Market Access Manager

About the Role

Takeda is seeking a Market Access Manager to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for leading, engaging, and supporting key local influencers and decision-makers to ensure formulary access and preference status for Takeda's portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the achievement of formulary access and preference status for Takeda's portfolio.
• Facilitate win-win agreements with relevant customers to position Takeda's portfolio effectively from an access perspective.
• Support regional business plans and coordinate activities with regional stakeholders, including health authorities, to optimize market access.
• Represent the company's strategic policies and guidelines, collaborating with Field Force colleagues and other departments.
• Monitor and document regional market access status, events, and trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to the perception of Takeda as a leader in care and a responsible company.
• Ensure full compliance with business ethics and quality systems.
• Maximize opportunities in the tender channel by supporting commercial leads with submissions.
• Develop and execute effective business models for future growth, including pricing, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify local growth opportunities and shape market access strategies for Takeda assets.
• Contribute to setting asset pricing strategies and manage external stakeholder mapping.
• Develop local value stories for products and manage all market access stakeholder-related events.

Developing Local Access Strategies and Implementing Brand Access Tactics

• Localize global market access strategies and develop relevant tools such as value stories, economic models, and value dossiers.
• Support the introduction of Takeda's portfolio with optimal profit and sales growth conditions through win-win agreements.
• Coordinate and manage activities with regional stakeholders, including health authorities, to obtain, defend, or optimize market access.

Interaction with Internal and External Customers

• Gain influence among payers and other key decision-makers.
• Contribute effectively in external meetings, conferences, and relevant Takeda meetings.
• Monitor and document regional market access status, events, and trends, including competitor activities, to identify risks and opportunities.
• Manage customer relationships, including contract management and order processing.
• Support the tender manager with development and tender submissions.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated high degree of innovation in market access and public affairs.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative MAPA initiatives and tools.
• Experience in localizing global pricing strategies and ensuring compliance with pricing governance.
• Proficiency in financial planning via accurate pricing forecasting and adherence to pricing corridors.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires approximately 20% travel.