Market Access Lead, EMEA

The Role:The Market Access Lead, EMEAC, will play a key role in the EMEAC (Europe, Mid-East, Australia and Canada) region, as part of the regional leadership team.  Additionally, the role will have a strong working relationship with the global HEOR organization, leading and coordinating all activities aimed at building, shaping and expanding access, achieving reimbursement and institutional channel commercialisation for Moderna’s new products, working on pipeline products in Oncology, Auto-Immune and Rare Diseases, with a near-term focus of Moderna Covid, RSV/Flu and Rare Disease profolio in close collaboration with R&D strategy, Commercial NPP and Programme teams.This role will be focussed on working with the European Commission on pricing strategies for the European Union, partnering closely with regional and in market Government Affairs & Policy colleagues, and in market Market Access leads.  The Market Access lead will be responsible to set the LRP, forecast and provide early programme design and price recommendations and will also drive the cross functional effort in the commercial organsation and represent the integrated payer perspective.Here's What You’ll Do:Leading the early Market Access and Pricing activities for pipeline products in Oncology, Auto-immune and Rare Diseases with a near-term focus of Moderna Covid, RSV/Flu and Rare Disease profolio and subsequent institutional commercializationMonitoring and anticipating the evolving market access, institutional customer and competitive landscape and advocating Moderna’s position with respect to Market Access strategyAct as key point of contact for European Commission on Market Access and Priciing strategy in the region, partnering with in market MA&P teams to ensure alignmentDefining of the pricing, tendering, contracting and life-cycle strategies in close alignment with global colleaguesEnsuring robust value generation and pricing practices, protocols and operations to ensure an efficient and compliant organization.  They will work hand in hand with global functions including Operations, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and the Brand teams, to ensure the global strategy can be executed locallyDetermining optimal Value-Based or Market Based pricing strategies through the application of price setting methodologies, product label and internal product positioning and using relevant analytical approaches and knowledge of iinnovative pricing models and managed entry schemes to address payer needsGenerating pricing solutions for affordability considerations (e.g. tiered pricing)Defining and executing Tender shaping strategiesKey Working Relationships:R&D strategy, Commercial NPP, Programme teams,  HEOR, Country Organizations; Clinical; Public Policy and Government Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory.Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:QualificationsM.S. / MBA required; advanced degree in life sciencesExperienceMinimum 10 years of experience in the bio/pharmaceutical and/or vaccines environmentMinimum 7 years of experience in Market Access function (with national direct responsibility for Pricing, Reimbursement, Market Access, or Policy)Strong Scientific background and understanding and experience in early pipeline productsExperience in providing TPP, development plan and market access/early price recommendationsExperience developing and leading implementation of strategic pricing, tendering, contracting and negotiation. Experience required in global pricing policy developmentAmbition to excel, with the drive, energy and purpose to want to facilitate access of vaccines to drive growth and create population impactThorough knowledge of evidence-based medicine standards, patient reported outcomes, global and local healthcare policies and their developments, key pricing & market access regulations and practices in Europe and international pricing interdependencies, health technology assessment, economics of healthcare systems, economic flows, drivers and barriers for healthcare providers, outcomes-based pricing & contracting agreements, payer-relevant value-added servicesProven ability to develop external networksStrong oral and written communication skills to influence and effectively engage internal and external audiencesStrong sense of priorities and able to handle various projects simultaneously, sometimes with short timelinesExperience working with industry groups and alliancesStrong diplomatic & interpersonal skills and able to inspire respect and trust from othersStrong negotiation skills and ability to influence without authorityLanguage skills: Fluent spoken and written EnglishAn Additional language is desirableRequired Leadership CompetenciesStrategic Thinking - ability to evaluate relevant areas of operation, formulate objectives and set priorities in a contextually relevant way, and develop plans consistent with long-term organizational interestsBusiness Acumen – Ability to effectively use economic, financial, market, stakeholder, and industry-specific indicators to fully understand and improve business resultsJudgement- The ability to draw logical conclusions based on acquired information and analytical rigor in problem-solving, the ability to make effective decisions even when information is ambiguous or incompleteInterpersonal relationships - treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.Change Leadership - The ability to demonstrate support and drive for innovation and organizational transformationPersonal Leadership - Personal leadership translates into courage, choice, and commitment through the pursuit of excellence, trust, and accountability.  Ability to put patient, stakeholder, and organizational interests above personal interestsDrive -Takes the lead and initiates activities with a high degree of passion and commitment as well as the drive, desire and need to achieve challenging goals, to improve performance or to meet personal standards of excellenceLearning Agility – Ability to navigate first time/unfamiliar situations effectively by extrapolating from other areas of expertise and knowledge. Ability to continuously improve and develop selfModerna offers personalized benefit programs and well-being resources as unique as our global workforce so employees can do their best work.We recognize and appreciate your diverse needs and interests and do our best to support you at work and at home with:Quality healthcare and insurance benefitsLifestyle Spending Accounts to create your own pathway to well-beingFree premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes Family planning and adoption benefitsGenerous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, and a discretionary year-end shutdownEducational resourcesSavings and investmentsLocation-specific perks and extras!The benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Moderna and the country where you work.About ModernaIn over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.#LI-NS1-SummaryLocation: Basel - Switzerland; CommercialType: Full time