Market Access Lead - Vaccines

About the role

GSK is looking for a Market Access Lead for its Vaccines portfolio in Egypt. The role leads market access strategy and execution, securing and sustaining optimal patient access, pricing and reimbursement in line with global, regional and local priorities. It works with Commercial, Medical, CGA, Finance, Regulatory and Global/Regional Market Access to shape the access environment for vaccines.

Key responsibilities

• Develop integrated access strategies for routine, high-risk and adult immunization portfolios and pipeline assets, covering pricing, reimbursement, funding, tendering and HTA/value dossiers
• Translate brand and portfolio strategies into access objectives, milestones and KPIs, and feed local access and policy insights back to global/regional strategies
• Support pricing strategies aligned with GSK policies, local regulations and reference pricing, and lead or support negotiations with payers, authorities and institutions on reimbursement, funding, tenders and contracts
• Map and manage relationships with the Ministry of Health, EPI/NIAC, reimbursement bodies, public-health institutions, professional societies, patient groups and payers, ensuring compliant, non-promotional engagement
• Partner with CGA on policy-shaping and advocacy, and with HEOR and Medical on vaccine value propositions including RWE, economic models and cost-effectiveness
• Contribute access and reimbursement dossiers and presentations, monitor time to program inclusion, coverage, tender win rates and access metrics, and propose corrective actions
• Act as vaccines access lead in brand teams and launch-readiness forums, collaborate across functions, and provide access training and guidance

Required profile

• University degree in pharmacy, medicine, health economics, public health, economics or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is preferred
• 5+ years of experience in market access, health economics, pricing, policy or related pharmaceutical/healthcare roles
• Experience in vaccines, infectious diseases or public-health programs strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of the Egyptian healthcare, reimbursement and policy environment, including MoH, public payers, private insurers and tenders
• Demonstrated cross-functional work and external stakeholder engagement on access projects

Required skills

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, translating data and policy trends into access strategies
• Good knowledge of pricing, reimbursement and health policy mechanisms relevant to vaccines in Egypt
• Negotiation and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• High ethical standards and a strong compliance mindset
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines