Associate Project Specialist–Market Access

About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Operations (SBO) is an internal Sanofi resource organization based in India and is setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CHC, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions​. SBO strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, Global Market Access and Commercial organizations​ in Sanofi, Globally.

Main responsibilities:

• SGH Associate Project Specialist Market Access will be functionally aligned to Global market access leads/Operations lead and will support execution of multiple activities
• Support in managing allocated projects/tasks in the assigned portfolio by closely working with global Market Access leads
• Support Affiliate Engagement: Coordinate monthly GMAP call with the affiliates; Oversee quarterly affiliate updates to KPIs for G10 markets; Summarize key metrics for G10 markets quarterly and as needed (KPIs and LPRs)
• Support Additional Vendor Projects: Engage and coordinate with external vendors to ensure completion of core project deliverables, schedule team touchpoints, track deadlines and support vendor needs
• Ways of Working: Support in assisting TA head (eg Dupixent GMAP & team) in restructuring the overall team workstream dynamics through strategic and logistic support; Ensure key deliverables and materials for WoW workstream are developed as needed
• Support any additional requests from the team, including but not limited to formatting requests, data pull and distribution, creation of slides for touchpoint meetings with internal team as well as vendors
• Support team touchpoint notes and agenda coordination: Coordinate updates to team agenda, organize touchpoint notes and slides for distribution for both the weekly full team touchpoint and the weekly respiratory team meetings
• Support GMAP Pricing and Access Tracker: Track and report all pricing requests and approvals, expected and achieved reimbursement criteria, and contract information for all countries and indications; Compile the above metrics in Excel and Powerpoint format for distribution to the broader GMAP team
• Support development of H1/H2 2022 Achievements Deck: On a bi-annual basis, gather team metrics and achievements for distribution to the broader market access team; Data includes but is not limited to: patient volumes, number of countries with reimbursement, financial data, best practices, competitive readiness, access achievements; Special communication decks to leadership related to KPIs
• Support sub-national Access Strategy and Dashboard: Provide input into sub-national access strategy & dashboard design; Engage and coordinate with external vendor to ensure completion of core project deliverables, schedule team touchpoints and affiliate workshops, track deadlines and support vendor needs
• Collaborate with Global HEVA to seek opportunities to innovate Market access/HEVA value identification, evidence generation and dissemination process/plan to increase the relevance and impact of HEVA evidence to ensure reimbursement decisions optimal access
• Support on slide deck development and tacker maintenance
• Develop and maintain TA expertise
• People: (1) Develop and maintain effective relationships with key internal stakeholders including HEVA, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial and Market Access (2) Constantly assist and provide effective feedback to Juniormembers in developing knowledge and sharing expertise (3) Work effectively with global Market Access and pricing teams across various time zones
• Performance: (1) Coordinate monthly GMAP call with the affiliates (2) Oversee quarterly affiliate updates to KPIs for G10 markets (3) Summarize key metrics for G10 markets quarterly and as needed (KPIs and LPRs) (4) Engage and coordinate with external vendors to ensure completion of core project deliverables (5) schedule team touchpoints, track deadlines and support vendor needs (6) Assist TA head (eg Dupixent GMAP & team) in restructuring the overall team workstream dynamics through strategic and logistic support (7) Ensure key deliverables and materials for WoW workstream are developed as needed (8) Work on any additional requests from the team, including but not limited to formatting requests, data pull and distribution, creation of slides for touchpoint meetings with internal team as well as vendors (9) Coordinate updates to team agenda, organize touchpoint notes and slides for distribution for both the weekly full team touchpoint and the weekly respiratory team meetings (10) Support on slide deck development and tacker maintenance (1) Track and report all pricing requests and approvals, expected and achieved reimbursement criteria, and contract information for all countries and indications (11) Compile the above metrics in Excel and Powerpoint format for distribution to the broader GMAP team (12) On a bi-annual basis, gather team metrics and achievements for distribution to the broader market access team (13) Provide input into sub-national access strategy & dashboard design (5) Engage and coordinate with external vendor to ensure completion of core project deliverables (14) schedule team touchpoints and affiliate workshops, track deadlines and support vendor

• Process: (1) Support delivery of projects in terms of resourcing, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and high technical standards for deliveries made by the medical writing group, including scientific documents and clinical/medical reports; (2) Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring high scientific standards for the output produced by the medical writing group; and (3) Secure adherence to compliance procedures and internal/operational risk controls in accordance with any and all applicable regulatory standards
• Stakeholder: Work closely with Market access, HEVA, RWE, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Marketing and External Affairs global or local teams in regions/areas. Liaise with these teams to prepare relevant & customized deliverables  and ensure milestones and timelines are on track for assigned the projects

About you

Experience: 1-3 years of experience in project management especially in the field of Market Access/HEOR for the pharmaceuticals industry, CRO or academia. Strong project management and analytical skills. Relevant training/ experience in project management/operations

• Soft skills: Demonstrate effective communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary global teams. Excellent communication skills and ability to understand and present complex information in digestible ways for internal (e.g. senior management) and external audiences. Strong team spirit, sense of transversality, multicultural awareness, and ability to drive matrix teams.
• Technical skills: Project management, some knowledge of Market Access. Should be proactive in approach. Take ideas and see them to fruition with minimal oversight
• Education: Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/Engineering/commerce or similar discipline or medical degree
• Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

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