The Senior Manager, Market Access Strategy is accountable for developing and driving Market Access Strategies to optimize reimbursement (public and private) of AstraZeneca’s business unit portfolios. On a brand-specific basis, the Senior Manager is the primary internal point of contact for the MAP function and is responsible for end-to-end access strategy leadership from early stage through to launch, reimbursement and life cycle management. 

Accountabilities: 

• Lead the development and delivery of market access strategy, including pre-launch planning, portfolio assessment and CDA, INESSS, Provincial and Private Payer submissions, through to formulary listing. 

• Lead all aspects of cross-functional development and execution of key strategic imperatives to support reimbursement objectives. 

• Leverage brand-specific expertise to advise pCPA and private payer negotiation strategies,  

• Represent MAP as member of the Brand Team by acting as a role model for cross-functional working to ensure TA area objectives are met; and be an enterprise problem solver who can articulate the Payer/ Market Access perspective and understand the brand objectives so that effective solutions are built. 

• Communicate regularly and effectively with Access Brand Value team (Payer evidence, pricing, negotiations, payer engagement) to share brand insights and ensure overall access strategy coordination. 

• Seeks new insights as well as environmental trends to develop foresight to build strategies and plans.  

• Provide access assessment, critical appraisal, evidence gap identification, and external engagement to build reimbursement strategies throughout the product lifecycle. 

• Lead and/or participate in local, national, and global-cross functional teams to address and support market access needs within the business.  

• Responsible for leading brand-specific access budget. 

• Collaborate with external partners & reimbursement experts to ensure that AstraZeneca Canada market access initiatives are relevant and support the needs of patients, health care providers and payers. 

• Work with Market Access Strategists, and Payer evidence manager, providing mentorship on critical deliverables for access strategy optimization. 

• Responsible for collecting and reporting Adverse Events in accordance with AstraZeneca policies and procedures 

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• Advanced degree in science, business (e.g., MSc, MBA) or equivalent 

• 7+ years of Pharmaceutical experience and/or 5+ years Market Access experience with exposure to ONC preferred.

• Experience in market access, regulatory, new product planning, pricing, evidence generation, or commercial with in-depth knowledge of the Canadian drug reimbursement landscape (HTA and pCPA processes, public/private payers, health policies). 

• Experience constructing payer value stories and incorporating these into strategies and submissions. 

• Track record of success delivering optimized market access across multiple brands. 

• Experience working with external partners (e.g., clinicians, patient groups) to define and deliver optimized access results . 

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and proven multi-stakeholder project delivery in a sophisticated environment. 

• In-depth knowledge of CDA, INESSS and pCPA processes. 

• Strategically agile with strong business insights and can synthesize information from diverse sources to formulate strategies and actions. 

• Motivated by working with ambiguity and complexity. 

• Ability to think creatively in developing and implementing business solutions. 

• Strong communication skills: interpersonal, writing and presentation. 

• Adaptive style with ability to influence and establish relationships with a range of internal and external partners. 

• High degree of initiative and sense of urgency with an ability to lead multiple priorities of significant scope in a fast-paced environment