Market Access Manager

About the job:

The Market Access Manager is responsible for developing and executing market access, reimbursement, and pricing strategies to ensure successful adoption and sustainable business growth of the company’s portfolio in Taiwan.

This role serves as the key bridge between government authorities, hospital decision-makers, clinical leaders, and internal cross-functional teams to secure optimal reimbursement pathways and to maximize patient access while strengthening the value proposition of innovative technologies.

What you will be doing:

1. Market Access & Reimbursement Strategy

• Develop local market access strategies for new product introductions (NPI) and existing products.
• Lead reimbursement applications
• Evaluate regulatory and reimbursement trends, identify potential access risks/opportunities, and propose strategic actions.
• Ensure alignment with global and regional market access frameworks.

2. Health Economics & Value Communication

• Develop, adapt, commission, or critically evaluate value dossiers and health economic analyses, including budget impact and cost-effectiveness models
• Translate clinical and economic evidence into hospital-friendly value propositions
• Support internal teams with economic messaging for tenders, pricing, and value-based selling.

3. Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) and relevant HTA stakeholders, medical societies and clinical leaders
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and engagement plans to influence access policies and hospital decision-making.
• Collaborate with KOLs to support clinical evidence generation that strengthens reimbursement position.

4. Pricing & Tender Strategy

• Lead local pricing strategy design based on competitive landscape, tender structure, and reimbursement status.
• Provide pricing guidance to the sales team and evaluate tender opportunities to maximize profitability.
• Manage price governance and ensure compliance with internal approval processes.

5. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with RA/QA, Clinical/Medical Affairs, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to ensure aligned market access execution.
• Partner with Region, Division, and Corporate Market Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Clinical, Medical, Regulatory, and Government Affairs teams to address complex access challenges in Taiwan and partner on market access requirements for NPD.
• Participate in business planning, forecast discussions, and NPI commercialization processes as the Market Access representative.
• Support data collection for HTA, post-market studies, and real-world evidence (RWE).

6. Policy Monitoring & Advocacy

• Track reimbursement policy changes, DRG updates, NHI budget planning, and procurement regulations.
• Develop advocacy proposals with medical societies and external stakeholders to support patient access and technology adoption.
• Provide timely and concise updates to Taiwan, Region, Division, and Corporate leadership, including recommended actions and business implications

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in health economics, public health, health policy, epidemiology, pharmacy, medicine, biomedical engineering, life sciences, economics, statistics, or another relevant discipline
• Master’s degree in health economics, public health, health policy, epidemiology, outcomes research, business administration, or a related field is preferred
• Formal training or demonstrated experience in health technology assessment, evidence-based medicine, economic evaluation, outcomes research, or evidence synthesis is strongly preferred
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in market access, reimbursement, government affairs, health economics, or pricing within medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare consulting.
• Experience in NHI reimbursement applications or hospital tender processes is a strong advantage.
• Strong understanding of Taiwan NHI system, reimbursement pathways, and hospital procurement mechanisms.
• Ability to translate complex evidence into clear reimbursement strategies, value propositions, executive recommendations, and stakeholder communications.
• Strategic thinking with strong communication and negotiation skills. Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with commercial stakeholders, healthcare professionals, government stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English, including the ability to review technical evidence and communicate effectively with local, regional, and global stakeholders.