Market Access Strategic Team Lead - Neuroscience

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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About Innovative Medicine 

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is hiring a Market Access Strategic Team Lead – Neuroscience in our Market Access and Strategic Customers department located in Toronto, Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Lead designated Market Access Strategy Teams for portfolio of assets

• Develop and implement market access strategies for products in portfolio

• Lead cross functional team development of public and private reimbursement strategic plans to support asset value proposition for decision makers and payers

• Work collaboratively with Market Access leadership team to co-ordinate the personnel resources required to support reimbursement activities

• Act as Market Access product lead with other J & J departments, including Sales & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Finance and Leadership team to achieve brand reimbursement and launch objectives

• Work with a cross functional team to lead the development and implementation of data generation plans and projects (e.g., health economic analysis, database analysis, outcomes research studies, resource use surveys, patient-preference studies, etc.) that support reimbursement strategies

• Lead evidence generation process with Medical Affairs to support data generation requirements for the products within portfolio

• Lead team development of negotiation strategies, gain local and global approvals and co-lead negotiations to support access for J & J products with payors across Canada

• Collaborate with Access field team to ensure alignment of national and regional reimbursement strategies

• Present clinical data, health economic data and product value messages to payors and other external stakeholders as required

• Contribute to global access strategies to represent Canadian requirements and leverage global resources to meet local business needs

• Lead and facilitate advisory boards and research projects to test reimbursement strategies and messaging

• Manage portfolio budgets

Qualifications

• A minimum of an Undergraduate degree in life sciences, pharmacy, economics or health service sciences is required, a post-graduate degree or MBA is highly desirable

• 5+ years of Market Access experience in pharmaceutical or health related industry is required

• Strong business insight is required - data assessment capabilities, market dynamics, portfolio planning, understanding of the marketing process, negotiation skills, critical thinking; innovative ideas; creative problem-solving

• In-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical lifecycle management and market access/reimbursement environment is required

• In-depth knowledge of health technology assessment and health economic and outcomes research methodology & budget impact analyses

• Experience with Canadian payers and key opinion leaders is an asset

• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and initiatives while maintaining a strong sense of urgency

• Proven ability to lead, influence, and drive execution with internal and external customers and suppliers

• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven track record to partner and collaborate effectively across the organization

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• This position may require up to 20% travel

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