Graduate Program – Market Access

Based in Basildon, Essex or London

Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

If you have an interest in both the scientific and commercial world of international pharmaceuticals and want to ensure that patients benefit from rapid and maintained access to drugs at the right price, then we want to hear from you!

Join us to help improve peoples’ lives and make healthcare better for everyone!

Why Pharmanovia?

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 140 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers, and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.A.E., India, Singapore, Italy, and South Korea.

We are an agile and imaginative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce.

Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.

Our Graduate Program – Market Access

The 2-year Graduate scheme will offer significant development opportunities as you gain a wide understanding of market access from a global and local perspective.  Successful market access strategy and execution are universally important and are critical to therapy launch success. In this role you will learn about the challenges and leading practices associated with launching new products in different therapy areas.  Health economics and value communication, pricing analytics, payer engagement, collaboration, and reimbursement submissions, are just a few of the tasks we perform. You will also be learning about pricing strategy, ensuring timely launch readiness is achieved. This includes early evidence gap analysis for HTA submissions, mapping of local requirements, pricing and launch sequence analysis and finally preparing the price and reimbursement submissions. Market access is fully integrated across the value chain from early asset evaluation to launch assets and you will be supporting at regional and country level to drive access activities for in-market brands.

Main responsibilities:

• Support on executing the Market Access Strategy and goals
• Project support (including day to day management) for market access projects,
• National HTA submissions, and pricing strategies working closely with regional stakeholders and managers to ensure optimal patient access to new and existing products.
• Support the Global Value Dossier development to support HTA submissions
• Identifying payer target population
• Mapping burden of disease and understanding the patient journey to identify the unmet needs and healthcare resource utilisation.
• Development of value stories with strong clinical, health economic and Quality of Life messages to justify the economic value of the product.
• Identification of unmet needs and the challenges within current disease management.
• Completing HTA submissions in collaboration with local consultants.
• Maintaining Price Databases and lead price reviews, price certificates and price submissions.
• Gaining knowledge and insights to International Reference Pricing regulations and keeping up to date on the impact of potential price changes.
• Supporting on input to early asset evaluation – presenting data input in a structured overview with clear conclusions.

About you:

You will need to have:

• Minimum 2.1 degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Life & Health sciences, Data sciences, Quantitative disciplines, Chemistry, Economics, Business Studies, Computing, statistics)
• Strong aptitude for technology and highly proficient in the use of MS Office particularly intermediate to advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• First class numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent standard of written and verbal communication in business English
• Ability to relate to stakeholders at all levels and from different cultural backgrounds
• Flexibility to align to the working requirements of a fast-paced Graduate scheme
• Relevant work experience by the way of placement would be desirable, but not essential
• Demonstrable evidence of problem-solving
• Project management skills
• Organisational skills

What we offer:

We offer a competitive salary and rewards package including holiday, health & wellbeing program, employee recognition awards, social events, pension scheme and hybrid working.

Graduates are an important part of the team. We’re committed to having a workforce that represents every part of society. So, we’re keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and circumstances. We will ensure that you have the support and guidance that comes from a collaborative environment, where fresh perspectives are encouraged, and questions are welcomed.

To apply please submit your CV. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in February/March. The program starts in September 2023.

Please note: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide sponsorship or work visas at this time.

By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.