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Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

Our work in specialty diagnostics – from providing diagnostic assays and instruments to clinical monitoring across disease stages – improves the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. Your determination to put patients at the heart of every decision will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.  

Protein Diagnostics

The Binding Site Group, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a global leader in specialty diagnostics, provides diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders.  The Binding Site’s Freelite® offering is widely recommended for multiple myeloma diagnosis and monitoring across all stages of the disease by major clinical guideline publications. In addition, The Binding Site is an active and influential contributor to the broader scientific community. To find out more visit www.bindingsite.com

A day in the Life:

Keys to Success:

The Senior Manager – Value & Access, UK & Europe will be responsible for developing and implementing market access strategies to secure reimbursement for the Binding Site’s existing portfolio and pipeline products in the UK and the European Union.  This individual will possess a strong understanding and application of principles and concepts in health economics, reimbursement and healthcare finance and be capable of articulating the current and future market access landscape to functional leaders and staff.  The Senior Manager – Value & Access, UK & Europe will report to the Director of Market Access, Value, & Evidence.

• Drive the development of reimbursement and market access strategies
• Advise internal and external collaborators on reimbursement, guiding partners on market access strategies, optimizing patient access to healthcare by finding value for patients, providers, and payers.
• Lead the strategy for key patient-centered outcome evidence generation.
• Be responsible for coordination and implementation of HTA strategies, and support value dossier development and submissions, in collaboration with Medical & Scientific Affairs
• Facilitate meetings with health care professionals and reimbursement and economic consultants as required to support strategic development or tactical implementation.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Masters, PharmD, MD, or Doctoral Degree in a life science, health economics, health policy, healthcare finance, or a related field required.

Experience

• Masters, PharmD, MD, or Doctoral Degree in a life science, health economics, health policy, healthcare finance, or a related field required. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in reimbursement and managed care in pharma, medical device, or IVD industry required. 7+ years of experience strongly preferred. 
• Validated background working directly with HTA Submissions & NICE
• Experience with HTA evidentiary requirements and processes in the UK and EU countries
• Exceptional project management skills
• Experience working with external collaborators such as payers, hospitals, physicians, trade associations, professional and medical organizations to develop mutually beneficial health economics and reimbursement strategies and tactics to support portfolio planning, commercialization, and sales/marketing objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven self-starter and teammate with strong social skills.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% including occasional weekends and international travel required.
• Ability to think innovatively and resourcefully about market access strategies.
• Ability to work proactively to identify challenges and problems. Takes initiative to identify solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven self-starter and teammate with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, complex work environment.
• Problem solving skills.
• Sense of ownership and sense of urgency
• Continuous learning and skills development

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee will be required to stand and/or walk up to 8 hours a day and sit for up to 8 hours a day; use hands to handle or feel objects including keyboard and telephones.
• Employee must be able to travel by various forms of transportation, most frequently car and airplane, to visit customers face to face. May require long periods of time sitting while traveling.
• May need to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stop, kneel, or crouch
• Employee will be required to talk and hear and have specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. May be required to lift larger amounts when traveling (i.e. luggage).
• The noise level in the work environment will vary by location but is usually moderate.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 125,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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