Strategic Market Access:

Developing strategic solutions to enable our clients to support budget holders and reimbursement stakeholders, involved in managing the entry of new technologies into clinical practice at a global, European and UK level.

You will love this role if you:

• Want to work across a variety of UK, EU and Global market access projects with an active role in business development
• Wish to work in an environment where individuals are encouraged to develop through participating in training programmes aligned to personal development plans
• Enjoy working in a fast growing team, all dedicated to optimising patient access to life-changing drugs, devices and diagnostics
• Thrive in a busy, exciting and fast-paced environment
• Take pride in your work and building long-term relationships with clients and KOLs
  
  

You will be a success if you:

• Are an independent, alert, eager self-starter
• A problem solver
• Have strong communication and relationship building skills (verbal and written)
• Are persuasive, positive and assertive
• A good team worker
• Have excellent time management and project management skills
  
  

As part of the OPEN Health- SMA team, you’ll be responsible for the following activities:

To account manage Open Health clients ensuring timely and profitable delivery of high-quality market access projects. To work with the Managing Director of Open Health to develop and expand the market access business.

Primary responsibilities:

• Identify and secure opportunities for market access business from the current healthcare and commercial environment
• To maintain up to date knowledge of the NHS and UK healthcare environment
• To ensure profitable and timely delivery of high-quality market access projects
• Maintain a client facing role throughout the delivery of a project and be accountable for ensuring that client objectives are met through to the final deliverable
• To work with the Managing Director in business development, identifying new opportunities and clients for Open Health
• To support the development of junior members of the market access team

Additional responsibilities:

• Contribute to the continuing achievements and annual targets of Open Health
• Line management responsibility of members of the market access team
• Maintain thorough working records of all project activities
  

What you’ll bring:

• Knowledge of structure and function of the UK, EU or Global healthcare environments
• Experience of working in market access in the pharmaceutical industry or consultancy
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry; relating to product development, approval, marketing and continued lifecycle management
• Good basic clinical knowledge and experience across a range of specialities
• Proven track record of project management from conception through to delivery
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Graduate or relevant healthcare qualification
• Strong presentation skills
• Car owner with a full driving license
• IT literate – working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential

What we offer:

At OPEN Health, we are entirely dependent upon our people. They are the basis of every contract we win, every service we provide and every project we deliver. As a result, we are always on the lookout for the brightest, most enthusiastic, creative and ambitious individuals to join our teams in the UK. We work hard to create friendly and collaborative workplaces; to provide fascinating professional challenges and amazing opportunities.

We have an extensive benefits package that includes:

• A total of 29 days holidays – 25 plus an additional 3 at our Christmas shutdown plus your birthday off
• Flexible start and finish times around core office hours
• 4 pm Friday finish
• A training platform that provides access to self-paced and face-to-face learning & development
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Casual dress code
• Active CSR community supporting a range of worthwhile causes