Senior Manager, Access & Value

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

This position is intended to lead all Access functions in the country and to build up a sustainable business platform that can support BioMarin to successfully launch current and future products. He (she) will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external customers including: BioMarin team (Local TMs, Access persons US and LATAM), individual physicians for institutions, administrative personnel from government offices, hospitals, patient advocacy groups, political persons and KDMs/KOLs, etc. This position will be responsible for supporting all kinds of processes related to starting a new patient on therapy and keeping a patient on therapy, making sure that all documentation, requirements and paperwork are fulfilled to complete the respective approvals. He (she) will maintain very close and strategic relationships with the stakeholders for every payer so that at any moment BioMarin can follow up with each institution (IMSS, ISSSTE, SEGURO POPULAR, SEDENA, MARINA, PEMEX and others).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain a Strategic Access Plan for all BioMarin products
• This position is responsible for all activities and execution of these Strategic Access Plans
• Design, prepare, and support tender relevant submissions to gain positive outcomes from Common Drug Review, public formularies, and institutional buying groups
• Identify, map and manage all KDMs and their organizational relationships in key stakeholder groups (payer, government, and physicians)
• Lead all activities for preparation of the Dossier (preparation, discussion, analysis, networking with medical, Access and Commercial) and send it for approval internally, in order to submit for different Mexican government authorities
• Create and maintain relationships with GEL (IMSS)
• Acknowledge the process for including product of BioMarin (IMSS)
• Create and maintain relationships with each state’s REPs
• Recognize the process of accrediting hospitals in SP
• Build and maintain ongoing business relationships with PEMEX (Cureme)
• Experience with process buy-up of the ISSSTE
• Strong relationship with KOLs of the ISSSTE
• Prepare and send progress reports
• Support the commercial area of each state
• Support the commercial partner in negotiations (institutions, state, etc.)

SCOPE

Responsible for supporting commercial budget controls under the supervision of the Country Manager and Finance Access responsible.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s and/or MBA (Economist, Administration, Health Sciences, etc.)

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in Access for LSDs or expensive products
• Strong experience in public relations, public affairs and government relationships
• In‑house experience at a pharmaceutical or biotechnology organization strongly preferred
• Excellent written, oral, communication and presentation skills
• English level for basic communication with internal colleagues in the US
• Proven ability to work with all levels of management and commercial sales
• Strong problem‑solving and organization skills
• Knowledge and experience preparing and submitting dossiers and state formularies
• Ability to review and analyze business and medical data
• Ability to work competently in software programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work well in both a team environment and independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others in addressing complex issues
• Motivated self‑starter with ability to appropriately prioritize issues, allocate resources, and be capable of working alone and making sound decisions
• Customer‑oriented thinking
• Demonstrate willingness to grow and develop with the company

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.