About This Role:
As the Senior Market Access Manager for Biogen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you will be a pivotal figure on the Market Access team, reporting directly to the Head of Market Access, GCC. Your primary responsibility will be to shape and execute Biogen’s value and access strategy, ensuring optimal and sustainable patient access to our portfolio. This role requires proactive engagement with key stakeholders and the development of robust access strategies that align with Biogen’s business objectives. You will be responsible for early access programs, pricing and reimbursement initiatives, and value communication. Your expertise in Saudi Arabia’s access landscape and your strong relationships with government and private sector decision-makers will be crucial in driving our access objectives.
What You’ll Do:
Develop and implement market access strategies to secure and maintain optimal patient access in Saudi Arabia.
Monitor evolving healthcare policies, payer priorities, and competitor dynamics.
Lead pricing and reimbursement submissions in collaboration with internal teams.
Design and execute pricing tactics, tender approaches, and contracting models.
Track and report market access performance indicators, providing insights to senior management.
Build deep customer understanding and engage with key stakeholders.
Proactively engage with payers, health authorities, and decision-makers to communicate product value.
Develop and execute strategic stakeholder engagement plans.
Lead the development and localization of health economic models and value dossiers.
Ensure compelling articulation of Biogen’s value propositions across access interactions.
Drive strong internal collaboration across various teams to ensure aligned execution.
Provide market insights to inform brand planning and strategic decisions.
Who You Are:
You are a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the Saudi healthcare landscape. Your ability to build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders is one of your greatest strengths. You thrive in dynamic environments, where your proactive approach and excellent communication skills allow you to effectively advocate for access strategies. You are passionate about making a difference in patient access and possess a collaborative spirit that enables you to work seamlessly across teams.
Required Skills:
Minimum 5 years’ experience in the Saudi pharmaceutical industry, with at least 3 years in Market Access or Key Account Management.
Strong existing network of key stakeholders across governmental and private institutions in KSA.
Deep knowledge of Saudi healthcare policy, reimbursement systems, HTA processes, and access pathways.
Strongly external-facing role, with ~50% of time spent in direct stakeholder engagement.
20–30% travel within Saudi Arabia required
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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What We Do
Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies worldwide for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.
Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology and today the Company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics.
With approximately 7000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Zug, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Denmark. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries.
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