**PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:** + Responsible for implementing strategic partnership and market access strategy at the assigned MA authorities or regional/ hospital formulary listing committees. + Plays an essential role in developing, communicating, and executing the value strategies that address questions and influence the key decision-makers. + Increase EPD product GOV assessment via enlisting products into NLEM, leading conversation, and creating budget impact analysis to convince payers. + Build trusted and strategic relations with government payers and key NLEM committees. + Seek opportunities to do partnership programs with private insurance to drive more product reimbursement. + Drive the design and implementation of brand HEOR/CE studies in collaboration with local universities and/or Abbott Headquarters in order to synthesize published health economic evidence for Abbott products. **CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:** + **Visit and engage assigned MA authorities and customers on a regular basis** - NLEM committees relevant for market access decision-making- Pricing and/or Reimbursement authorities- HTA (Health Technology Assessment) Agencies- Experts and advisors to MA authorities + **Strategic account planning to build distinguished quality access and sustainable win-win partnership.** + Map decision-making process and criteria, regular monitor and update + Perform systematic stakeholder mapping, gain thorough understanding of formal and informal decision-making + Understand the account needs at organizational and decision-makers levels + Lay out short- and long-term account access vision, goals, key strategies and tactics + Lead the execution of strategic partnerships at the assigned MA authorities/ committees + Proper integration of key risks & opportunities, strategies & tactics into country MAP + Monitor competitors’ strategies and prepare appropriate Market access responses + **Improve access policies and conditions** + Monitor closely changing dynamics in terms of access policies & conditions, such as + pricing, reimbursement, formulary listing, other relevant payer polices & guidelines, and, where applicable, tender specifications + Identify areas to move from low(est) price-based to value-based decision-making, leverage global policy concepts, tools and international experts to improve or preserve access policies and conditions + **Identify and execute payer value-added programs** + Based on strategic account planning, identify account-specific payer value-added programs which provide short- or/ and long-term success for EPD portfolio. This may be payer engagement programs, or local health economics studies + Payer engagement programs: design the program and materials; build in outcome measurement to demonstrate value for payers + Local health economics studies: design local study to demonstrate better value for money or positive budget impact, or local dissemination of global studies **EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:** + Degree in Science/Pharmacy/Medical related field or appropriate tertiary qualification. + Strong marketing and sales track record in the pharmaceutical industry. + A person who has experience in the market access area and a strong relationship with key NLEM is preferred. + Experience working in a multinational company with a matrix organization + Ability to interpret and integrate Market Access strategies into actionable, value-added planning activities + Excellent communications and interpersonal skills and strong ability to develop relationships with external stakeholders + Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment + Professional behavior with “can-do” and “open mind” attitudes + Winning mentality, dynamic, innovative, customer focus and cross-functional team player An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com