Director Market Access - Innovative products (m/f/d)

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

As Director Market Access – Innovative Products, you will play a pivotal role in launching Viatris’ innovative pipeline in Germany. This is a strategically critical responsibility, requiring deep expertise in Market Access, reimbursement, and HTA—particularly navigating AMNOG and the benefit assessment procedure at the Federal Joint Committee (G‑BA). In this role you will:

• Lead cross-functional launch project groups for all innovative products, collaborating closely with Medical Affairs, Governmental & Public Affairs, Operational, and Commercial teams

• Represent the German affiliate in regional and global Market Access groups and meetings

• Develop and drive comprehensive Market Access strategies tailored to the German market, ensuring launch readiness by leading the creation of AMNOG dossiers aligned with global and local brand strategies

• Prepare and implement robust Market Access plans to optimize reimbursement and market development

• Shape and localize global value stories to strengthen product differentiation, prevent price erosion, and broaden access within the German healthcare system

• Lead and execute evidence generation strategies to ensure payer and HTA requirements are embedded early and consistently throughout the product lifecycle

• Create compelling payer value propositions and design innovative reimbursement mechanisms for diverse stakeholders in the German healthcare environment

• Partner with key payers to co-develop integrated solutions and value modules

• Engage regularly with key internal stakeholders, including the managing director and communications, and contribute to national and international Market Access forums

• Support brand planning and portfolio assessments, influencing strategic decisions through Market Access insights

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Natural Sciences, Medicine, Health Economics, Public Health, Health Policy, Business Administration or Law

• 5–7 years of professional experience in Market Access, pricing & reimbursement, HTA or related functions within the pharmaceutical industry, payers, consultancies or healthcare institutions

• Strong hands‑on experience with AMNOG procedures and German benefit assessments

• Proven track record in successfully securing reimbursement for new, innovative products

• Solid background in evidence‑based medicine, public health and/or health economics

• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior internal and external partners

• Excellent German and English communication skills

• Strategic mindset, entrepreneurial attitude and the ability to navigate complex environments

What we offer:

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Attractive bonus & pension scheme

• Health insurance

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare, not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.