The Access Engagement (AE) Director will be responsible for developing short-, medium- and long-term external stakeholder engagement strategy and tactics that position Pfizer as a respected leader in the market access (MAx) space and which enhances opportunities for external collaboration that support optimal access and adoption of Pfizer’s medicines and vaccines for the benefit of patients. Crucially, the AE Director will be expected to act independently, using their foresight and extensive current knowledge of the MAx and stakeholder landscape, to prepare recommendations that shape Pfizer’s future approach to stakeholder strategy and engagement. The AE Director will be a recognised expert in MAx negotiations and will have extensive stakeholder engagement experience at a national, senior NHS level. They will help foster motivation across A&V and the broader UK business to support the evolution of an industry leading stakeholder strategy and plan. The main geographic focus for the role will be England. The role responsibilities are anticipated to be distributed approximately 60% BU asset work and 40% external engagement strategy and planning. This engagement strategy and planning element may include a combination of the following responsibilities (which will evolve as the external environment and future business priorities evolve):

Indicative additional responsibilities of the AE Director (included in role responsibilities)

• Own and maintain the national MAx stakeholder strategy and plan (Stakeholder 360) and ensure One Pfizer execution with excellence
• Accountable for the evolution of the national MAx stakeholder strategy and plan based on industry leading up to date knowledge of the evolving stakeholder landscape
• Responsible for ensuring the national MAx stakeholder strategy is aligned and translated into the local NHS strategy and plan (both internally and externally)
• Identify training needs and lead the development and provision of skills training for A&V and broader Pfizer teams in relation to national MAx engagements and translation of guidance into the local NHS
• Be the primary point of contact for NHSE / DHSC medicines pricing, policy and MAx negotiations
• Lead and / or support the highest priority ‘invest to win’ negotiations with NHSE / DHSC
• Accountable for regular updates and recommendations on stakeholder strategy and engagement to the UKMF and A&V LT - be the national MAx expert, single point of contact for Pfizer UK
• Accountable for ensuring an effective stakeholder strategy is developed and aligned across A&V Teams (A&A, HTA, OE) to achieve directorate priorities

GENERAL ROLE SUMMARY:

The Director (A&A) will be responsible for leading the development and execution of MAx strategies for priority pipeline assets across one or more of Pfizer’s business units to ensure timely, sustainable access to Pfizer’s medicines and vaccines for patients in the UK. They will focus primarily on pipeline assets and launch readiness; and will assume the role of lead point of contact for BUs and other platform functions for MAx related activities across pipeline (and some inline / launch) assets.

The Director will lead MAx related deliverables in line with the A&A role critical success factors (CSFs):

• Early Engagement – engage with internal and external stakeholders prior to Phase 3 of clinical development (pre-DP3) to develop a MAx strategy conducive to optimal reimbursement and adoption for UK patients.
• Early Access - lead evaluation of optimal MAx routes, e.g. ILAP, IMF, CDF for pipeline (and some inline) assets. This requires excellent leadership and project management skills to coalesce the UK and global XFT, e.g. A&V, Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, CCT, PPA, PHI.
• Effective Partnerships - build relationships and co-create MAx solutions with external stakeholders, in particular NHSE MVA / emerging similar structures across NHSE / DHSC and equivalent stakeholders in UK devolved nations.

The Director will be the single point of contact for UK BUs and platform functions with regards to MAx and price related topics. This includes being accountable for the approval of price change requests (PCRs) for all of Pfizer’s medicines and vaccines within a BU.

The Director will deliver innovative MAx solutions; they will be able to operate independently while taking considered risks; and they will be solution orientated with an ability to synthesise aligned MAx solutions autonomously.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Market Access & Pricing Strategy:

• Lead early pricing and access assessments for pipeline assets (using MAx strategy and/or light touch assessment templates) and ensure that UK needs are represented within global clinical and access strategies

• Lead communication and alignment across global and UK cross-functional teams to deliver a

coherent launch readiness strategy across pricing & reimbursement, access (national & subnational),

external engagement (e.g. NHSE), health technology assessment (HTA), real-world

evidence (RWE) gap analyses etc.

