Description
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Job Function:
Market AccessJob Sub Function:
Health Economics Market AccessJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
Taipei City, TaiwanJob Description:
HEAD OF MARKET ACCESS, TAIWAN
Pay Grade: PG40
Location: Taiwan
Reports To: Managing Director, Taiwan
Summary
The Head of Market Access is accountable for maximizing patient access to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine therapies in Taiwan through effective pricing, reimbursement, value demonstration, evidence generation and patient affordability strategies.
The role leads reimbursement planning and execution across the portfolio, provides strategic oversight of health economics and evidence generation activities, develops patient affordability solutions, and evaluates emerging access opportunities such as private insurance partnerships where appropriate.
As the leader of the Market Access function and a member of the Taiwan Leadership Team, the role develops organizational capability, contributes to business strategy, builds productive relationships with external stakeholders and industry associations, and collaborates closely with regional and global colleagues to advance patient access and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
1. Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access Leadership
• Lead team to develop and execute pricing and reimbursement strategies for new products, new indications and existing products.
• Lead reimbursement planning, submissions and payer engagement activities to support timely patient access.
• Oversee development of value dossiers, reimbursement submissions, economic models and budget impact analyses.
• Manage product pricing and reimbursement throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure market access strategies are aligned with portfolio priorities, launch plans and business objectives.
• Identify and manage reimbursement risks, opportunities and mitigation plans.
2. Health Economics, Evidence Generation and Launch Readiness
• Provide strategic oversight for health economics, outcomes research, real-world evidence and other evidence-generation activities that support reimbursement and value demonstration.
• Identify local evidence needs and ensure appropriate inclusion within integrated evidence generation plans.
• Partner with Medical Affairs and regional/global colleagues to strengthen the evidence base supporting patient access.
• Lead Market Access input into new product introduction, launch planning and lifecycle management activities.
• Ensure access considerations are incorporated into early asset, pre-launch and launch strategies.
3. Patient Affordability and Access Solutions
• Lead development and optimization of patient affordability programs, self-pay solutions and patient support initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to address patient access challenges resulting from reimbursement limitations, delays or affordability barriers.
• Ensure patient programs are compliant, sustainable and aligned with company policies.
• Monitor program effectiveness and recommend improvements to enhance patient impact and organizational value.
4. Healthcare Policy, Stakeholder Engagement and Industry Leadership
• Monitor developments in healthcare policy, reimbursement systems and the broader healthcare environment.
• Assess implications of policy changes and provide recommendations to the organization.
• Build constructive relationships with healthcare stakeholders relevant to market access and patient access objectives.
• Participate in appropriate industry associations, working groups and healthcare forums.
• Contribute company perspectives through evidence-based engagement and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of national and regional developments that may influence future patient access.
5. Access Innovation and Emerging Funding Opportunities
• Monitor developments in private insurance and other evolving healthcare financing approaches.
• Assess opportunities that may complement existing reimbursement pathways and improve patient access.
• Support cross-functional evaluation of innovative access models, partnership concepts and emerging funding mechanisms.
• Develop business recommendations based on patient value, feasibility, compliance and strategic fit.
This section is intentionally focused on evaluation and development of opportunities rather than ownership of large ecosystem transformation initiatives.
6. People Leadership and Organizational Capability
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Market Access team.
• Build functional capabilities in pricing, reimbursement, payer engagement, value communication and evidence generation.
• Drive employee engagement, accountability and performance excellence.
• Develop succession plans and support the growth of future leaders.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
The internal Head of Market Access success profile highlights talent development, engagement and building strong teams as critical leadership expectations.
7. Taiwan Leadership Team Contribution
• Serve as an active member of the Taiwan Leadership Team.
• Contribute to business planning, portfolio prioritization and organizational decision-making.
• Provide strategic perspectives on healthcare policy, reimbursement trends and patient access opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to support sustainable business growth and improved patient outcomes.
• Champion the Johnson & Johnson Credo, compliance principles and organizational culture.
8. Regional and Global Collaboration
• Build strong partnerships with regional and global Market Access colleagues and relevant cross-functional partners.
• Share Taiwan insights, evidence needs and market developments to support broader access planning.
• Leverage regional and global best practices where appropriate.
• Contribute Taiwan expertise to selected regional and cross-market initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
• Advanced degree in pharmacy, life sciences, public health, economics, health economics, business or related discipline.
• Significant pharmaceutical or healthcare industry experience.
• Strong experience in pricing, reimbursement, market access and payer engagement.
• Strong understanding of Taiwan healthcare, NHI and reimbursement systems.
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership experience.
• Experience leading and developing people.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent in English and Chinese.
Preferred
• Experience in HEOR, RWE or evidence generation.
• Experience supporting product launches and lifecycle management.
• Experience with patient affordability or patient support programs.
• Experience working with regional or global teams.
• Experience engaging with industry associations or healthcare policy forums.
Measures of Success
• Achievement of pricing and reimbursement objectives.
• Quality and timeliness of reimbursement submissions and access plans.
• Successful integration of evidence-generation activities into access strategies.
• Improved patient access and affordability outcomes.
• Effective contribution to launch readiness and lifecycle management.
• Positive engagement and development of team members.
• Constructive relationships with key stakeholders and industry associations.
• Strong collaboration with regional and global partners.
• Meaningful contribution to Taiwan Leadership Team priorities.
• Consistent adherence to compliance and ethical standards.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Agility Jumps, Commercial Awareness, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Developing Others, Global Market, Health Economics, Health Intelligence, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Market Knowledge, Market Opportunity Assessment, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Pricing Strategies, Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Strategic Change