Do you have extensive experience in Market Access and a strong drive to address both strategic and operational hurdles? Are you in search of a vibrant workplace where your skills can create a substantial difference? Do you have a knack for building strong relationships with key stakeholders? If so, we invite you to join us as our new Public Affairs & Market Access Head. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As our  Market Access & Public Affairs  Head, your main role will be overseeing, developing and implementing affiliate-wide Market Access and Public Affairs strategies. You will be managing the right structure, capacity, and tools for pricing, market access and public affairs and for leading and developing, the right organisational capabilities in the affiliate. This position will report to the General Manager and will have 3 direct reports.

Your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Develop and implement comprehensive market access strategies that align with the company’s business objectives. Provide strategic counsel to related parties on market access issues and opportunities. Oversee both national and field market access activities to ensure cohesive and effective execution.


• Conduct national efforts to secure product listing, reimbursement, and pricing agreements with health insurers, government health agencies, and other payers. Develop and implement field market access strategies to enhance local product uptake. Manage and help a team of field market access managers to engage with local healthcare providers, regional payers, and local health authorities. Additionally, coach, monitor and develop the MAPA team fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. 


• Analyze market access data and trends to inform strategy development, prepare and present regular reports to senior leadership, and utilize data-driven approaches to optimize strategies and improve outcomes.


• Develop and implement public relations programs, activities, campaigns, events, and promotional materials that shield and enhance the organization’s reputation.


• Establish and maintain positive relationships at all levels of government, public services, and other authorities. Represent the organization’s position on legislation and government policy to government representatives, committees, and other regulatory agencies. Act as an internal expert to educate and update investors, shareholders, and analysts.


• Ensure complete compliance to global and IO pricing strategies and adapt those strategies to affiliate setting to maximize revenues based on a solid understanding of expected submission evaluations, intrinsic value, precedents, modelling to define per market price level, market access schemes.


• Provide periodic updates about analysts’ estimates, investor perceptions, industries and peer company performance, and the stock market to senior members of company management.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree (preferably within the quantitative/management discipline) from a well-recognized institute with good academic track records and grades.


• Senior/executive management experience in the pharma industry. Knowledge gained by leading a senior commercial, business, or medical position with broad leadership experience and the ability to lead a cross functional team.


• At least 10 years of experience within a pharmaceutical company or within the life science industry. Strong experience is needed in market access and exp in building relationships the with Ministry of Health, Policy makers, peers, and the Medical Society and the Patient Association.


• Strong people management experience (ideally managing large and diverse teams)

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills to effectively convey financial information to stakeholders. Proficiency in Arabic & French is a must have.

 About the Department

You will join a dynamic and strategic team focused on market access and public affairs. Our department is creating long-term strategic plans that align with Global/Regional/BA strategies, integrating pricing and access strategy, and providing guidance to internal stakeholders. We are based in Morocco and are committed to addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges while promoting our organization’s image in a positive way. Our team is collaborative, innovative, and dedicated to making a significant impact on the healthcare landscape.

Working at Novo Nordisk 

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop; we seize them. From research and development through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales—we're all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 

Deadline 

25th November 2024

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.