Market Access Analyst

Role overview

Example client project work

• Advise on global clinical trial design to support HTA and reimbursement success.
• Assess payer evidence needs and gaps, routes to market access, and pricing and reimbursement strategies.
• Conduct healthcare system, pricing, reimbursement, competitive and HTA landscape assessments.
• Support HTA strategy and submissions, payer insight research, and validation of market access strategies.
• Conduct pricing research and analysis, including global pricing, contracting, gross-to-net analysis and revenue forecasting.
• Support payer environment shaping and strategic payer value communications.
• Support trade and channel strategy, channel operations reviews and distribution assessments, particularly in the US.
• Design, implement and optimise patient support services, particularly in the US.
• Support due diligence, business development and in-licensing or out-licensing evaluations.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct targeted secondary research on disease and competitor landscapes, treatment pathways, and pricing and reimbursement processes.
• Conduct payer research and analysis to identify opportunities and challenges for client products in healthcare markets.
• Search for qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform strategic recommendations.
• Help develop market access, pricing and reimbursement strategies for product commercialisation.
• Support payer value messages, dossiers, decks, toolkits and internal training materials.
• Prepare client-facing presentations and reports.
• Collaborate across disciplines to deliver quality work to agreed timelines and standards.
• Contribute to thought leadership and develop expertise.

Required qualifications and experience

• A 2:1 or better degree in a life sciences-focused subject.
• At least one year of market access experience in healthcare and/or life sciences.
• Experience across global markets and good knowledge of health economic concepts.
• Knowledge of pricing and reimbursement processes in key global markets, including the EU14, UK and US.
• Knowledge of healthcare product pricing, value-based pricing, price referencing, MFN and HTA concepts.
• Ability to turn research and analysis into clear, practical insights and support delivery to agreed timescales.
• Grounding in scientific research principles, including hypothesis generation, literature review or desk research, and synthesis into reports.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, initiative, creativity, and commitment to high-quality work.

Desirable qualification

• A science- or health-related master's degree or PhD is desirable.