Health & Value Lead, SSA

POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE:
Health & Value Lead, SSA Cluster
DIVISION:
Health & Value
LOCATION:
Johannesburg, SA
REPORTS TO POSITION TITLE:
Cluster Lead, SSA
DATE:
POSITION SUMMARY
The Health & Value (H&V) Lead will be responsible for the SSA Markets: Southern Africa, East Africa and West Africa. This role will lead the Market Access activities in the SSA cluster such as pricing, reimbursement, health outcomes and patient outcomes responsibilities, as well as lead the H&V team to operate according to Pfizer Leadership principles and company values, ensuring compliance in all such activities.
The H&V Lead will enhance Pfizer's presence in all the SSA markets and expand product offering in order to maximize value/access to patients, payers and to Pfizer. This role will require close coordination with customers to maximize the full potential and solution offerings, leverage strong market access experience to drive business objectives within the matrix organization, while providing a tremendous level of growth opportunity. This role will require continuous partnership and collaboration with Finance, Global Manufacturing/Logistics/Supply, Regulatory, Public Affairs and Commercial Leaders in-country, regional and at the Global level.
The H&V Lead will also be responsible to build effective teams within the H&V function by blending people into teams; create strong morale and team spirit; share wins and successes; foster open dialogue; let people finish and be responsible for their work; define success in terms of the whole team agenda; create a feeling of belongingness in the team while managing a diverse team in an inclusive manner.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position is accountable to ensure that market access strategies are appropriate for all the SSA markets and aligned with Global and Regional strategies
• Ensure market access plans are successfully optimized and implemented across all Therapeutic areas
• Coordinate execution of access plan and ensure successful execution of launch strategies for new products
• Drive recommendations for all SSA markets regarding price and reimbursement for the entire portfolio.
• Drive innovative pricing agreement execution across SSA.
• Drive exchange of best market access practices across countries and provide country support (incl. Training on all aspects of MA such as pricing, health economics, advocacy and negotiation)
• Ensure high quality and transparency on operational aspects of Market Access, i.e. price monitoring, reference pricing, reimbursement trends, etc.
• Participate in leadership team decision making on Market Access Strategy related decisions.
• Act as a single point of contact for support requests for all the SSA markets and link coordination of business updates and requirements to the regional and global teams.
• Work hand in hand with Public Affairs, Regulatory, Medical and Key account management teams to ensure winning access strategies for Pfizer assets.Proactively monitor external environment, customers and competitors to identify opportunities for improving access and mitigation of risks to our current conditions.
• Responsible for stakeholder mapping and engagement related to pricing, access and health outcomes.:
• Lead and / or contribute to payer research & relevant customer and competitor insights
• Support developing innovative access schemes or partnerships with payers to reach new patient segments
• Develop & optimize payer/customer value proposition & pricing policy in accordance with payer requirements
• Advise SSA leadership team with realistic pricing and access risk & opportunity assessments to inform commercial strategies, including commercial development & disease area strategy
• Define and ensure effective implementation of Patient outcomes strategy in the SSA markets together with country T&C team and align with regional and Global Patient outcomes Organization.
• Responsible to lead, direct and coach Market Access team members
• Responsible for the enhancement of the engagement of team members and collaborate with the peer managers and directors to implement the agreed upon plan of action

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare sciences (or equivalent)
• Business Management degree and Health Economics experience is an advantage
• 10 years of successful Pharmaceutical experience including relevant experience
• A minimum of 3 - 5 years in Access / Patient outcomes / pricing
• A minimum of 3 years in people managerial capacity, preferably in Market Access and or related functions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
Technical skills required and/or preferred, as applicable.

• Ability to interact & influence senior leadership (Commercial BU, Regulatory, Medical, Marketing Leads & CM) in developing optimal business cases to achieve P&L objectives
• Knowledge in positioning price as part of commercial mix for in-line & pipeline assets
• In-depth understanding of pricing and access strategy & tactics, including (content) expertise in cross-border referencing & parallel trade
• Working knowledge of payer/reimbursement dynamics in key markets, Patient outcomes management and ability to develop value proposition customized for market/asset needs
• Ability to develop strategies, challenge status quo & influence internal and external customers (via in market colleagues)
• Thorough knowledge of various pricing options as applicable to different types of customers (government payers, out-of-pocket, and in mixed markets)
• Strategic thinker
• Project management skills
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Ability to prioritize frequently
• Deliver high quality, accurate work within tight timeline with minimum-to-no supervision
• General understanding of key Therapy Areas
• Self-starter, ability to lead cross-functional team
• Ability to set up a new function
• Strong cultural sensitivity.

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
Market Access
#LI-PFE