Private Payer and Government Affairs Manager in Toronto

Celltrion Healthcare provides biosimilar and innovative biopharmaceutical medications to help increase patient access to advanced therapies around the world. Celltrion Healthcare offers biologics to about 110 countries, along with more than 30 global partners. With hands-on experience and knowledge accumulated through years of working in advanced pharmaceutical markets, Celltrion Healthcare has been securing distribution channels and providing patients with biosimilars at affordable prices.

Celltrion Canada is hiring a Manager of Private Payers and Government Affairs. This position involves working closely with external stakeholders as well as cross-functional teams internally to design and implement initiatives that enhance Celltrion’s reputation as the go-to solutions provider, resulting in the expedited listing of our products on both private and public plans across Canada. While the private payer position is national in scope, the Government Affairs responsibility will encompass Ontario and potentially Western Canada.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Market Access Administration: Ensuring the smooth execution and oversight of market access activities involved with listing agreements, payments, and submissions.
• Private Payers Strategy Development: Create and execute comprehensive private payer strategies to secure product reimbursement.
• Negotiation & Access: Negotiate product listing agreements with private insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and consultants.
• Market Access & Value Proposition: Translate clinical evidence into economic value propositions for non-government, third-party payers.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key private payer decision-makers and influencers.
• Evidence Generation: Collaborate with medical affairs to generate real-world evidence required by private payers.
• Reimbursement: Work with the PSP to identify and maximize reimbursement opportunities.
• Monitoring: Track policy changes and competitor activities to adapt access strategies.
• Market Access Strategy Execution: Develop and execute national market access strategies effectively, ensuring alignment with overall brand objectives.
• Access Barrier Identification and Resolution: Identify and overcome barriers to market access at national and regional levels.
• Field Support and Education: Provide field-based support and education to healthcare providers on the clinical and economic value proposition of Celltrion’s products.
• Data Collection and Reporting: Gather and analyze field data on market access challenges, competitor activity, and payer trends.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launch and market penetration.
• Influence Legislation and Policy: Work with provincial Market Access & Government Affairs colleagues, brand teams, and external stakeholders to drive meaningful policy change.
• Manage Budgets: Manage Government Affairs brand and corporate budgets.
• Vendor Management: Manage external vendors hired to support Celltrion’s government affairs projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement Plans: Convene a variety of internal and external stakeholders to develop actionable Government Affairs engagement plans.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Superior Administrative Skills.
• Deep understanding of the Canadian healthcare system, private and public payer landscape, and reimbursement processes with 5+ years' experience in market access, health economics, or a related role.
• 3+ years' experience engaging with Canadian public and private payers.
• Strong relationship-building, strategic thinking, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Agile, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Results and solutions-oriented, with a focus on achieving goals and proactively identifying and implementing solutions to overcome challenges.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Canada as needed.