Market Access Director

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  • Market Access Director

Our client is an international pharmaceutical organisation active in Human Pharma, operating in a highly regulated, science-driven and stakeholder-rich healthcare environment. The organisation works across Belgium and Luxembourg and focuses on ensuring that patients, healthcare systems and relevant stakeholders can access innovative pharmaceutical solutions in a responsible, compliant and sustainable way.

Within this context, the company is looking for a senior Head of Market Access & Public Affairs. This is a broad leadership position at the intersection of market access, public affairs, healthcare policy, pricing, reimbursement, stakeholder management and internal strategic decision-making. The role is designed for someone who understands the pharmaceutical ecosystem in depth and who can connect scientific, economic, regulatory, political and business realities into one coherent strategy.

Vacancy information

As Head of Market Access & Public Affairs, you will lead the local strategy and execution for Belgium and Luxembourg across several key domains: Market Access, Healthcare Affairs, Patient Engagement, Public Affairs and Government Affairs. You will act as a strategic advisor to senior internal leadership and will help shape decisions related to access, pricing, reimbursement, tendering, contracting, stock management and stakeholder engagement.

You will be responsible for translating changes in the healthcare and political environment into clear business actions. This means monitoring healthcare policy, reimbursement dynamics, competitive moves and stakeholder priorities, and converting these insights into practical recommendations for leadership teams, therapeutic area teams and international colleagues.

This is not a purely advisory position. You will also be accountable for execution. You will ensure that local plans are built, approved, implemented and monitored in line with therapeutic area strategies, international priorities and local business needs. You will lead a team, coordinate cross-functional collaboration and make sure that the organisation has the right stakeholder plans, action plans, market access plans and public affairs activities in place.

Requirements information

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

  • Develop and implement Market Access and Public Affairs strategies for Belgium and Luxembourg.
  • Ensure alignment with therapeutic area priorities and international Market Access/Public Affairs direction.
  • Give strategic advice on gaining, enlarging and maintaining access for pipeline and portfolio products.
  • Monitor changes in the healthcare environment, political landscape and competitive market.
  • Translate external developments into business-relevant recommendations and action plans.
  • Build and manage strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Work with payer bodies, healthcare authorities, political stakeholders, patient associations and industry associations.
  • Lead the local execution of Market Access, Healthcare Affairs, Patient Engagement, Public Affairs and Government Affairs plans.
  • Support pricing, reimbursement, tendering, commercial contracting and stock management strategies.
  • Contribute to launch timelines, forecasting, business planning and portfolio decision-making.
  • Ensure accurate and timely input into internal planning and reporting processes.
  • Support compliant public relations and media-related activities where relevant.
  • Establish and maintain strong internal collaboration with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Sales, Commercial Operations, Legal and Compliance.
  • Lead, coach and develop direct reports, ensuring clear responsibilities, regular routines and strong individual development.

Your profile:

You are a senior pharmaceutical professional with strong expertise in Market Access and Public Affairs. You understand how access, pricing, reimbursement, policy, stakeholder management and commercial strategy connect. You are able to operate at strategic level, while also ensuring disciplined execution and follow-through.

You bring at least 6 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally with strong exposure to health economics, outcomes research, pricing, reimbursement and stakeholder relationship management. Experience in Marketing or Sales is considered an additional asset, especially if it helps you understand the broader business impact of access decisions.

You combine analytical strength with strong communication and leadership skills. You are comfortable working in a complex matrix organisation, collaborating across functions and levels, and engaging with both local and international stakeholders. You can manage complexity, timelines, competing priorities and sensitive topics in a mature and structured way.

The ideal candidate has:

  • A Diploma or Master degree in Business Administration, Economics, Medicine, Sciences or a related field, or equivalent professional training.
  • At least 6 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.
  • Strong knowledge of market access, reimbursement, pricing and stakeholder management.
  • Leadership experience and the ability to coach and develop a team.
  • A strong understanding of pricing and reimbursement laws, compliance regulations and internal procedures.
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and a track record of delivering business value.
  • Analytical thinking, creativity and an open-minded approach.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • A customer-oriented and results-oriented mindset.
  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Business fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What do we offer

What's in it for you:

You will step into a high-impact leadership role where your work directly influences access, pricing, stakeholder engagement and strategic business decisions. You will operate at the centre of the healthcare ecosystem, connecting internal teams, external stakeholders and international colleagues.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a strategically important function, shape policy and access plans, support portfolio and pipeline decisions, and contribute to the successful implementation of healthcare strategies across Belgium and Luxembourg. You will work in a professional, cross-functional and science-driven environment where strategic thinking, stakeholder credibility, compliance and business impact are all essential.

Novellas Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome every talent and do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other personal characteristic.

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