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Access & Pricing Strategy Biocon Biologics

Job Summary
Access & Pricing Strategy as a part of the Emerging markets access and public policy team, is central to our vision to transform healthcare for patients by ensuring access to our products and value-added services. Reporting to the Head of BD&L and Commercial Strategy, the incumbent will work with EM teams in the company to lead the integrated access planning for various products and disease areas including the development, implementation, and communication of successful health economic and outcomes studies, pricing guidance for different products in different markets and participating in strategies that will enable access solutions from proof of concept, including business development opportunity, to post-commercialisation of Biocon Biologics products across multiple therapeutic areas.
He/she will help translate product clinical benefits with the help of the medical teams into credible, defensible, and compelling value propositions for payors by identifying internal and/or external sources of data to compile value evidence base aligned both with global product positioning and market access strategies through the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Accountabilities

• Oversees and guides development, implementation and management of strategies, plans and incremental activities that minimize access barriers for patients and providers and, therefore, optimize access to Biocon Biologic\'s products.

o Pave early and innovative access pathways for our products. Co-create with different teams, access solutions, including different reimbursement models
o Analyse the needs of evidence for reimbursement and lead evidence development initiatives
o Optimize public and private reimbursement opportunities

• Oversees the development and execution of clinical and economical evaluations, market access assessments and all project plans for reimbursement negotiations and applications
• Establish and maintain a close relationship with selected external stakeholders in broad health technology access aspects, especially related to pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies and other related health care systems.
• Providing strategic and tactical input into clinical development programs and commercial plans throughout the product\'s lifecycle to optimize market access and brand value proposition.
• Driving publications that optimally support product access in key markets.
• Staying abreast of current methodologic issues in health economics and outcomes research

Competencies and strengths

• Good knowledge of political and healthcare system environments in various countries
• Good understanding of product level access planning and strategy
• Good understanding of market access requirements and health policy
• Customer knowledge and stakeholders mapping
• Experience in access evidence generation and reimbursement submission
• Acute strategic mind-set and critical thinking
• Creative self-starter, inspiring collaboration from national and local teams to support state project delivery
• Strong interpersonal skills for internal and external partnership building and stakeholder management
• Adept project and budget management
• Professional written communication and polished presentation skills

Qualifications and experience
\xe2\x97\x8f An undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific or business discipline.
\xe2\x97\x8f A graduate degree (Doctorate, Masters, or equivalent) in health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field is preferred. Or Extensive experience of having developed market access strategies for products and disease areas in different markets with an MBA
\xe2\x97\x8f At least 5 years of directly related experience.
\xe2\x97\x8f Understanding of local state environment and healthcare levers is beneficial

Educational Qualifications

Required Education Qualification: MBA
Required Experience: 6 - 10 years

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