AstraZeneca
Global Head, Pricing and Market Access Cell Therapy
US - Gaithersburg - MD
Sponsorship not specified$273k-$409kDetected 8 hours ago
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About the role
- Within the AstraZeneca Cell Therapy Enterprise, our ambition is to realize the full potential of cell therapy for people living with cancer, immune-mediated and rare diseases around the world.
- This unit has responsibility for the value chain from discovery through to late-stage development and commercialization.
- In addition, they are expected to provide strategic guidance and advice to senior leadership on the impact of external changes and how to shape the payer landscape.
Responsibilities
- Leads external payer policy shaping to improve payer landscape on key issues important to AstraZeneca.
- Maintains a high standard and level of knowledge and understanding regarding payer evidence requirements - scientific, clinical and commercial developments in the specific therapeutic area(s) of assignment, as well as continuous communication and effective partnering with global and marketing company cross-functional groups.
- Delivers performance management to agreed company standards:
- Delivers against budget targets.
- Leads, and/or assigns, departmental projects including assigning Payer Team leaders.
- Identifies, hires or otherwise on-boards, develops and retains. a high preforming / high potential team
- Manage the recruitment and allocation of appropriately skilled HEPE personnel to projects to ensure delivery of value evidence to clinical programs (including both trial and non-trial activities) to time, budget and quality in accordance with performance targets
- 16-Aug-2026 Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees.
Skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, as well as ability to influence the external environment.
- Outstanding technical skills to shape P&MA strategies (e.g. HE modelling, RCT interpretation, evidence generation, pricing).
- Sound understanding of R&D processes and ability to articulate payer related requirements in product development.
- Scientific mind set and deep knowledge of pharmaceutical industry.
- Exceptional strategic thinking, judgement and influencing skills to ensure strong commercial focus and consistency.
- Credible with R&D and Commercial leaders as well as MC stakeholders.
- Able to express complex ideas and strategies in clear and compelling ways to multiple stakeholder groups.
Compensation
- The annual base pay for this position ranges from $272,762 - $409,142.
Benefits
- Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
- Provides strategic input to the vision and development of world class Cell Therapies.
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of a robust company understanding of relevant pricing and reimbursement needs required by payers in key markets for assessment of products:
- Stays abreast of pricing and reimbursement trends to maintain a fully current view of internal and external influences and their implications for all molecules/products.
- Advances AstraZeneca's reputation and expertise in pricing and reimbursement planning and evidence generation by participating in appropriate external forums i.e. special interest groups of relevant organizations.
- Oversees and guides development of metrics for existing and future global pricing and reimbursement strategies/activities.
- Oversee Health Economic and Payer Evidence activities including:
- Extensive experience in leadership roles, including market access, commercial, government affairs, medical.
Company info
- We are rapidly progressing a broad pipeline of cell therapies in collaboration with AstraZeneca's Therapeutic Area Units.
Equal opportunity
- If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
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