Overview
As Access & Pricing Strategy Lead, you will shape global payer, access, and pricing strategies to maximize patient access and long-term portfolio value. You’ll partner with Asset Payer Heads and work across HEOR, RWE, Policy, and Commercial teams in a complex global environment. The role emphasizes influence over formal authority to drive strategic decisions and deliverables that support asset success throughout the lifecycle. This is a pivotal position at the intersection of payer strategy, market access, evidence, and pricing within a global, hybrid-working culture.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid-first work model
- equal opportunity employer
- collaborative and inclusive culture
- focus on patient value and scientific advancement
Responsibilities
- Co-create global payer, access, and pricing strategies with Asset Payer Heads
- Develop and execute payer strategies, evidence plans, pricing approaches, and global deliverables
- Identify payer risks and mitigation strategies to maximize asset potential
- Oversee competitive evidence generation to support reimbursement objectives
- Define global access strategies and clarify trade-offs and decision points
- Lead strategic payer engagements and translate insights into recommendations
- Present payer perspectives to leadership and governance forums
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Market Access, Pricing, HEOR, RWE, Policy, Commercial, and regions
Key requirements
- Degree in Life Sciences, Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacy, Business, or related discipline
- Significant experience in market access, payer strategy, pricing, health economics, outcomes research, medical affairs, or related pharma functions
- Strong understanding of payer evidence requirements and reimbursement processes
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in complex global matrices
- Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills
- Experience leveraging analytics, digital tools, and AI-enabled insights
- collaboration
- influence without formal authority
- strategic leadership
- market access planning
- payer strategy
- pricing
Access & Pricing Strategy Lead (United Kingdom) in Slough employer: Ucb Group
UCB is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where employees are encouraged to push boundaries and create meaningful value for patients. Located in Slough, our hybrid-first approach allows for flexibility while working alongside experienced scientists in a supportive environment that prioritises personal growth and career development. Join us to be part of a team that values inclusivity and empowers you to make your mark in the biopharmaceutical industry.
