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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that read over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Head of Market Access and Policy – UK & Ireland

We are seeking an exceptional market access leader with a deep understanding of the NHS and wider policy landscape impacting on the current and future Amgen portfolio. You will be leading the access and policy team who will represent Amgen with a broad range of national healthcare system and policy leaders, working to navigate, understand and shape the healthcare policy environment aligned to the brand strategy.

LIVE

What you will do

Reporting directly to the Senior Director Value, Access & Policy, you will think strategically about how to optimise patient access to Amgen medicines and help health systems plan for and optimise pathway access to therapies. Key focus include:

• Develop & implement the UK market access and policy strategy, with oversight of Policy Committee deliverables;
• Ensure timely and robust approaches to optimise managed access entry agreements with NHSE/S/W/NI to secure reimbursement for launch brands. Working closely with the Head of HE to align on HTA and optimal access routes.
• Build credible relationships with key external stakeholders and partners ensuring high levels of knowledge relating to access routes/pathways and therapy area policy;
• Represent Amgen at senior stakeholder level, at key industry association meetings and actively shape industry strategy on priority issues;
• Align strategically with commercial leaders across Amgen to offer guidance on core access enablers and policies;
• Work closely with the Head of Healthcare Solutions to develop highly impactful solutions to drive local access;
• Lead the market access and policy function;
• Build & leverage Amgen’s reputation as a credible, science-based thought leader that makes meaningful contributions to patients, health systems and society.

You should have the experience of driving value-based partnership working with the NHS and possess the drive and vision to positively challenge accepted access norms and work in partnership with the NHS to address significant unmet need for patients.

You will understand what it will takes to be successful in a lean, matrix structured highly focused environment demonstrating both operational excellence and insightful thought leadership.

Join our team

You would be joining the Value Access and Policy function and be a part of the VAP Leadership Team.

WIN

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced professional, are these qualifications and skills:

• Strong track-record in Market Access and Policy within the UK.
• Detailed knowledge of & working relationships with National and Local Commissioning and reimbursement processes for England, Scotland, Wales.
• Credible ability to network and lead with gravitas with senior payers and health system leaders.
• Commercial and/or access leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success in an ambitious commercial environment.
• Consistent track record in operating at a senior executive level and influencing.
• Well-developed analytical and strategic skills with an ambitious insight and a pragmatic approach.
• Strong track record of leading high performing teams.

THRIVE

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Clear and disciplined strategic vision for the future that leverages superior-quality products, operational excellence and top talent
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

JOB LOCATION: Ability to work flexibly from home with regular office work either from our Cambridge or Uxbridge next generation workspace.

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.