Manager, Market Access and Policy

**Develop strategies that align **with business imperatives
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Based in Singapore**, the regional hub for the Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista's list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
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Join the premier biopharmaceutical company** that has been in Singapore for over 25 years and in AP for over 60 decades

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:

- Support the development and execution of integrated value and access strategies across relevant therapeutic areas that align with wider external affairs strategy and support the organisation's commercial goals.
- Building and maintaining a deep understanding of the payer landscape, including barriers and opportunities
- Deep understanding of the government's tender process and governance
- Collaborating with the business units to develop market access strategy plans, with a particular emphasis on key growth drivers and priority products
- Develop a thorough understanding of the policy objectives, health priorities, and planned initiatives of the government, particularly as they may impact access to the company's current and future products
- Accelerate market access in MOH (government formulary, key teaching institutions, hospitals) for our products
- To develop wider influencing and communication of policies between the company, MOH, and other key national stakeholders.
- Develop a strong network of government contacts that can positively influence the outcome of the healthcare policy in Singapore (MOH, MTI, EDB, A*Star, SAPI, and relevant associations)
- Define bidding strategy for MOH tenders
- Enhance the corporate image as an ethical and patient-focused pharmaceutical company
**Key Accountabilities**
- Ensure value proposition and pricing strategy for the key franchise and hospital bidding Analyze the issues, risks, opportunities in the external environment in the short and longer-term.
- Propose recommendations and develop implementation plans for strategic initiatives to improve our company's ability to support patient access in Singapore.
- Monitor team activities to ensure that cross-team integration is maximized and that duplication of effort is minimized.
- Develop a strong network of KOLs who can positively influence healthcare policy and regulations.
- Liaise with representatives of industry associations to support the operation of Singapore's involvement in industry alliances.
- Tender Lead in Singapore
**WHAT YOU MUST HAVE**
- Experience in hospital and account operation
- Experience in the development of pharmaceutical products, from conception to market release
- Experience with the government environment in the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience in working with teams to achieve outcomes
- Experience in developing and implementing resource plans
- Written and oral communication skills, for informing, influencing, and persuading people both within and outside the company.
- Project management skills
- Communication and presentation skills in English
**Who we are**

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**What we look for **

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Requisition ID**:R167018