About this role
Country Value & Access Head
Location: Warsaw, Poland Relocation Support: This role is based in Warsaw, Poland. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible. The Country Value & Access Head is an experienced senior leader accountable for the overall Value & Access strategy and performance of the country, ensuring optimal patient access, portfolio value, and healthcare system impact across all therapeutic areas. The role leads an integrated organization comprising Access Strategy, HEOR/HTA, Pricing & Contracting, Access Field Force, and Healthcare System Shaping capabilities. The role is accountable for aligning diverse stakeholders around common priorities, balancing patient access, business objectives, evidence generation, and healthcare system needs.
About the Role
Key responsibilities
- Define and Lead the Country Access StrategyDevelop and execute the access strategy for priority therapeutic areas and key launches.Ensure patient access considerations are integrated into portfolio, launch, lifecycle, and indication strategies.Represent the payer perspective in key business decisions and asset planning.
- Lead Pricing, Contracting and ReimbursementOwn country pricing and reimbursement strategies.Lead negotiations with payers and healthcare authorities.Develop innovative contracting and risk-sharing solutions.Ensure compliance with global and international pricing policies.
- Lead HEOR and Evidence GenerationDefine HEOR and HTA strategies to support reimbursement and access objectives.Ensure development of robust value dossiers, economic models, budget impact analyses, and evidence packages.Align evidence generation activities with payer needs and healthcare system priorities.
- Lead Access Field Force and Account ManagementDirect Access Field teams and key account activities.Strengthen relationships with hospitals, regional and national payers, healthcare providers, and other access-critical stakeholders.Ensure effective execution of local access plans and contracting initiatives.
- Drive Healthcare System Shaping and External PartnershipsBuild strategic relationships with government bodies, HTA agencies, policymakers, industry associations, patient organizations, and healthcare providers.Shape policies and healthcare environment to improve sustainable patient access.Position Novartis as a trusted partner in the healthcare ecosystem
- Drive Cross-Functional LeadershipAlign Commercial, Medical, Public Affairs, HEOR, Pricing, and Access teams around a common access strategy.Influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise decision-making.Ensure integrated planning and coordinated execution across functions.
- Build and Develop the V&A OrganizationLead, coach, and develop a high-performing V&A team.Strengthen capabilities across pricing, contracting, access strategy, HEOR, and stakeholder engagement.Ensure succession plan