Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Ferring+You

You will report directly to the Head of Market Access and Pricing, and will be responsible for end-to-end access strategy and execution leadership, from early stage through to launch, reimbursement and life cycle management.

This role leads by strategizing and executing collaborative Market Access initiatives via engaging cross-functional stakeholders (Marketing, Medical, Regulatory, etc.), external partners, public and private payers, patient advocacy groups, government, and related agencies, to ensure access to Ferring medicines, optimal reimbursement, and valued health outcomes.

You’ll work in a hybrid methodology, working from our office in Toronto 3 days a week.

Your day at Ferring

• Development and delivery of market access and pricing strategies, including pre-launch planning, portfolio assessment, environment preparation and CDA, INESSS, Provincial and Private Payer submissions, through to formulary listing.

• Provide access assessment, critical appraisal, evidence gap identification, and external engagement to build reimbursement strategies throughout the product lifecycle.

• Lead all aspects of cross function development and execution of access strategies and tactics to optimize public and private reimbursement (time to listing, breadth of coverage). Integrate multiple components such as pricing, real world evidence generation, health technology assessment, budget impact analyses, stakeholder engagement, negotiations, policy etc.

• Lead all aspects of cross function development of reimbursement / MA dossiers and deliver best in class submissions to national HTA, provincial and private formularies. These submissions will clearly demonstrate value, through evidence generation, interpretation and communication of our products to Canadian payers.
  Create and maintain strong partnerships with key external stakeholders (Patient Groups, Physicians, Payers, Provincial and Federal government etc.) to leverage insights and advocacy towards Market Access and Pricing strategies. Ensure initiatives and tools are relevant and support the needs of patients, health care providers and payers.

• Maintain a strong understanding and intelligence of the Health Policy, HTA and payer environment, and its dynamics, and proactively share and act on implications of any trends or changes.
  Represent Market Access and Pricing as member of the Brand Team by acting as a role model for cross-functional working to ensure business objectives are met; and be an enterprise problem solver who can articulate the Payer/ Market Access perspective and understand the brand objectives so that effective solutions are built.

• Influence and develop pricing and negotiation strategies that are compliant with PMPRB and optimize reimbursement of Ferring products, leveraging internal and external insights.

• Lead and/or participate in local, national, and global-cross functional teams to address and support market access needs within the business.

• Responsible for leading brand-specific access budget.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Proven ability to understand business strategy and to translate it into market access strategies that support the company’s business goals.

• Proven track record and success in developing and executing market access and pricing strategies for oncology launch products.

• Expertise in local Market Access-related requirements, and processes, including negotiations with regulatory authorities – CDA / INESSS, Health Canada, pCPA, provincial and federal governments, etc.

• Strong understanding of healthcare systems, payer dynamics, and reimbursement processes in key markets, including knowledge of health economics, health technology assessment (HTA), and value-based pricing.

• Demonstrated experience of formulating clear and compelling value propositions and demonstrated success navigating the pricing and reimbursement environment in Canada.

• Comprehensive awareness of private payer policies, processes, and procedures for listing of drug benefit.

• Deep knowledge of government statutes, regulations, processes, and procedures regarding provincial formulary listings.

• Experience working with external partners (e.g., clinicians, patient groups) to define and deliver optimized access results

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• Understanding of Market Access function and impact on Marketing and Sales strategies.

People come first at Ferring

Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

• Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply.

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.

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