JOB PURPOSE:

This role will be the key regional market access point to be accountable for below areas under the deployment of the Regional MA Head:

• Lead the regional team to formulate strategies and achieve the company's goals

• Under the provincial policy framework, implement company strategies effectively, ensure policy landing, and advocate policy environment optimization, for fulfilling the rapid growth of company business

• Maintain good communication with relevant stakeholders, for building jointly an innovative bio-pharmaceutical ecosystem in the important strategic area

• Lead the team at provincial level, for conducting cross-functional strategic communication and co-operation to achieve One Sanofi

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Regional Access Strategy Planning

• Drive development of regional access strategy planning, taking full consideration of both national access policies and differentiated access environment at regional level, to maximize business potential through market access

• Establish specialized corporate image & develop engagement strategy and initiatives with provincial government agencies to develop regional business ecosystem and improve market access

• Build platform and design contents to develop professional relationship with Local Access stakeholders

Regional Market Access Implementation

• Lead and be responsible for responsible regional medical insurance affairs, including establish and maintain good working relationship with provincial/city level payers, as well as ensuring quickly and smooth landing of sanofi NRDL products, NRDL listing supporting, NVBP & LVBP implementation, Innovation payment advocacy and so on

• Lead and be responsible for establishing and maintain good working relationship with provincial / city level bureau of health, and relevant access stakeholders

• Ensure company's products could be introduced in administrative regulations of medicine which is regulated by the mentioned authorities

• Collect most updated policy and information from local government in time and accurately and provide suggestions for company decision making

• Assist regional sales team to accomplish tasks of local government affairs, including confirmation of reimbursement ration in planning-as-whole regions, provide bidding policy information, etc.

• Establish and maintain good work relationship with governmental agencies in responsible regions and obtain supports from governmental departments mostly

• Maintain good communication with relevant stakeholders, for building jointly an innovative bio-pharmaceutical ecosystem in the important strategic area

Cross-functional collaboration and partnership

• Be accountable for strategic collaboration with cross-functional teams, to ensure strong support from cross-functions to double down on regional implementation of market access strategy under the principles of “One Sanofi” for collective achievement of business priorities with maximized access empowerment

Team Management & Development: 

• Be responsible for people management and development. Lead the team to execute and accomplish public affairs related tasks in responsible areas

• Develop talent to build strong regional access team by building up talent pool

JOB-HOLDER REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

University graduate, Bachelor’s Degree or above, major in Medicine or pharmaceuticals

Experience & knowledge & Competencies:

• More than 10 years working experience in govern ministries or in foreign pharmaceutical companies in similar capacity;

• Strong leadership and organization management skills;

• Excellent work relationship with local officials;

• Good interpersonal and communication skills;

• Good capacity in organization and management;

• Good in written and spoken English Languages.

• Honesty, integrity, Diligence and attention to details;

• Professional skills and working styles; Strategy thinking

• In-depth understanding of government policies and working styles;

• Handle opportunities and key result areas;

• Abilities of analyzing and solving problems;

• Communication and resource management skills.