• Lead UK pricing strategy and develop best practices for price optimisation (including tender

excellence where relevant) in Pfizer UK

• Work closely with Global MAx colleagues to develop the value proposition and

negotiation strategy for launch assets, consistent with TLAN principles

• Become the BU A&V strategic lead and provide clear perspectives on priorities and MAx

strategy across the portfolio within a given BU

Competitor & Environmental Dynamics:

• Forecast and address challenges arising in the dynamic UK access environment, anticipate key trends, analyse organisational implications and translate into compelling strategic recommendations that are implemented by the BU and Directorate

• Provide insights and evidence to support national negotiations (e.g. VPAS) and influence/comment on other NHS / MAx policies and consultations that impact the UK access environment

• Compliantly monitor the competitive pricing and access landscape and develop proactive and reactive tactics to manage risks/threats and ensure optimal access and uptake

• Monitor global and UK specific regulatory and access dates, and clinical development programmes for pipeline assets, and lead UK horizon scanning updates, e.g. UK Pharmascan, NIHRIO

Culture & Thought-Leadership:

• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the A&A Team to ensure a one-Pfizer

mindset and perspective in all strategies and customer engagement and help position Pfizer as

market access thought-leaders

• Partner with key stakeholders, academia and relevant institutions (e.g. NHSE, AHSNs, ICSs), in

collaboration with other A&V functions, to build capability and lead the industry in value-based

reimbursement models.

• Work with H&V colleagues to identify new opportunities for value creation based on an

understanding of Health Care systems and the potential benefits of Pfizer medicines.

The HTA (Associate) Manager will be responsible for supporting the enhanced access and uptake of pipeline and inline medicines and vaccines. They will be a core member of the HTA cross-functional team, supporting the development and implementation of HTA strategy, including interpreting, and generating real-world and economic data that underpins HTA submissions. Candidates would be expected to show strong technical abilities, have demonstrated project management and communication skills, and have the potential to take on senior technical and/or leadership roles in the future.

Role Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership

• Based on the changing reimbursement environment provide guidance on the implementation of health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) evidence generation strategies to support the value proposition of medicine or vaccine assets

• Work in collaboration with the market access, medical and commercial teams to ensure the HEOR activities are aligned with the end-to-end market access strategy

• Be an ambassador for Access & Value (A&V) as an HTA expert internally (cross-functionally at a UK and global level) and externally

Health Economics

• Design & develop health economic models to demonstrate the value of an asset

• Provide financial and technical vendor management for more complex health economic models for inclusion in a health technology assessment by NICE, AWMSG and SMC

• Construct budget impact models

• Use medical writing and communication skills to support the development of high-quality extracts, manuscripts, value story boards (taking into consideration of any potential data risks) and health technology assessment submission dossiers

Evidence Generation

• Using evidence hierarchies and methods of evidence generation, independently conduct systematic literature reviews (SLRs), network meta-analysis (NMA) and (population-adjusted) indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs)

• Critically appraise, interpret and combine complex clinical trial, real-world and epidemiological data for inclusion in an economic model

• Maintain an HTA intelligence log, ensure your technical and HTA knowledge is up to date and appropriate for input into decision making processes

Project Management

• Effectively utilise project management tools and principles to efficiently plan, control, monitor & review tasks & resources to deliver goals on time & within budget

• Build an internal network such that you can identify key partners and build x-functional relationships to deliver on your project work

• Both as an independent contributor and team player show genuine commitment and reliability to meet teams’ goal

• Look for a range of ways to solve problems and show good change agility

• Effectively and efficiently communicate and exchange information to a diverse audience

Join Takeda, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, as a Digital Marketing Apprentice. Gain hands-on experience with digital campaigns, develop new marketing materials, and support the tactical implementation of the brand strategy. Join an innovative team and support the marketing of life-transforming treatments.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

• Join one of our brand teams working with world class marketeers assisting in the cross functional tactical implementation of the brand strategy engaging with our stakeholders and support patients with our life-transforming treatments
• Be part of and lead key omnichannel marketing campaigns including development of materials (emails, videos, leaflets etc.)
• Support with the logistics and approval process for sales force materials: meeting invitation, slides etc.
• Manage the internal approval process and withdrawals via Promomats (the materials approval database system)
• Assist the brand team with the logistics of internal and external meetings, liaise with our key customers and engage with outside agencies

Based in our UK Head Offices in Central London, Paddington to be exact, with some flexibility around remote work, this role is based within our Marketing function, aligned to our Rare Diseases or Internal Medicine & Vaccines teams.

Where you’ll work

1 KINGDOM STREET
PADDINGTON
LONDON
W2 6BD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Your training plan

• You will study towards obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Marketing
• Training will take place at London South Bank University on one day per week

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship will equip you with the skills to pursue a variety of careers within the pharmaceutical industry, including marketing roles or the Takeda Graduate Leadership Development Programme.

