Access Lead (Sweden and Finland)

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Access Lead (Sweden and Finland) who is collaborative, curious, care-focused to join our Patient Impact, European Mid-Market team, to be based in Sweden.

About the role

In your role as Access Lead you will enable timely, equitable patient access to UCB medicines like bimzelx and pipeline products across Sweden and Finland. And connect human insight from healthcare systems with scientific evidence, shaping pricing, reimbursement, and partnership approaches that reflect patient value. You will foster strategies for new and established assets, prepare high-quality access submissions, and support agreements that fit national and regional needs. Your work will balance rigorous data with thoughtful collaboration, helping healthcare decision makers confidently adopt solutions that matter to patients. In this role, you might have the opportunity to guide and support a few direct reports, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone can do their best work. You will help set shared priorities and encourage effective ways of working together.

Who you will work with

Market Access and External Engagement colleagues in Sweden and Finland, in close partnership with Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams. And you are going to be supported by a cross-functional country community that values learning, openness, and shared ownership. Together, you will co-create evidence, value communication, and stakeholder engagement plans, while fostering an environment where different perspectives are welcomed and good ideas are strengthened through collaboration.

What you will do

• You will enable access plans across Sweden and Finland for UCB assets.


• Coordinate roles and ways of working across the access community.


• Shape pricing and reimbursement approaches with patient value at the centre.


• Prepare access submissions and support health technology assessment interactions.


• build partnerships and agreements that fit national and regional needs.


• You will engage payers and decision makers with clear, evidence-based value narratives.

Interested? For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in health economics, public health, pharmacy, medicine, or related.


• Ambition of working in a leadership role or you are in a leadership role, including managing and developing direct reports and leading cross-functional ways of working.


• At least five years’ experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare market access environments.


• Strong experience with pricing, reimbursement pathways, and contract preparation with payers.


• Ability to create health economic evidence and real-world evidence plans.


• Fluent Swedish and English; comfortable engaging diverse stakeholders across Sweden and Finland

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities. 

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description, this role is hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office, irrespective of your current contractual agreement. Should your current working arrangements differ, please contact your Talent Partner to discuss, before submitting your application.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [email protected] . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.  

Requisition ID: 93158  

Recruiter: Rachel Rutteman  

Hiring Manager: Patric Berling  

Talent Partner: Martina Menegotto

Job Level: MM I

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