Value and Access Policy Manager

Job title: Value and Access Policy Manager
Reporting to: Value & Access Policy Director
Department: Patient Access
Location: London

About the ABPI

The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and access medicines and vaccines to improve patient care. We represent companies of all sizes which invest in making and discovering medicines and vaccines to enhance and save the lives of millions of people around the world.

In England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, we work in partnership with governments and the NHS so that patients can get new treatments faster and the NHS can plan how much it spends on medicines. Every day, our members partner with healthcare professionals, academics and patient organisations to find new solutions to unmet health needs.

Job purpose and background

The ABPI is recognised by government as the negotiating body for the Voluntary Scheme (VPAG) on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK.

To remain a global player in life sciences, the UK needs to deliver ambitious changes to the way medicines are made available to patients. There is a need to fully implement the Chapter 3 commitments in the 2024 VPAG and utilise the objectives of the scheme more broadly to support other policy changes that can improve patient outcomes.

The Value and Access Policy Manager will be responsible for shaping and leading delivery of a portfolio of projects to deliver ABPI’s business plan and make improvements to the national access environment for medicines on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK. You will be expected to establish and build good working relationships with ABPI’s members and external stakeholders, including government officials, system partners, patient organisations/charities and professional organisations.  

The role will report to the Value & Access Policy Director.

This position has wide visibility and exposure across the pharmaceutical industry in the UK as you will take forward projects with national significance across key policy areas. Your work will help ensure NHS patients have the best possible access to the new medicines being developed by our industry.

The ABPI operates a hybrid working model, with the expectation that staff are in the office (London Bridge) approximately two to three days per week, or as required for in-person meetings.

Primary objectives/ responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Value and Access Policy Manager are:

• Implement the ABPI’s business plans to drive improvements in HTA and market access for the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and patients.
  
  
• Design, scope, plan and manage the delivery of projects in the value and access space, including supporting ABPI member and stakeholder engagement, budgetary management and quality assurance.
  
  
• Lead on assigned key policy areas in the value and access space, including preparing evidence based and robust content such as analyses, ABPI position papers, external messaging and consultation responses.
  
  
• Support development of robust and credible evidence and metrics to support successful advocacy of ABPI’s priorities.
  
  
• Drive engagement and dialogue with member companies and ABPI’s stakeholders, championing and communicating the ABPI’s positions and messaging.
   
  • This engagement will include:
    
    
    • Managing and providing secretariat for the Value and Access Board Sponsored Group and relevant Project Teams.
      
      
    • Ensuring ABPI’s members are well informed about updates to access policy.
      
      
    • Supporting the ABPI Board and Access Committee.
      
      
    • Developing ABPI’'s responses to NICE and related consultations.
      
      
    • Engaging with ABPI Patient Organisation Forum and Patient Advisory Council.
      
      
• Engaging with Ministers and Officials on topics related to ABPI’s access priorities.
  
  
• Work with external consultancies/agencies across a range of levels from global consulting firms, individual consultants and the Office of Health Economics to ensure good value for money, strong supplier management and optimum leverage of projects and deliverables for ABPI and our members. 
  
  
• Ensure effective cross-functional working into assigned projects as appropriate from across the ABPI to maximise their value, particularly with the ABPI’s Government Affairs and Communications teams.
  
  
• Drive continuous improvement by regularly extracting key learnings and insights from projects - sharing these across ABPI and with member companies.

Experience and skill set

Qualifications and experience

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and demonstrated skills:

• A graduate or higher degree graduate appropriate for the pharmaceutical industry. 

• Broad knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and medicines access pathways in the UK.

• Senior level market access, commercial, health policy or health outcomes experience (> 5 years) with proven experience delivering strategic partnership projects. 

• Experience of managing complex portfolio of strategic projects to time and budget.

• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders across all levels of seniority, including Director level. 

• Demonstrable experience of commissioning and managing significant multi-disciplinary consultancy assignments. 

• Strategic thinker. 

• Ability to operate in a complex and nuanced environment.

• Demonstrable excellence in project management. 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. 

• Confident and assertive manner and approach, able to chair meetings and facilitate discussion.

• Strong analytical approach and ability to analyse data.

• Collaborative and inclusive working style. 

Performance criteria

Performance will be measured against annually set objectives established in line with ABPI objectives.  Performance criteria align to our values: Communication, Collaboration, Innovation, Integrity and Ownership.

To apply

For a full job description and salary and benefits information or to apply for this opportunity please send your CV with a covering letter to the recruitment partner, Jurgen Wurfel at j.wurfel@finiten.com.

Please note

ABPI reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.