Market Access and Public Affairs Manager

Are you passionate about maximising access to life-changing medicines? Do you want to shape healthcare policy and improve the lives of people with chronic diseases? We are looking for a Market Access and Public Affairs Manager to join our team at Novo Nordisk Singapore. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

About the department

You will join the Novo Nordisk Singapore Market Access and Public Affairs team, which supports both Singapore and Brunei. This role will report directly to the Country Manager. Our team is focused on driving market access and public affairs initiatives to ensure that patients have access to Novo Nordisk's innovative medicines. We work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your contributions will make a real difference. Novo Nordisk Singapore has been consistently recognized as the employer of choice in Singapore for 4 consecutive years - Best Places to Work for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The position

As a Market Access and Public Affairs Manager, you will be in charge of maximizing access to Novo Nordisk medicines through submissions and post-recommendation activities for new products, supporting products throughout their lifecycle, and engaging with public affairs and advocacy stakeholders to shape federal and state healthcare policy and improve the lives of people with chronic diseases.

• Prepare high-quality reimbursement submissions, responses, and reviews; design and implement health economic data collection projects; conduct clinical and cost data research; develop modelling strategies for health economic assessments; and create publication and reimbursement strategies to support key products and disease areas.
• Develop supporting materials with sales and marketing teams, research and influence customer groups, execute market access projects, present findings to stakeholders, maintain role-specific databases, and ensure compliance with corporate quality management standards.
• Develop and implement public affairs strategies in collaboration with commercial teams to build trusted, long-term relationships with advocacy stakeholders. Maintain sustainable relationships through continuous engagement and stakeholder mapping, identifying gaps and opportunities for Novo Nordisk to influence policy and decision-making processes.
• Partner with external stakeholders and patient organizations to implement joint advocacy initiatives and platforms that improve the lives of people with chronic diseases, ensuring these conditions are prioritized within the healthcare system. Actively contribute to APAC and global public affairs networks to share best practices and insights.
• Monitor the external health and policy environment to generate actionable public affairs insights, support affiliate communication strategies, and manage assigned budgets. Ensure all activities comply with legal, ethical, and corporate compliance standards.

Qualifications

• A qualification in Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, or Health Economics is desired. A postgraduate degree in Health Economics, Medical Science (Drug Development), Statistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Communication, or a related field is considered beneficial.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including those at the executive level.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare policy and systems, with demonstrated ability to engage and influence decision-makers and key stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to craft effective internal and external messaging, coupled with strong project management capabilities.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a related field.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline
5 January 2024

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