Market Access Leadership Development Program
Unlock your potential as a future leader in market access strategy, driving the decisions that get therapies and medications to those who need them. Our two-year global initiative is designed to accelerate career growth through rotations, training and mentorship to develop leadership skills and tackle healthcare access challenges. Shape the future of healthcare. Be part of what’s next.
What is the Market Access Leadership Development Program?
The Market Access Leadership Development Program is a career differentiator for passionate, high-potential market access candidates from around the world. Market access professionals wear many hats as they navigate, negotiate and solve the many challenges inherent in bringing innovative therapies to market. In the course of our two-year program, you can accelerate your development as you learn specialized strategic and operational activities across multiple countries, healthcare systems, therapeutic areas and market access functions. Key features include:
- Structured two-year program
- Mentorship by market access leaders across disciplines and continents
- Exposure to different healthcare systems and therapeutic areas, helping to bring bold innovations and medications to patients sooner
- Gain invaluable local and global insights, living and working at home and abroad as you learn from the best in the industry
- Collaborate across disciplines, continents, healthcare systems and therapeutic areas to address barriers, evaluate and negotiate deals, and shape complicated market access and reimbursement processes
What are the application requirements for this program?
The program is structured to hone the skills you'll need to lead across the entire developmental cycle. Building on your existing expertise in science, math, economics or a related field, you'll be supported by experienced mentors who will help guide and champion your career growth in market access. Required skills and experience includes:
- Minimum of a master's degree in an appropriate field, such as science, economics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health economics or public health
- Two years or more of previous market access experience after completing your advanced degree
- A passion for healthcare and the ability to translate information into strategy
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness and ability to relocate
- Fluency in English as well as fluency in the language of the country where the assignment is located
Where is the Market Access Leadership Development program offered?
Where is the Market Access Leadership Development program offered?
We offer cohorts globally, across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.
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Meet our future market access leaders
Wondering what it’s like to join us through this exciting leadership development program? A few market access teammates share their experience and advice for those considering joining us through this unique career pathway.
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