Market Access Specialist

Job Description

We are seeking a Market Access Specialist to support the execution of the local affiliate’s market access strategy by coordinating pricing and reimbursement activities across the portfolio.

This role is responsible for preparing and submitting pricing documentation, managing internal approval processes, monitoring regulatory requirements, and maintaining accurate pricing data and analyses. The successful candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, provide expert guidance on pricing and market access matters, and contribute actively to the achievement of business objectives.

Price Management:

• →Demonstrate knowledge of the pricing process, including internal procedures, external approval under local legislation, and pricing and reimbursement rules.
• →Manage the internal pricing approval process by collecting required information, preparing and submitting documentation, coordinating communication with Global Pricing, and following the process through to internal approval.
• →Prepare pricing dossiers in accordance with local methodology and follow the price-approval process with the relevant competent authority.
• →Manage local price lists and ensure that prices are reflected accurately and promptly in the Positive Drug List and the Register of Maximum Prices.
• →Prepare high-quality pricing analyses covering price lists, net prices, reimbursed prices, and competitor pricing strategies.
• →Communicate price changes and their impact to internal stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
• →Proactively assess the impact of potential price changes on external stakeholders and take appropriate action.
• →Maintain an accurate and up-to-date internal pricing database and track price changes and related approvals.
• →Prepare reports and analyses for internal use upon request, monitor pricing dynamics, and support financial planning and the development of potential new pricing methodologies.
• →Implement and maintain tools that support market access activities, including pricing and reimbursement databases and regulatory overviews.
• →Act as the point of contact for other departments on pricing-related matters.

General Market Access Support:

• →Keep portfolio status up to date from a pricing and reimbursement perspective.
• →Work closely with Market Access and Policy colleagues to provide timely, effective, and consistent support on access-related matters.
• →Actively participate in cross-functional teams and provide pricing input on products, market dynamics, competitors, price lists, and reimbursed prices.
• →Prepare price projections based on pricing strategy for planning purposes, including new product launches.
• →Monitor public sources for market access developments and alert stakeholders to changes.
• →Maintain strong knowledge of applicable local legislation and keep the related archive up to date.
• →Maintain an accurate and up-to-date database of pipeline products pending registration.
• →Monitor various sources to maintain an overview of competitors’ market access activities, including local media and internal communications.

• University degree in Business, Economics, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and in a market access environment is considered an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of pricing and reimbursement processes, rules, and regulations in Bulgaria is preferred.
• Good PC knowledge.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken Bulgarian and English.

• Ability to work reliably and complete tasks independently and accurately.
• Strong customer focus with the ability to respond appropriately and promptly to customer and authority requests.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, with strong communication skills.
• Sound judgment, strong sense of relevance, and a proactive approach.
• Strong compliance mindset and the ability to understand and apply regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Effective time management and ability to handle varied tasks and urgent matters.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

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