As Head of Market Access & Policy, you'll lead the development and execution of strategies that secure sustainable patient access to Sandoz medicines across Malaysia & role drives pricing, reimbursement, tender excellence, and government affairs activities while shaping the external environment to support business growth. As a key strategic partner to internal and external stakeholders, the role ensures that market access considerations are fully integrated into portfolio, launch, and policy decisions.
Your Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Design and implement market access and pricing strategies to secure timely reimbursement and optimal pricing for new and existing products.
- Identify and address access barriers through innovative models, data-driven proposals, and proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Shape policy discussions and influence decisions related to pricing, reimbursement, and healthcare system sustainability.
- Lead tender strategies across markets to ensure competitive positioning and optimize submissions in line with procurement requirements.
- Monitor tender performance, assess risks, and drive continuous improvement opportunities.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with government bodies, healthcare authorities, and key policy influencers.
- Monitor and respond to legislative and regulatory changes affecting access, representing Sandoz in relevant external forums.
- Partner cross-functionally to integrate access strategies into business plans and provide strategic input for launches and lifecycle management.
Essential Requirements
What you'll bring to the role:
- Minimum 10–12 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with strong expertise in market access, pricing, tender management, and government affairs.
- Proven success within the Malaysia & Singapore healthcare landscape with established relationships among key decision-makers.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with payers and influence policy outcomes.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical capability, and problem‑solving skills.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and external engagement capabilities.
- Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and driving complex initiatives.
Desirables
- Deep understanding of Singapore's healthcare system, reimbursement pathways, and tender regulations.
Why Sandoz
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
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Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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