Market Access and Value Demonstration Manager

**People First -** At Takeda, we are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all people and bringing them the hope of a brighter future. It is our passion that transforms every job into meaningful action. Our people are the heart of Takeda. Our team is growing and for this we need bright minds with creativity and flexibility - **what talent do you have?** **We are currently hiring a **_Market Access and Value Demonstration Manager (all genders_**) for our Swiss local** **office** **in Zurich Opfikon.**: **_ ROLE OBJECTIVE_** Reporting to the Head of Market Access, Switzerland, you will be leading and implementing market access strategy for product(s) ensuring optimal access, pricing, and reimbursement outcomes. You will be responsible for reimbursement submission and negotiation with authorities engaging in strong long-term relationships with payers and their influencers **_ ACCOUNTABILITIES_** **Market Access Strategy** - Develops and implements the Swiss market access strategy for product(s)’ in collaboration with the cross-functional team and in alignment with corporate strategy - Contributes to the development of the Swiss business strategy through working with Lead Head of Market Access and Brand Teams - Maintains in-depth knowledge of drug portfolio and pipeline in defined areas to initiate and support market access strategies to obtain formulary access for Takeda products - Understands government priorities which have the potential to impact market access and gathers customers insights to adapt strategies to their needs **Pricing & Reimbursement** - Leads the reimbursement process for products) to maximize market access - Participates in meetings and negotiations with national HC authorities and health insurers for obtaining and maintaining market access - Develops and writes reimbursement submissions with support from the cross-functional team - Monitors and anticipates HC trends and changes, analysing the market, competitors, messages (that differentiate our product from competitors), prices and access - Develops, in collaboration with project teams, pricing, reimbursements, and business cases for forecasting and strategic decision-making - Art. 71 KVV Management and Negotiations with health insurances **Value Demonstration** - Provides expertise with respect to the local payer value-based information needs - Monitors real-world and economic evidence generated for assigned products and communicates data to internal and external stakeholders - Proposes initiation of projects or database use to collect local evidence to optimize and maintain patient access, in collaboration with Medical and the cross-functional teams - Monitors regulatory environment for relevant developments concerning Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & RWE **Effective team and cross-functional working internally and externally** - Develops effective and constructive working relationships throughout the Market Access Team and the Swiss LOC in general and with the Medical and Marketing teams. - Creates, builds, and maintains a solid network and value-based partnerships within the HC/market access setting and their key influencers, BAG/Health insurances - Organizes and attends meetings with key stakeholder groups achieving best-in-class customer focus with dedicated time for and regular interactions with customers **Other** - Identifies opportunities and leads specific projects when required to drive innovation in Market Access - Promotes and conducts the affairs of the company with the highest standards of integrity, probity, and corporate governance, demonstrating commitment to the values of Takeda-ism. **_ SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES_** **Critical Skills and Competencies** - Demonstrating leadership and coaching of peers - Good project management skills - Strong communication and presentation skills to work within an x-functional team - Team and solution-oriented collaboration - Agile working style and driving innovation - Ability to work independently **Experience and Education** - University degree in Medicine, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Health) Economics, Law or similar - Experience in pharmaceutical industry (> 3 years) - Experience with market access projects and submission of reimbursement dossiers is a must - German is mother tongue or equal proficiency and fluent written and spoken English is mandatory, additional skills in French advantageous - Applicants must hold a Swiss work permit **Empowering our people to shine** At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation, and strive for top performance in everyth