Daiichi Sankyo

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and approximately 19,000 employees in more than 30 countries/regions, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.

In Oncology, we are driving innovation in solid tumours and blood cancers, founded on breakthrough science from our own labs in Japan. We aspire to create better tomorrows for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 14 European countries and Canada.

We are seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position:

(Senior) Manager Market Access Switzerland (m/f/x)

The Position:

The (Senior) Manager Market Access is a key role within our Market Access Department and will be responsible to devise the overall local market access strategy and ensure timely execution of the market access deliverables for the assigned products/indications. The position will be dedicated to the assigned Daiichi Sankyo products and a key member of the brand team for such asset.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leads and coordinate submission processes for the assigned product/indication:
• Lead the development and execute an integrated national market access strategy (policy/advocacy/government affairs) in alignment with Head of Market Access,
• In alignment with the Global Pricing Strategy, develop and lead local pricing and access strategy and negotiations with Swiss Authorities to gain and maintain reimbursement for DSCH’s oncology and pipeline product portfolio in Switzerland.
• Lead the development of market access deliverables for market access submissions: Country Value Dossier, Budget Impact Analysis and Health Economic models, as applicable
• In alignment with the Head of Access, the Sr. Manager Market Access is a key member of the country negotiation team responsible for:
• Lead negotiation with BAG (Bundesamt für Gesundheit) for new products/indications.
• Develop early access strategy and support access activities to obtain and ensure patient access before SL-listing as well as to ensure access in off-label cases of DSCH’s assigned products.
• As a key member of the product brand team, the Sr. Manager Market Access brings the payer perspective in every decision:
• Contribute to cross-functional brand strategies and planning.
• Advisor to the regulatory team to ensure relevant local marketing authorization is supportive of the national access strategy,
• Partner with the alliance counterpart to work seamlessly as “ONE” company,
• Collaborate with global and regional DS partners to conduct annual reimbursement situational analyses to inform access strategies and planning assumptions for the region.
• Beyond pricing, partners with other affiliates, regional and global colleagues to build a solid network and consistently provide the DSCH input for global and regional market access decisions.
• Collaborate with the Head of Market Access in establishing Daiichi Sankyo as a key player in the pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland:
• Understand key policy issues that impact DSCH’s business in Switzerland and support DSCH’s policy positions to shape the policy landscape related to product pricing, access and reimbursement.
• Based on the circumstances and topic, the Sr. Manager Market Access represents Daiichi Sankyo in the relevant industry associations in alignment with the Head of Access.

Education & Professional Experience:

• Relevant and demonstrable experience in Pricing, Market Access, HEOR and RWE (country level) in a pharmaceutical company; at least 5 years.
• Capable in bringing together the strategic and tactical objectives to ensure delivery of the overall market access and pricing objectives set forth.
• Deep knowledge of the Swiss market access environment and experienced in payer negotiations.
• Proven ability to work and lead in a matrix organization with ability to influence without authority.
• Fluency in German and English is essential, knowledge of another Swiss national language is a plus.
• Teamplayer, used to working independently and efficiently, an innovative and dynamic personality

Why work with us?

Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.

For more information: www.daiichi-sankyo.eu