About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Ready to innovate as a leader? We offer that Want to be part of an award winning team? We offer that too Welcome to AbbVie! AbbVie employees work every single day to discover and address many of the world's most pressing health challenges. Our work helps people live better lives. When you have patients depending on your solutions, you look for the best people and, when we find them, we make it our business to treat them well. We are currently sourcing a Government Affairs, Patient Relations & Market Access Director to be part of our leadership team in our Citywest, Dublin affiliate. In this role, you will have a deep understanding of the political system and health care system in Ireland and the leverage points on decision making, including private and public system while establishing a consistent network with the most important stakeholders on the health care system and the policy makers bodies, to influence and represent AbbVie positions. You will develop and execute a comprehensive access strategy via engagement with influential payor, policymaker and patient organization stakeholders to secure an agile and effective access while ensuring AbbVie products obtain and maintain timely reimbursed access to the Irish market with optimal pricing through a solid knowledge and connectivity with the main stakeholders. This is a key strategic and highly valued role within our organisation. Intruiged? then read on to learn more.... Key Responsibilities: You will build/maintain strong, productive relationships between AbbVie and key access stakeholders through an active engagement plan Develop strategy and negotiate to ensure all products gain/maintain price and reimbursement; and all hospital products maintain listing within tenders. Serve as the SME for affiliate regarding health policy legislation and the impact of broader global/European economic and healthcare trends (e.g. CCC, Brexit, IP) that may impact policy decisions/actions in Ireland. Participate and support the affiliate on the IPHA related access forums and advise General Manager on related matters, such as IPHA agreement 2020. Support Patient Association advocacy related to medicines access, patient service levels aligned to their ability and intent. Support the development of the integrated market access strategy for each core brand in coordination with brand team members. Maximize the economic value argument of AbbVie products with key decision makers for current and pipeline products. Provide support to Medical to ensure appropriate HE outcomes are included in clinical plans to support pricing and reimbursement goals. As part of the Affiliate Leadership Team, ensure all company activities are conducted within the framework of the AbbVie Code of Business Conduct, the IPHA Code of Practice and applicable laws Be a Role model AbbVie’s People Leader Attributes within the division and across the affiliate. Coach and develop talent, set goals, conduct succession planning, execute performance management agenda in order to align people performance to business goals, business KPIs and to maximize business opportunities. Qualifications Education & Experience Master’s in health economics desirable or university degree, preferably in a related field such as economics, health economics, political science, public policy or health care with at least 10 years senior level experience in the healthcare / pharmaceutical industry, with direct experience in pricing / reimbursement and stakeholder management. Deep understanding of the healthcare system. Must include the needs, agendas, and interaction of all key stakeholders in government, legislature and influencing bodies. Has proven existing strong relationships at all levels of the access, policy and governmental system in the healthcare arena - Existing relevant network of key influencers in Ireland. Demonstrated strong negotiating skills at decision maker level, with proven capability in successfully influencing to desired outcomes. Deep knowledge of national political and public health policy. Experience in governmental/public health environment within the pharmaceutical or other pertinent health care industry is preferred. Proven ability to leverage knowledge of pan-european healthcare policy and access systems and incorporate into local strategy. Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to drive results. Ability to leverage all necessary internal AbbVie resources (AREA, Global) toward achieving desired goal Still interested? Then apply today and be a leader with AbbVie! It’s important to remember, AbbVie is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative solutions for patients and being part of an inclusive work environment. Travel Yes, 15 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code M Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.