Senior Global Managed Access Manager

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About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description:

Are you ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company?

Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life, providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases.

Why Ipsen?

• Patient-Focused: The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.
• Employee Care: We care for our employees, who are the ambassadors making a real difference.
• Bold Leadership: We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.
• Growth Opportunities: We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving, game-changing organization.

About the Role:

The Senior Global Managed Access Manager is an experienced Global Managed Access Manager who is  accountable to execute the allocated managed access programs (early access, compassionate use, post trial access) to time, target, with high quality, compliance and within budget. In addition, the Senior Global Managed Access Manager provides onboarding, mentoring, training and support the team, and takes leadership in tasks delegated from the Head of Managed Access Programs (For example, KPIs, metrics, CAPAs, process changes, quality monitoring, vendor oversight, and supervises exrernal support for the team as applicable.  

You will drive excellence in Managed Access and manage:

• Implementation and execution of Access initiatives up to completion (all Therapeutic Areas/all products) with high quality as per Ipsen’s standards and requirements
• Supervision of Managed Access initiatives when handled by Ipsen affiliates.
• Onboarding, mentoring and support of team members, and supervision of external team members as requested.
• Take leadership in tasks delegated from the to support the team.

This role is critical for the operational delivery and effectiveness of Managed Access initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to operational excellence through process/documentation improvement and knowledge sharing
• For any new Product/Indication (Ipsen development, new acquisition or new licensing agreement), work to coordinate with the  cross-functional stakeholders from the Asset Team and other Global/Local functions
• As per endorsed strategy by Product/Indication, participate in the design of the Managed Access operational aspects
• Develop by Product/Indication the Managed Access documentation
• Be responsible for budget preparation of global Managed Access is responsible of global Managed Access plans against timelines and budget
• Be responsible for centralization of product forecasts, based on the information from Affiliates & Alliances.
• From inception to completion of Managed Access Program, manage the cross-functional activities with different Ipsen departments
• Monitor progress of Managed Access program against established timelines, budget and deliverables, escalating issues as needed and providing regular update to cross-functional stakeholders
• Oversight of vendor performance, including assessment and monitoring of KPIs and appropriate escalation as needed.
• Manage the day-to-day global vendor operational relationship to ensure successful execution and adherence to service level agreements
• Provide monthly status update of Managed Access programs in the electronic Document Management System (eDMS)

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required ideally Healthcare Professional qualifications (pharmacist, etc.) or an advanced degree (MS/MBA/MPH/PhD) in a health sciences related field.
• Strong experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Managed Access project management.
• Good understanding of global regulatory and compliance requirements for Managed Access, clinical research, including but not limited to good knowledge of medical terminology, GxP, and data protection regulations.
• Fluency in English

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