Value & Access Senior Manager, WEMEA

At Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.
VALUE AND ACCESS SENIOR MANAGER WEMEA 

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What you will do

The Value and Access Senior manager for Western Europe, Middle East and Africa (WEMEA) region will be a strategic member of Global Operational Pricing (GOP) team, reporting to the WEMEA Regional Value and Access Lead (RVAL). 
This role serves as a strategic value and access (V&A) partner for WEMEA affiliates, tailors Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & reimbursement strategy and drives seamless launch implementation for key product launches in the region, with the goal of optimizing patient access and pricing. The role also supports and leads regional and global initiatives, to ensure consistent application of pricing governance and continuous improvement of processes in Global Operational Pricing.

Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Creating and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with global, regional, and local affiliate teams to align with pricing, access and global evidence strategies. Close collaboration with relevant advisors from functions such as IAS, HEOR, Supply, Legal, Marketing, and Medical is crucial to capture insights and ensure that pricing recommendations are well-informed and aligned

• Supporting affiliates in planning and building solid access and pricing strategies for in-line and launch brands by conducting strategic discussions and providing information needed. Ensure optimal lifecycle management across the Amgen portfolio, with a focus on launch excellence

• Leading dossier governance process reviewing access strategy, data to be submitted and executive summary ensuring alignment with global strategy and managing any deviation. Supporting affiliates with RTQ management, data, modelling inputs and provide the continuous support along the payer engagement/negotiation process. Transferring findings between affiliates

• Offering strategic insights and support to affiliates to develop robust business cases and leading pricing governance. Supporting the implementation of payer and policy-related innovation initiatives that meet both payer and Amgen’s needs in the region, including innovative pricing schemes.

• Ensuring affiliate business cases align with strategic objectives, follow pricing policies, and remain consistent with regional pricing bands. Additionally, evaluating risks related to International Reference Pricing (IRP), cross-border implications, and the financial/P&L impact of various scenarios, ensuring that decisions are informed and made at the appropriate leadership level within the organization

• Providing strategic input during forecasting exercises (e.g. LRS, Budget), ensuring alignment with Regional Finance Lead and consolidating GV&A inputs and underlying assumptions.

• Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of sub-regional payer dynamics, including emerging trends that could impact access to Amgen products and advocate for mitigation strategies together with RVAL. Support policy teams with country level plans, as appropriate

• Closely monitoring access status of Amgen brands and major competitors in WEMEA and ensure up to date access information is included in GOP systems like ACT, BET etc.

• Leading the sharing of standard processes and key takeaways across affiliates to develop and enhance VA&P capabilities within the sub-region

• Leading and contributing to global initiatives to enhance and continuously improve Global Value & Access systems and processes such as GOP CoEs and Taskforces

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek has the following qualifications:

Basic Qualification

• PhD, MSc or BA in a scientific area (e.g., medicine, pharmacy, biology, economics, engineering, etc.)

• Demonstrated directly related industry experience (e.g., market access, pricing, commercial)

Preferred Qualification

• In-Depth Knowledge of Payer and Government Landscape: Extensive understanding of regional healthcare environment including key areas such as reimbursement, pricing and contracting, value drivers, formulary management, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), government affairs, policy, and advocacy

• Analytical and Situational Awareness: Ability to conduct comprehensive situation analyses of the external environment, synthesizing relevant information to guide regional strategies and support the development of country-specific strategic plans

• Financial Competence and P&L Management established expertise of financial principles, including profit and loss (P&L) management. Ability to assess financial implications of pricing and access strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering financial performance in line with regional and global goals

• Strategic Planning Expertise: Strong strategic planning skills at both the product level and across countries (cross-portfolio). Adept at developing and implementing strategies that align with broader organizational goals and market needs

• Excellent Communication Skills: Excellent communication abilities, including the interpersonal skills necessary to foster collaboration and navigate complex organizational structures. Proficient in both oral and written presentation, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively

• Time Management and Prioritization: Ability to prioritize assignments in a fast-paced environment with high emotional intelligence and resilience to meet strategic demands from affiliates and other partners for time-sensitive tasks

• Cultural Competence: Empathy and strong appreciation for cultural diversity, with the ability to adapt strategies and communications to different cultural contexts within the region

• Technical Expertise: Experience in implementing technical projects and/or process design with appropriate planning, customer involvement and communication to support GOP pricing systems and process development

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

•    Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
•    Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
•    Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

The primary location for this role is Breda, Netherlands other locations in ELMAC region may be evaluated – pending on tax approval. 

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