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Director Market Access, Europe (Switzerland or Remote EU/EFTA)

Allschwil, Switzerland /Ultragenyx – Commercial /Full-timeApply for this jobWhy Join Us?Be a hero for our rare disease patients Ultragenyx is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. The company has rapidly built a diverse portfolio of small molecule, monoclonal antibody, mRNA and gene therapy candidates with the potential to address debilitating genetic diseases for which the unmet medical need is high, the biology for treatment is clear, and for which there are typically no approved therapies treating the underlying disease.  Developing new treatments for rare genetic diseases is challenging work. It takes courage, talent, and dedication to look past the easy answers and uncover new solutions that can make a meaningful impact. At Ultragenyx we push each other to perform at our very best, because we never lose sight of our mission – to make a difference in our patients’ lives. Come join our team during this exciting time of growth and opportunities! During the COVID-19 Outbreak we are committed to our hiring process. The health and safety of our employees and prospective employees take priority which means at this time our process will include WebEx video discussions, interviews & onboarding.

Who We’re looking for?Generous and Candid. You treat everyone with respect and communicate broadly and often - providing clear purpose, context, necessary information, candid feedback and business insights that helps to propel your colleagues and stakeholders forward.Courageous and Drive Results. You are resilient, resourceful, roll up your sleeves, and challenge the status quo.  You are a servant leader - passionate about our patients, the business, never compromising relationships.Relentless, Culture and Patient Focused.  You are driven by a deep commitment to delivering treatment to our patients.  You are relentless about making a difference to patients and their families. Dynamic and Fiercely Collaborative. You are a catalyst for innovation, you partner closely with your peers to drive Market Access partnership activities, and you’re invested in others' success. You're purposefully inclusive and are a role model for stakeholder management.Creative and See Possibility.  You think strategically and explore multiple ways to deliver unique value to the business. You are known not only for your skills of diagnosing organizational needs, but more importantly you have great ideas and you can influence action to be taken that address those needs.  You are someone who thrives in the building and creation stage of an organization—taking your insights to action.

Position Summaryultrainnovative – Tackle rare and dynamic challengesAs Director Market Access in Europe, you ensure that product strategy and policy efforts successfully address regional reimbursement challenges, and leverage and coordinate cross-portfolio payer strategies across Europe. You play a pivotal role across the Commercial, Medical Affairs and R&D teams, integrating the payer perspective in research, clinical development, & commercial activities. You participate to the European pricing & market access strategy development, ensuring its implementation to achieve optimal access to Ultragenyx portfolio. You integrate and coordinate all internal and external stakeholders to influence, advocate and establish our portfolio across Europe and enhance its commercial value. You engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders and authorities to shape policies in order to enhance and maximize patients access to care. You will report to the Vice President, Head of Market Access, Europe.

Your responsibilities include:

• Monitor reimbursement trends, both threats and opportunities in the European region


• Support strategies to sustain and appropriately optimize Pricing, Access, and Reimbursement in Europe for both pipeline and inline products


• Work closely with global teams (R&D and Commercial) to ensure that the needs of European Payers are encompassed in R&D programs, to generate and shape evidence to build optimal value propositions to address Payers requirements


• Collaborate with GHEOR to ensure that evidence generation strategies yield the most compelling data to Payers, including HTA submissions


• Develop local HTA & Pricing dossiers with external consultants


• Understand and co-develop Pricing and innovative contracting and/or risk sharing models


• Monitor the competitive landscape and business models, track emerging trends in the Reimbursement and Drug Pricing landscape in the European Markets


• Develop a strong partnership with EU teams, country leaderships, Regional Market Access leads, and Global teams (R&D, HEOR, Commercial) to enhance the commercial value of Ultragenyx products


• Participate to external policy initiatives (EUCOPE working groups, ARM working groups, conferences etc.) helping shape corporate policy goals, supporting the development and execution of appropriate policy activities in Europe


• Support sustainable external communication strategies to accelerate market access for Ultragenyx products

What you bring to the role:

• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience


• MD/PhD/PharmD/MBA or MSc with strong professional applied experience in reimbursement and/or pricing/health economics, with thorough knowledge of Payers in the context of biopharmaceutical commercialization


• Substantial knowledge about global health care system, HTA, and pricing & reimbursement decision making across multiple geographies


• Solid understanding of the different healthcare systems in the core European countries, the requirements for HTA/P&R processes, and HEOR


• Strong experience in Market Access and/or pricing & reimbursement experience at a regional/local level, with understanding of the interdependencies across Europe


• Knowledge & experience in rare disease area and/or gene therapies is a plus


• Well-developed analytical and strategic skills with an entrepreneurial insight and a pragmatic approach, comfortable at ‘rolling up sleeves’ to make things happen


• Consolidated experience in communicating with third parties (service provider companies) and ability to keep them accountable to deliver on quality and time


• Excellent leadership, networking and influencing skills


• Ability to build relationships, develop and organize information in a logical and persuasive manner toestablish confidence, credibility and trust


• Ability to work effectively in a complex matrixed environment


• Creative and innovative mindset, with a broad business perspective and acumen with strong project management skills, excellent problem solving and resource planning skills


• Proficient use of Office 365, cloud-based and virtual collaboration tools expected (MS Office tools, EDMS, Internet resources, Zoom, OneDrive)


• Languages: fluent English and other European languages are preferred

- Travel requirements approx. 30%- Applications and CV's to be submitted in English- applicants are in possession of a valid work permit for their country of residence



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