Job Abstract

Senior Director, Oncology Global Pricing and Market Access

Location: Philadelphia, PA, UK (London) & Zug (Switzerland)

Global Pricing and Market Access (GPMA) are key to maximizing the value of our products for patients, healthcare systems and for the company. To further strengthen our capability in this critical function, we are looking for a senior leader to join the GPMA team who will bring technical and organizational expertise in strategic pricing & global market access in Oncology, as well as lead his/her respective team as we build our skills and capabilities consistently across the product areas.

The Senior Director Oncology GPMA will partner closely with key stakeholders in R&D, Commercial, Medical, VEO, Government Affairs, Policy, and other functions to secure the early input and evidence generation required to deliver competitive Target Medicine Profiles, clinical and real-world development plans, and the delivery of reimbursable dossiers for the markets. Strong collaboration with Regional and local access teams will also be essential to further strengthen our ability to reward innovation and make our products accessible to the patients who will benefit most.

Key Responsibilities will be:

Lead a team that will provide strategic advice and leadership to assigned Oncology area globally with respect to market access and pricing, to develop innovative and competitive Payer Value Propositions and Pricing Strategies for launch and pipeline assets.

Deliverables from the team at a cross-portfolio level will include:

• Development of GSK’s global strategy on pricing and access, embedded in the Integrated Asset Plan (IAP)
• Customer insight into pricing and access trends
• Innovation in approaches to pricing and access
• Foresight into direction of travel for payers and development of GSK’s position on Payer approaches

Deliverables to support individual assets within the assigned area will include, for example:

• Lead the cross-functional efforts (e.g., Global Market Access & Pricing Team – GMAP / Value and Access Teams – VAT) to deliver close alignment between insights into payer evidence needs and ensure execution of plans to generate evidence (Integrated Evidence Plan) to support payer value proposition and pricing strategy.
• Guidance to the Medicines Development Lead (MDL) and Medicines Commercial Lead (MCL) consolidating the payer questions/evidence needs for key markets to inform strategy and tactics.
• Input to the evidence generation plan to ensure it will address critical payer questions.
• A market access strategy within the brand plans, fit for purpose and aligned to the overall market access strategy.
• Assist country affiliates in their reimbursement negotiations by integrating country-specific needs into the pricing and market access strategy, value dossier, training on global materials and pricing/negotiation workshops.
• Effective team working with medical and outcomes staff to develop an integrated evidence plan and manage efficient interfaces with key countries.
• Represent the market access voice at the MCT and MDT and ensure that the market access strategy is reflected in key commercial and development decisions.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or science
• 15+ years relevant experience acquired at pharmaceutical companies, Payer or Health Technology Assessment agencies, physician associations or relevant consultancy companies in a multi-national context
• 5+ years experience working in an above-country role/Global team in the Oncology market access space
• 5+ yeas experience working in the US payer or access environment
• 3+ years People Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in medicine, sciences, business administration, health policy, health economics or other relevant qualification
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, manage uncertainty, and make sound global market access and pricing recommendations throughout the lifecycle
• Agility and flexibility to support evolving team and business needs; recognized team player/coach
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver effective presentations to senior leadership and tailor for different audiences
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead cross-functional matrix teams and build relationships across functions and geographies
• Appreciation for External Relations and Public Health Issues in Oncology

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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