Description
GSK is seeking a Patient Access and Advocacy Manager to design and implement patient access and advocacy strategies and programs that facilitate ethical, compliant access to GSK medicines and support services.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Designing Patient Access Programs (PAPs) that help individual patients pay for GSK products or navigate reimbursement processes, ensuring compliance with affordability, equity, and ethical standards.
- Shaping PAPs that provide materials, services, and information to help prescribed patients use GSK medicines correctly and manage their condition.
- Leading internal reviews of proposed programs, ensuring documentation of rationale, expected patient/public health benefit, vendor performance criteria, and data protection controls.
- Acting as a country focal point for collaborations with patient organizations, HCOs, and HCPs on access and advocacy initiatives.
- Representing GSK in relevant multi-stakeholder forums on patient access and care delivery.
- Monitoring program effectiveness and quality, driving continuous improvement based on data, insights, and lessons learned.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A university degree in health sciences, pharmacy, public health, economics, or a related field.
- Significant experience (3-5 years) in market access, patient access, medical affairs, health policy, or patient advocacy within pharmaceuticals or healthcare.
- Strong understanding of patient support/access programs, compliance frameworks, privacy, and pharmacovigilance requirements.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage external stakeholders, and drive program improvement.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with strong ethical judgment and risk-management mindset.