Manager Health Economics Market Access

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Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Panama, Panamá, Panama

Job Description:

Role Summary

The Manager, Health Economics & Market Access leads the development and execution of value demonstration strategies that enable pricing, reimbursement, and uptake of health technologies. This role combines economic modelling, real-world evidence generation, HTA dossier preparation, payer engagement and cross-functional leadership to secure access and optimize commercial performance.

Core Responsibilities

• Own HE/MA strategy for assigned product(s) across defined markets – CENCA
• Design, develop and validate cost-effectiveness and budget-impact models to support pricing and reimbursement submissions.
• Lead HTA and payer dossier preparation, submissions, and responses (e.g., value dossiers, health economic summaries).
• Translate clinical endpoints into payer-relevant outcomes and value narratives.
• Provide economic input to pricing strategy, contracting, managed entry agreements, and post-launch evidence plans.
• Engage and build relationships with payers, HTA bodies, KOLs, and internal stakeholders (Medical, Regulatory, Commercial, Legal).
• Manage external vendors (model developers, outcomes researchers, HE consultancies).
• Track competitor HE/MA positioning and payer landscape; adapt strategy to evolving HTA requirements and policy changes.

Key Deliverables / Outcomes

• Robust cost-effectiveness and budget-impact models
• Completed HTA/payer submissions with clear timelines and regulatory compliance.
• Payer engagement plans and evidence generation roadmaps aligned with commercial objectives.
• Measurable improvements in access outcomes (e.g., reimbursement approvals, formulary placements, favorable pricing, reduced time-to-access).

Typical KPIs

• Number of successful HTA submissions / positive reimbursement outcomes.
• Time-to-reimbursement versus plan.
• Accuracy and credibility of models
• Quality and timeliness of RWE deliverables –  Aligned with Regional TEAM's CoE.
• Stakeholder satisfaction (internal and external).
• Budget adherence and vendor performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in: Public Health, Epidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics, Biostatistics, Economics or related.
• Typically 5–10+ years relevant experience (varies by organization) in pharmaceutical/biotech HEOR, market access, or consulting.
• Proven track record preparing HTA submissions and economic models accepted
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and external vendors.

Technical Skills & Tools

Essential

• Economic modelling: cost-effectiveness, Markov models, decision trees.
• Budget impact analysis.
• Familiarity with health utility measurement and QALY concepts.

Desirable

• Experience with specific HTA frameworks (e.g., NICE, ICER, PBAC, CADTH, local government bodies).
• Knowledge of pricing & contracting mechanisms (risk-sharing, outcomes-based agreements).
• Experience with health economic modelling software (TreeAge, Simul8) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI).

Core Behavioral Skills / Competencies

• Strategic thinking: translate clinical data into payer-relevant value propositions.
• Business acumen: align HE/MA plans to commercial goals and market realities.
• Scientific rigor and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication—able to craft persuasive value narratives for non-technical stakeholders.
• Stakeholder management and negotiation: comfortable engaging payers, KOLs and commercial partners.
• Influencing without authority: working across Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Legal.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Coaching, Commercial Awareness, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Global Market, Go-to-Market Strategies, Health Economics, Health Intelligence, Market Knowledge, Market Opportunity Assessment, Pricing Strategies, Process Improvements, Regulatory Compliance, Strategic Change, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility

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