Market Access Manager (80-100%*) (temp role 12 months)

Rotkreuz (Office-Based)

Key information

Publication date:14 January 2026
Workload:80 – 100%
Place of work:Rotkreuz (Office-Based)

Job summary

Join Novartis as you lead patient access strategies locally! Be part of a supportive and innovative team that values collaboration.

Tasks

Direct projects to submit patient access files to regulatory authorities.
Provide analytical insights for product development decisions.
Establish strong relationships with key clients and decision-makers.

Skills

Experience in reimbursement dossier compilation and healthcare regulations.
Strong analytical skills and negotiation abilities.
Understanding of health technology assessment and market access.

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Summary

~ Lead the implementation of a sustainable patient access strategy at the local level (CPO). Collect and analyze data to generate insights for patient access submissions that jointly create value for customers, patients, and Novartis.

About the Role

Major Accountabilities

~ Lead projects to submit patient access dossiers to regulatory authorities
applying high standards of operational excellence.
~ Provide relevant input to local product development decisions.
~ Provide analytical justification for cost-benefit analyses.
~ Maintain and update all relevant P&R tools and systems.
~ Create insightful reports that translate the results of relevant data analysis on Novartis product pricing and reimbursement strategy and its competitors into impactful business recommendations.
~ Establish and leverage strong networks and relationships with key customers, key opinion leaders, and key individual and institutional decision-makers to optimize the positioning and messaging of Novartis products and facilitate co-creation of value propositions with the
clientele.
~ Lead the local entry into global and local pricing.
~ Adapt global healthcare economics models to accurately reflect local environments.

Key Performance Indicators

~ Achievement of local P&R and Novartis adoption goals
~ Effective use and improvement of tracking systems to measure access.
~ Shorten product time-to-market
~ Improvement/expansion of patient access

Work Experience

~ Experience with compiling reimbursement dossiers
~ Proven ability to understand and clearly communicate scientific and economic topics.
~ Understanding of national healthcare, regulatory environment of P&R processes and drug listing.
~ Strong negotiation and analytical skills

Skills

~ Analytical skills
~ IT network
~ Finance
~ Health economics
~ Health technology assessment (HTA)
~ Key Account Management
~ Product positioning
~ Value propositions
~ Public affairs
~ Market access
~ Customer-centric mindset
~ Understanding of the healthcare sector
~ Cross-functional collaboration
~ Real-world evidence (RWE)
~ Project management
~ Process management
~ Analytical thinking
~ Agility

Language

English

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