Closing date: 8 May 2025 (11.59pm)

Interview dates: TBA

Salary: £30,600 - £33,000 (£51,000 - £55,000 FTE) per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus benefits

Location: Homebased

Hours: 21 hours, 3 days per week, from 9.00 to 5.00

The Role

• Are you a front-line practising pharmacist independent prescriber?

• Do you want the opportunity to develop a portfolio career?

• Do you want to apply your clinical knowledge and experience to provide assurance to patients and the public about the quality of pharmacy services and help drive improvement across a broad range of specialist clinical services?

We are looking for experienced pharmacists across Great Britain, particularly in Northern England, with a strong clinical background and with experience in prescribing to join a dynamic team where you will contribute towards patient safety by helping to improve the quality of pharmacy practice and support the delivery of our 2030 vision.

To reflect the increasing range of clinical services offered through registered pharmacies and by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, we continue to build capacity and expand the clinical skillset with the recruitment of experienced pharmacy professionals. You will provide specialist clinical expertise to the organisation which includes providing support to the inspection team to make judgements on the quality of clinical pharmacy services, providing clinical advice to our fitness to practise team, educating and upskilling internal colleagues on the pharmacy landscape and clinical services and provide support to the wider organisation.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your own profile and skillset and gain regulatory experience which will involve collaboration with different internal teams, and partnership working with other regulators, healthcare organisations and other key stakeholders.

We welcome applications from currently practising, registered pharmacist prescribers from all settings with a significant and broad clinical experience in a range of areas; such as medicines safety and risk management, management of long-term conditions, mental health, aesthetics and medical cannabis.

This role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our pre-employment due diligence.

Benefits when joining our team

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• A choice between two pension providers: NHS England pension scheme or Standard Life.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loanand many more.

To provide medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community. To provide specialist medical, scientific and Code compliance advice to the nominated internal team(s) to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.

Partnerships

• Activities to build and develop enduring external relationships facilitating a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community

Data generation and publication and support for clinical development

• Deliver the medical plan in relation to medical projects, investigator sponsored research (ISR), clinical trials, non- interventional studies, database studies and registries. Shape development program through insights from academic and clinical community and patients. Generate and publish real world data

Data communication and customer insight

• Communicate the value of our medicines through high-quality, accurate, balanced and impactful information. Leverage customer intelligence and insights to shape brand strategy
• Cross functional medical and scientific support
• Support for other departments including Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, Medical Information, Health and Value and Corporate Affairs, Customer Operations, Medical Quality and Compliance, Worldwide Research and Development and Clinical Operations

Organizational Relationships: Reports to Medical Therapy Area Lead

Resources Managed: Project budget within medical plan

Primary Duties:

Partnerships

• To provide specialist medical and scientific advice to the nominated internal teams to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.
• To provide medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community.
• To liaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues
• To build and develop enduring peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, including non-traditional customers and key decision makers.
• To understand customer insights around current standard of care and to support their knowledge of the value of our medicines to the NHS and patients

Data generation and publication

• To acquire and maintain in-depth scientific knowledge of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy area(s) (including those in development) as well as of key competitors.
• To deliver the medical plan in relation to medical projects, Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) and support for Pfizer sponsored clinical research
• To deliver other key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, eg generation of real world evidence, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries (in collaboration with OREBM colleagues) and ensure timely publication of data

Support for clinical development

• To provide medical/scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposals.
• To identify appropriate investigators / sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials.
• To work together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with above-country and global BU colleagues to drive the timely completion of Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials
• To provide input into the regional and global clinical teams to ensure design and selection of trials relevant to UK needs, leveraging customer and patient insights
• To support the effective implementation of approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs to ensure appropriate access to Pfizer medicines in response to HCP requests

Data communication and customer insights

• To provide high-quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to customers in response to unsolicited requests for information.
• To provide scientific insight and support to field- and head office based commercial colleagues.
• To work with the cross functional team in-country and above-country to develop impactful and compliant promotional and non-promotional materials of value to customers
• To review (and certify where applicable) promotional and non-promotional materials and activities within scope of the ABPI Code of Practice.
• To ensure customer intelligence is brought into the organisation to generate customer insights, shape future strategy and leverage business opportunities.
• To manage local advisory boards to gain customer insights
• If media-trained, to present the scientific perspective on selected topics during media-briefings

