Market Access Program Officer

Field Intelligence - Where immunizations, contraception, anti-infectives, essential devices and diagnostics, or chronic care at the local clinic or pharmacy are expired, too expensive, or simply unavailable, providers, patients, and whole communities pay the price.

Equitable, sustainable development, and with it the promise of emerging and frontier markets, starts with the ability of health systems to deliver access. The challenge, opportunity, and imperative in that drive us. We are helping digitize, modernise, strengthen, and sustain the supply chains that enable this access, becoming long-term partners with the communities we serve, and helping make good on the promise of healthcare for millions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Market Access Program Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

What you'll do

• Write and run the market access plan for each product, keeping Regulatory, Supply, Marketing and Sales on one launch timeline.
• Build the evidence and value case for each payer: federal and state ministries, NHIA and state insurance schemes, HMOs and hospitals.
• Secure listings on national and state essential medicines lists, insurance benefit packages and hospital formularies.
• Design and deliver accredited training for doctors, nurses, midwives and pharmacists, with protocols and job aids.
• Recruit early-adopter sites and clinical champions, brief sales reps, and hand warm leads to Sales.
• Give Marketing the evidence, key messages and patient stories for its campaigns.
• Manage partners, including professional associations, teaching hospitals and faith-based networks.
• Track trainings through to orders and report monthly on progress.

What you'll bring

• B.Pharm or PharmD and registration with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, or a Degree in medicine, nursing or public health with equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in Nigeria's pharmaceutical or health sector, including 2+ years in market access, medical affairs, product management or a product introduction program.
• Knowledge of how medicines are listed, procured and reimbursed in Nigeria.
• Experience designing or delivering health worker training.
• Relationships with professional associations, hospitals or state ministries of health.
• Ability to turn clinical evidence into a clear value argument, in writing and in person.
• Comfort working alongside a sales team and measuring success in orders.
• Willingness to travel across states.

Nice to have:

• Master's in public health, health economics or business.
• Experience in maternal, newborn or reproductive health, or family planning.
• Experience launching a new medicine or a quality-assured generic.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online