Healthcare & Access Partner - South West - Rheumatology

UCB S.A.; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Healthcare & Access Partner to join us in our UK & Ireland Rheumatology team, to be field based covering the South West of the UK.

About the role

The role of the Healthcare and Access Partner will be to implement sales, marketing and market access strategy to maintain and expand the sales for UCB's immunology portfolio. The Healthcare and Access Partner will facilitate the development of a broad and deep network of relationships within targeted accounts that may include a diverse base of customers such as clinicians, pharmacists, procurement, hospital trust executives and nurse specialists.

Who you’ll work with

You will report into the Ecosystem Lead – South.

What you’ll do

• Deliver territory commercial & market access strategies for Immunology brands through excellence in account management:
• Define key accounts and drive the development of a strategic & integrated business plan.
• Develop and implement long- and short-term documented business plans to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities.
• Determine whether a clinical demand (sales), payer partnership (access) approach, or both, is required.
• Review territory and account performance and adjust tactics appropriately.
• Construct, present and agree with local patient value unit operational tactics for the territory as part of the business planning process.
• Develop and monitor account level KPI’s in line with local patient value unit business strategy.
• Create a positive environment for UCB’s products through the implementation of the business plan in the defined time frame using appropriate business tools such as Individual Funding Requests ‘IFR’, business case submissions for drug/service funding, referral guidelines/protocols, formulary submissions and patient group directives.
• Identify opportunities to drive patient value in key accounts, new projects or added value services that would grow the market or secure commitment to UCB products as well as bringing solutions to patients.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

• Pharmaceutical or NHS management experience.
• Holds ABPI examination.
• A proven successful track record in key account/project management and influencing key NHS customers.
• Experience and knowledge in the rheumatology market including biologics.
• Demonstrates national and local NHS knowledge.
• Demonstrates detailed product/competitor knowledge.
• Experience and knowledge of funding pathways and processes for higher cost branded medicines.

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 at [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.