Associate Director, Pricing & Market Access

Parexel has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate Director, Pricing & Market Access to join our growing team in the London office. The person selected to fill the position must be a recognized professional in the field with a well-developed and demonstrable leadership skills. The successful candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the biopharmaceutical/medical device manufacturer business model and possess relevant experience in Pricing &Market Access Consulting. Understanding of primary and secondary research methodologies, and their application to solving commercial issues related to Pricing, Access, Reimbursement and Funding at both a global and domestic level is required. Experience across Regulatory, HEOR and RWE is a benefit. The Associate Director role serves both a strategic and tactical function and will have had demonstrated line management responsibility.

Key accountabilities:

Staff Management

• Actively manages performance including typical HR activities for direct reports (i.e. performance management forms, salary actions, bonuses, scorecards).

• Provides input on staff to appropriate leadership team members.

• Supports direct reports with the management of their staff (Director’s extended staff).

• Provides applicable guidance and support to staff (direct and extended) in order for staff to succeed and achieve key metrics.

• Facilitates staff development plans and coordinates with project staffing to ensure that staff is utilized completely and appropriately to increase their expertise.

• Coordinates with project staffing to provide staff with opportunities to expand skill sets.

• Provides leadership, coaching, mentoring, feedback and role modeling to managers and extended staff to ensure quality and accuracy of services as well as achievement of key metrics.

Project Execution

• Monitors profitability of multiple projects through active involvement in the preparation of project plans and management of project budgets.

• Proactively avoids and resolves issues with revenue recognition.

• Works within a team environment or individually based on project needs.

• Provides guidance to project team members and acts as a mentor to junior staff.

• Works within broad project guidelines and leads issue and conflict resolutions.

• Prioritizes own work load and prioritizes the work load of the project team in order to achieve the project scope and objectives.

Consulting Activities and Relationship Management

• Plans and delivers services and solutions which results in clients expressing satisfaction with service provided and builds relationships which results in additional business or referrals.

• Identifies opportunities for follow-on business or changes in project scope and exploits the opportunities.

Expected travel – 30%

QualificationsIdeal candidate will possess:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Scientific or Technical Discipline, Advanced Degree (MSc, PhD) Preferred.

• Numerous years’ industry experience (CRO/Pharma) with expert level Market Access knowledge.

• Fluent vocal and written English.

• Computing skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in particular).

• Project leadership and management knowledge.

• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication skills, both written and verbal

• Client-focused approach to work.

• Business analysis.

• Teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Self-confidence and control.

Other:

Candidates are expected to have full eligibility to work in the UK.