Head of Public Affairs, Market Access & Pricing

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Public Affairs in Hungary and ideally other European markets in life sciences
• Extensive experience in Market Access, Pricing in Hungary in life sciences
• Strong track record in payer negotiations and tender environments
• Experience in biosimilars / generics strongly preferred
• Proven leadership and team development experience
• Required competencies / experience
• Deep understanding of healthcare systems and payer dynamics
• Deep understanding of Hungarian healthcare policy
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strategy development and implementation
• Strategic leadership, execution, executive presence, influence and negotiation
• Ability to balance patient access with financial performance
• Excellent stakeholder management (int

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Job Description Summary Lead and shape the external environment and access strategy for Sandoz Hungary by owning the public affairs agenda and co-owning pricing, reimbursement, tender strategy development and execution. Support sustainable and profitable volume and value growth across business units by driving patient access, competitive and sustainable pricing, and a favourable policy environment. Lead, manage and develop the performance of the Public Affairs, Market Access & Pricing team, support the development of the Sandoz portfolio to deliver business objectives. Lead and develop a high-performing and collaborative team with high degree of influence and relationships with key stakeholders Job Description Major Accountabilities Build and lead a high-performing Market Access / Pricing / PA organization Define, develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategic external environment shaping, policy initiatives and access strategy in line with strategy Monitor external environment, policy dynamics and trends, conduct regular reviews against plan and take corrective actions as required Drive Sandoz product access and uptake in collaboration with Business Unit Heads Develop strong functional capabilities and succession pipeline Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and external orientation Establish and manage effective strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders Follow Good Practices (GxP), corporate policies, procedures, and local law Undertake confidentiality requirements Collect and report Adverse Events in accordance with Sandoz' standards and local law / requirements Continuously improve and share knowledge Represent the company in an exemplary way Role specific Define and execute public affairs strategy aligned with objectives and priorities Shape external environment to support biosimilar uptake and sustainable generics market Position Sandoz as a trusted partner in healthcare sustainability and advocate the Sandoz value narrative for positive healthcare system impact Lead and build engagement and strategic relationships with government stakeholders (e.g. Ministry of Health, NEAK, NNGYK), chambers, industry, patient, HCP associations, etc. on policy, access and pricing Translate external developments, monitor payer policies and proactively adapt strategies and provide actionable business recommendations Co-develop pricing, access, and tender strategies with Commercial Business Unit Heads Partner with Commercial BU Heads and their teams to drive patient access, penetration and uptake of biosimilars and generics in Hungary Lead high-value negotiations with payers and procurement bodies Maximize tender success rate and portfolio positioning Ensure alignment between commercial objectives and access agenda Act as a strategic challenger to optimize business decisions Partner with Sandoz colleagues and HULT in continued development of an agile, customer-led, and efficient approach to meet evolving business, customer and patient's needs Lead the team, managing people-management related processes (e.g., recruiting, performance management, coaching, etc.) in support of capability, talent pipeline development of reporting colleagues and wider organization Ensure alignment with all Ethics, Risk & Compliance policies Reporting technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products as per requirements Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) - Market access success, e.g., biosimilar uptake and penetration, etc. Contribution to success of top & bottom-line financial results in accordance with annual targets Timely and best quality implementation of public affairs strategy External influence, leadership roles and relationships with industry associations and KOLs Strategic execution, e.g., access and public affairs strategy, pricing frameworks, tender success, etc. Effective team management (high engagement, motivation, commitment of team members as measured by OurVoice survey, talent and capability development, succession planning, team turnover, etc.) Ideal Background Education and Qualifications University degree Postgraduate degree - preferred Languages Hungarian - fluent English - fluent

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