**Job Title** **Market Access- Government Access Lead** **About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. **Working at Abbott** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to: + Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of . + A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. + A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our [Cairo, Egypt] in the Established Pharmaceutical Division where we are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory. As **Market Access- Government Access Lead,** you will be responsible for managing all tender business logistics & Negotiations for all tenders Including UPA, Private Hospitals tenders & other Special organization tenders. • Responsible for setting access strategy, implementation Plans and execution for National Formulary Enlisting in Gov’t sector for EPD business. • Responsible for follow up the localization projects with related key HA’s & Internal stakeholders. • Responsible for strategic partnership with all Key Health Authorities. • Responsible for Managing HTA economic Models in Alignment with Local Market Access Strategy & Global Guidelines • Plays an essential role in developing & communicating value strategies that address questions and influence the key decision makers. **What You’ll Do:** **Obtain, maintain and optimize formulary listing in tenders** - Formulate formulary listing (or de-listing) strategy. - Analyze opportunities and risks across EPD portfolio. - Specify formulary listing in Gov’t sectors. - Maximize formulary Enlisting results Aligned with Commercial teams & Institution KAMs - Negotiate with MAx authorities and Enlisting committees. **Visit and engage assigned MA authorities and customers on a regular basis** MA authorities and customers include: - Gov’t sectors committees relevant for market access decision-making - Reimbursement authorities (e.g. UHIA & H.I.O) - Payers (e.g. UPA) - MOH National decision Makers including Preventive Medicines & Psychiatry Sector -Presidential Initiatives Stakeholders - Experts and advisors to MAx authorities - HTA Agencies & HTA Departments Decision makers in all Gov’t Organizations - Gov’t Stakeholders engaged in Localization Projects. **Strategic planning to build distinguished quality access and sustainable win-win partnership.** - Perform systematic stakeholder mapping, gain thorough understanding of formal and informal decision-making. -Understand the Gov’t Sectors needs at organization and decision makers levels. - Lay out short- and long-term Gov’t sector access vision, goals, key strategies & Tactics - Lead the execution of strategic partnership at the assigned MAx authorities/ committees - Proper integration of key risks & opportunities, strategies & tactics into country Market Access Plan - Monitor competitors’ strategies and prepare appropriate Market access responses. **Improve access policies and conditions** . - Monitor closely changing dynamics in the country including Healthcare system dynamics in terms of access policies & conditions, such as reimbursement, formulary listing, EDA & other relevant payer polices & guidelines, as well as tender Business Dynamics - Submission of Horizon Scan report to global MAx on Monthly basis. - Identify opportunities to grow in Gov’t sectors - Setting Gov’t Access strategy in alignment with other related functions **Identify and execute payer value-added programs** Identify Gov’t sector specific payer value-added Engagement programs which provide short- or/and long-term success for EPD portfolio. This may be payer engagement programs, or local health economics studies aligned with other MAx related colleagues **Decision-making/ impact** : Accountable for reimbursement, formulary listing and Gov’t payer policies at Gov’t sectors & Private tenders. Accountable for handling All tender logistics in alignment with other related functions. **Required Qualifications** **Education required** : University degree with medical background Health-economics Degree will be a highly added Value **Experience/Training required:** - > 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry including a significant experience in Market Access authorities and/ or formulary listing committees, preferably with experience working on BGx & Biosimilars. - Work Experience with Gov’t Organizations (UPA, HIO, UHIA, EHA, Presidential Initiatives, Preventive Medicine….) - Good experience in tender management. - Experience working in a multinational company with a matrix organization. - Ability to interpret and integrate Market Access strategies into actionable, value-added planning activities. - Excellent communications, Negotiations & interpersonal skills. Strong ability to develop relationships with external & Internal stakeholders. - Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment. - Professional behavior with “can-do” and “open mind” attitudes - Winning mentality, dynamic, innovative, customer focus and cross-functional team player **.** Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/) Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com