Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Portfolio Access Optimization Lead who is strategic, agile and a leader to join our Access, Sustainability & External Engagement team, based in our headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
About the role
You will drive consistent strategic excellence in access strategy and broad visibility and alignment across UCB’s healthcare access solutions portfolio in the Region.
You will facilitate our portfolio access strategy, driving clear strategic priorities and ambition within the strategic plan. Your role involves aligning strategic imperatives with consistent key performance indicators to assess impact across the region. By streamlining access processes and engagement across assets, you'll optimize national and subnational access. Consistency in innovative thinking and strategic approaches across therapeutic assets is key. You'll enhance access scenario planning to improve payer negotiation roadmaps and proactively anticipate business impact. Additionally, you'll interface with key global stakeholders to ensure consistent prioritization and implementation within the region.
Who you’ll work with
You will report to the Head of EU Access, Sustainability & External Engagement for Europe and have interaction with other global functions including access, policy, evidence generation, strategic pricing, clinical development, medical affairs, marketing and finance.
What you’ll do
Partner with the Head of Access, Sustainability, and External Engagement and Regional Market Access Leads to enhance the access community and instill an impact-oriented mindset.Enhance the creation of Access Business Cases over the lifecycle of the assets.Streamline country and regional support for portfolio-based strategic planning and execution through consistency in the strategic approach.Lead and support cross-portfolio initiatives and project and proactively identify needed capabilities and/or capability enhancements.Enhance consistency of pressure testing and application of principles and frameworks aligned with the Global functions to drive competitiveness and innovation.Reduce the risk of access gaps during periods of intense launches and reimbursement priorities.Partner with the Regional Pricing Lead to enhance, strengthen, and to drive consistency in how business cases are substantiated and presented.
Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills
Master’s Degree or above in related field.10+ years in pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience.5+ years of market access experience with demonstrated success in developing and executing market access strategies to enhance sustainable and equitable access.Strong understanding of European healthcare markets and reimbursement approaches.Proven ability to lead without authority and to build a culture of partnership and transparency.
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.