Cross functional medical and scientific support

• Support OREBM in providing medical support for HTA dossiers and regional/local formularies
• Support Regulatory Affairs in responding to questions from regulatory agencies and implementing changes to product SPC, PIL and PI. Provide support for clinical overviews, core datasheet revisions, licence variations, batch specific variations and implementation of Risk Management Plans
• Provide support to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high quality database which would enable them to respond effectively to customer enquiries.
• Provide scientific input to other departments (e.g. Government Affairs, Stakeholder Strategy, Communications, Customer Operations, Medical Quality and Compliance, Pfizer Research and Development groups) on a project-by-project basis
• To provide specialist ABPI Code compliance support to brand/therapy area teams and other departments on customer engagement & partnership activities (e.g. Digital Programs, Joint Working, Medical & Educational Goods & Services, Advisory Boards)
• To develop and maintain ongoing cross-functional working relationships with Pfizer colleagues within the in-country, regional and global BU organisations

When you take on one of our undergraduate placements, you become part of a team that’s working to make the breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, all over the world. You join a workforce in which everyone – no matter what their job title is – comes together to explore, discover and grow. And you help to foster an inclusive culture in which everyone is valued for the unique contribution they make. Current Vacancies Please note that positions for September 2024 will be open for application from August 2023. Business Operations Business Insights Analytics Health and Value Marketing Medical Affairs Regulatory Research and Development

Your tasks in detail:

• Develop the regional business plan and financial objectives, supporting and reflecting central strategy.

• Lead the delivery of the business plan working in collaboration with other Takeda functions.

• Align business objectives to relevant NHS customer needs across local health economies/networks.

• Construct, present and agree with the Divisional Sales Director/Business Unit Director the financial objectives, promotional strategy and tactics for the Region as part of business planning process.

• Be accountable for the delivery of the plan across the Oncology portfolio of products, working with other field teams, their line management and Takeda Head Office functions.

• Monitor and review the regional business plan, proactively making adjustments in line with changing circumstances to ensure that business goals are achieved.

• Leverage support for products/ideas/projects across networks and to contribute to the development and mobilisation of local and national brand advocates.

• Work collaboratively with other Takeda field teams and Head Office functions to integrate working practices and differentiate Takeda effectively to leverage maximum value for the company and the NHS.

• Maintain a detailed knowledge of national policy objectives/drivers and apply this to identify opportunities for growing the business at a regional level.

• Ensure that all knowledge management and CRM systems are maintained in accordance with Takeda standards and to ensure that business plans and objectives are transparent to the Senior Leadership Team of Takeda UK.

• Possess a thorough understanding of the provisions of the APBI Code of Practice and Takeda SOPs, to ensure that the Company’s image and reputation is never jeopardised by irresponsible or unethical conduct

Job description

Site Name: USA - Massachusetts - Waltham, Rockville Vaccines, UK – London – New Oxford Street, Upper Providence, Wavre

Posted Date: April 17th 2025

Ensure the development of appropriate Precision Medicine and Digital Health regulatory strategy(s) and their execution for assigned precision medicine and digital health asset(s) supporting across the GSK therapeutic portfolio. This goal must be achieved both as a component of an overall global regulatory approach and ensure compliance with both internal GSK process and policy and with regional regulatory requirements to deliver the best possible labeling, commensurate with the available data.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities (include expected deliverables, managerial and leadership responsibilities and performance standards):

Accountable to GRL and Global Regulatory Science Precision Medicine Head for development of appropriate regional Precision Medicine and Digital Health regulatory strategy(s) and their timely delivery. In this role, planning will be on a multiple year horizon, with delivery requiring extensive matrix working within GSK to VP level and representing GSK with Precision Medicine/Digital Health partners and regulatory agencies. 

In addition, this role will serve to build and maintain the team’s book of work, consisting of 

This role works closely with members of the Regulatory Operations, Precision Medicine, and Unit Digital Health teams. Lead or participate in interactions with local / regional regulatory authorities.

In performing the role, the job holder will be responsible for:

Ensure the development of appropriate global Precision Medicine and Digital Health regulatory strategy(s) and their execution for assigned precision medicine and digital health asset(s) supporting across the GSK therapeutic portfolio. Leading regulatory interactions and the review processes for GSK.

Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements at all stages of product life from C2MD.

Ideally able to advocate persuasively approaches to senior leaders in GSK and in Health Authorities.

Capable of providing assessment of Precision Medicine and Digital Health components leveraged for potential in-license molecules. 

Competencies and Capabilities (include key high-performance behaviors). Challenges and questions ways of working to seek improved process.

Establishes team goals and uses to seek to improve performance, with ability to set challenging but realistic targets.