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Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

As part of the Value, Access and Policy team, the Market Access and Corporate Affairs Manager will support the VA&P lead in Portugal. This position will be based in Lisbon.

Responsibilities

Policy, Government Affairs & Advocacy:

•  Participate in Develop healthcare policy, government relations and customer/stakeholder engagement strategies to shape our environment, working as Amgen and via industry associations (Pharmig/FOPI).
• Collaborate with VA&P Head to ensure the government affairs strategy supports the access and reimbursement plans for Amgen products and ensure advocacy strategies are included in Access/Brand plans
• Identify trends, requirements and opportunities to shape the environment through new relationship models with Policy Stakeholders (Regional Health Counselor, parliamentarians, politicians, patient associations, trade associations)
• Partner effectively with Amgen commercial, medical and functional colleagues to support Amgen’s business and mission.
• Participate and development internal communication plan.

Access:

• Participate in access and reimbursement for inline products to help deliver Amgen’s near-term success and develop effective access strategies for pipeline products to support the company’s future success.

• Develop and execute clinical and health economic evidence generation strategies to demonstrate the value Amgen brings to patients, providers and health systems.
• Develop & execute pricing and contracting strategies, within governance, to deliver value to customers and secure an appropriate return on our investment.
• Take leadership of HTAs in the national level in close collaboration with Medical and Marketing colleagues
• Propose and implement the agreed local market access strategy until P&R and during the life cycle of the product by working closely with R&D, Medical, Marketing & Sales to secure broad product access for Amgen new and existing product portfolio

Qualifications and Requirements

• Degree in Health Care Management or equivalent
• Strong understanding of payer and government environment in Portugal, including reimbursement, pricing and contracting, value drivers, formulary management, HTA policy and government affairs/policy/advocacy.
• 5-6 years of experience in market access and corporate affairs in the pharma industry
• Excellent communication skills, including interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and succeed in a highly matrixed environment.
• Strong oral/written presentation skills (Portuguese and English)
• Direct payer experience and/or experience in product commercialization
• Strong understanding of strategic pricing and contracting, including innovative approaches such as risk-sharing deals
• Understands how to engage and mobilize patient advocacy groups to take appropriate action in support of specific issues, such as access, and to support
• Skilled at advocacy, influence and persuasion: able to convince others to act on information or recommendations based on compelling logic or common best interests