Job Title: Regional Market Access Manager

Manager’s Title: North Area MA Lead

Location: Qingdao

JOB PURPOSE:

This role will be the key market access point for assigned territory under the deployment of the Area MA Lead:

• Under the provincial policy framework, to implement company strategies effectively, ensure policy landing, and advocate policy environment optimization, for fulfilling the rapid growth of company business.

• To maintain good communication with relevant stakeholders, for building jointly an innovative bio-pharmaceutical ecosystem in the important strategic area, etc.

• To lead the team at provincial level, for conducting cross-functional strategic communication and co-operation to achieve One Sanofi

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Regional Access Strategy Planning

·         Drive development of regional access strategy planning, taking full consideration of both national access policies and differentiated access environment at regional level, to maximize business potential through market access

·         Establish specialized corporate image & develop engagement strategy and initiatives with provincial government agencies to develop regional business ecosystem and improve market access.

·         Build platform and design contents to develop professional relationship with with Local Access stakeholders.

Regional Market Access Implementation

• Lead and be responsible for responsible regional medical insurance affairs, including establish and maintain good working relationship with provincial/city level payers, as well as ensuring quickly and smooth landing of sanofi NRDL products, NRDL listing supporting, NVBP&LVBP implementation, Innovation payment advaocacy and so on

• Lead and be responsible for establishing and maintain good working relationship with provincial / city level bureau of health, and relevant access stakeholders. Ensuring company's products could be introduced in administrative regulations of medicine which is regulated by the mentioned authorities

• To collect most updated policy and information from local government in time and accurately and provide suggestions for company decision making;

• To assist regional sales team to accomplish tasks of local government affairs, including confirmation of reimbursement ration in planning-as-whole regions, provide bidding policy information, etc.;

• Establish and maintain good work relationship with governmental agencies in responsible regions and obtain supports from governmental departments mostly.

• To maintain good communication with relevant stakeholders, for building jointly an innovative bio-pharmaceutical ecosystem in the important strategic area, etc.

Cross-functional collaboration and partnership

·         Accountable for strategic collaboration with cross-functional teams, to ensure strong support from cross-functions to double down on regional implementation of market access strategy under the principles of “One Sanofi” for collective achievement of business priorities with maximized access empowerment

JOB-HOLDER REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

University graduate, Bachelor’s Degree or above, major in Medicine or pharmaceuticals

Experience & knowledge & Competencies:

• More than 3 years working experience in govern ministries or in foreign pharmaceutical companies in similar capacity;

• Strong leadership and organization management skills;

• Excellent work relationship with local officials;

• Good interpersonal and communication skills;

• Good in written and spoken English Languages;

• Honest, integrity, Diligence and attention to details;

• In-depth understanding of government policies and working styles;

• Good business acumu, understand business goal and challenges

• Abilities of analyzing, provide insights,

• Solution oriented mind-set, with strong accountability in driving for results

• Resilience