analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making.

Desirable for the role

• MPH, MBA, or equivalent
• Area management experience
• Understanding of brands and competitor products

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

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