Senior Regional Access Manager
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Job Description
Regional access manager advancing healthcare funding and patient access for Edwards Lifesciences' innovative medical technologies across Central and Southern Italy.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and anticipate changes in healthcare policy, funding, HTA, and procurement environments
- Assess impacts, risks, and opportunities and provide recommendations supporting patient access and business growth
- Identify, prioritize, and manage regional market access and health policy issues affecting the Structural Heart Disease portfolio
- Build and strengthen networks with health authorities, payers, procurers, HTA bodies, policymakers, medical societies, and patient organizations
- Map key stakeholders and broaden engagement beyond the existing work plan
- Develop and execute regional access strategies for current and pipeline innovations
- Adapt Edwards' value proposition and evidence to local requirements
- Support innovative funding pathways and value-based procurement
- Develop health-economic evidence and value assessment tools
- Support cross-portfolio initiatives involving hospital funding, procedure coding, DRG and tariff updates, quality indicators, and other access enablers
- Perform other incidental duties
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Life Sciences, Political Science, Law, Economics, or Business) and 10 years of relevant experience in Market Access, health policy, reimbursement, or government affairs, preferably with responsibility at regional or country level; or Master's Degree or equivalent in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience
- Experience in Market Access or Public Affairs within the relevant country or regional healthcare environment
- Experience in external stakeholder engagement with health authorities, payers, procurers, HTA bodies, medical societies, or patient organizations within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry
- Strong track record in regional or country Market Access roles
- Comprehensive understanding of healthcare access, funding, reimbursement, HTA, and procurement
- Knowledge of health economics, outcomes research, value assessment, and evidence requirements for innovative medical technologies
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
- Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
- Ability to collaborate in a matrix organization
- Proven project management skills
- High ethical standards and sound judgment
- Ability to work independently and escalate material risks and opportunities
- Fluency in English, written and spoken
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
- Adherence to company policies, requirements, and applicable compliance standards
Benefits:
- Competitive salaries
- Performance-based incentives
- Wide variety of benefits programs
- On-the-job development
- Training opportunities
- Support and guidance from dedicated employee groups
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Flexible working hours
- Remote working
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Disability Insurance
- Telemedical Services
- Meal vouchers
- Service Awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Comprehensive Wellness programme including preventive cardiovascular screening, educational events, on-site fitness center, lessons with personal trainer, fruit in the office, charity activities and much more




















