Global Market Access & Strategic Pricing Specialist - VIE Contract

• Location: Portugal, Porto Salvo
• Target start date: 01/06/2026

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

As Global Market Access & Strategic Pricing Specialist VIE within our Market Access team, you will support all global access and pricing activities for Rilzabrutinib, our innovative treatment for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and potentially other indications. This includes launch preparation activities, in-market support, competitive landscape monitoring, and multi-indication expansion planning.

This position will be based in Lisbon, Portugal, reporting to the Global Market Access and Pricing Lead for Rilzabrutinib. You will work closely with the Global Market Access & Strategic Pricing team for Specialty Care, which sets the access strategy and pricing policy, approves price changes, plans for major competitive events, sets launch sequence for new launches, develops payer value stories, payer objection handlers, and conducts mock negotiations.

In Specialty Care, you'll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.
 

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

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About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives

Main responsibilities:

• Coordinate launch tracking activities for all wave 1 markets and provide cross-functional global support.
• Manage and guarantee updates to Payer Value Messaging and Payer Objection Handlers, ensuring materials remain current and relevant.
• Support affiliates with localization and adaptation of global payer materials to meet local market needs.
• Support payer advisory boards and payer engagement activities. Participate in mock negotiations workstreams and workshops to help prepare for payer interactions and optimize negotiation strategies.
• Partner with affiliate market teams in the development of price dossiers and prepare for launch by refining market access and pricing strategies through collaboration with Health Economics and Values Assessment (HEVA) colleagues to support payer needs.
• Update and maintain resources for markets. Manage monthly touchpoints with affiliates and track key deliverables. Responsible for regular cross-functional calls, taking minutes & following up on action items
• Set the agenda for team meetings and track key deliverables.
• Monitor the marketplace for access issues, threats & opportunities, particularly regarding autoimmune diseases and rare hematology conditions, and perform thorough research as appropriate.
• Ensure consistency of payer messaging across markets while supporting necessary local adaptations.

About you

Experience:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical market and/or healthcare sector.
• Understanding of pricing & reimbursement processes in key markets (particularly EU5 and/or US).
• Knowledge of market access specifics for specialty medicines and/or rare disease/autoimmune therapies is a plus.
• Experience supporting the development of a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossier is a plus.

Soft and Technical skills:

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint).
• Ability to plan/organize work & tasks and to work within tight timelines.
• Strong sense of responsibility.
• Positive attitude, proactive approach, embraces team spirit and comfortable with dynamic environment.
• Demonstrates relationship building at all levels of the organization and across geographies.
• Quick learner who can synthesize and adapt to new information, and come up with creative solutions.

Education:

• Master's degree in Market Access, Health Economics, Life Sciences, or related field would be preferred.
• PharmD and/or healthcare background is a plus.

Languages:

• Fluent English (written and verbal).

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
• Work in a place that combines global scale with local expertise, backed by a strong culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
• Contribute to innovations that improve outcomes, relieve pressure on healthcare systems, and expand access worldwide.
• Join a team that’s not just transforming treatment - but asking what’s next, and making it real.
• Be part of a simpler, digital- and AI-powered business that’s rethinking how we work and engage with the world.

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.

Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

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