Vice President, Medical Affairs – EMEA
Scholar Rock
Vice President, Market Access, EMEA
Scholar Rock
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇭 Switzerland
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Lead
About the role
- Shape and lead value and access submission and negotiation planning, including optimal country launch sequence
- Ensure sustainable access in key European markets
- Work cross-functionally to influence long-term growth and patient impact, building a global multi-billion company serving patients suffering from rare neuro-muscular diseases
- Lead market access launch of apitegromab for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) starting with Germany
- Adapt Global market access strategies and tactics for these markets, including drug distribution, value proposition, pricing, health technology assessment, and economic modeling
- Cultivate relationships with key payers and stakeholders who influence payers
- Compellingly communicate clinical and economic value of apitegromab to these stakeholders
- Lead payer negotiations at the national, regional, and local levels
- Manage relevant market access vendors, resources, and budget
- Represent EMEA Value & Access on apitegromab Global and Country teams
- Effectively communicate insights, strategies, voice of access customers, and implications to leadership
Requirements
- Degree level required. Advanced degrees (Masters, PhD, etc) in related healthcare fields a plus
- At least 15 years’ experience in EMEA or Global Market Access with a deep understanding of evolving EMEA policy, access, coverage, and reimbursement landscape
- Experience in German market access is a must
- Demonstrated success achieving reimbursement, pricing and launch success for a first-in-class or specialty therapy in European markets (especially Germany, France, Italy)
- Deep understanding of Europe payer systems and HTA processes, including JCA, AMNOG and other EU frameworks
- Track record of success in working cross-functionally to achieve objectives (Marketing, Medical, HEOR, Finance, Key Account Management/Sales, Policy/Advocacy, etc.)
- Ability to adapt Global market access strategies for EMEA: insights, strategy development, pricing & contracting, health technology assessments, early access programs, value proposition, impact on demand and GTN
- Relationships with national, regional, and local payers; success in negotiating pricing and reimbursement for rare disease therapies; and strong understanding of evolving decision making, processes/procedures, and data and reporting
- Neuromuscular and hospital-administered/infusion experience preferred
- Pre-launch experience at a biotechnology company preferred
- Strong executive presence, with the ability to clearly articulate complex value stories to both internal and external stakeholders including Pricing Committees
- Independent, proactive problem solver with strong written verbal communication skills in German and English.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
market accessreimbursementpricinghealth technology assessmenteconomic modelingcross-functional collaborationstrategic developmentcontractingvalue propositiondata reporting
Soft skills
executive presenceproblem solvingcommunicationrelationship buildinginfluencenegotiationadaptabilityinsight communicationleadershipproactivity
Certifications
advanced degreeMastersPhD