Value & Access Head, Taiwan

Major Accountabilities:

• Execute the Taiwan V&A strategy at country level, ensuring alignment with local market dynamics
• Create and champion a compelling vision for expanding patient access and delivering value to healthcare systems, payers, and Novartis.
• Shape payer-relevant product differentiation by defining target populations, endpoints, comparators, outcomes, utility measures, and health-economic evidence requirements.
• Ensure robust payer value propositions, evidence packages, and pricing strategies are in place to support launch readiness and maximize lifetime asset value.
• Embed access insights into target product profiles, clinical development plans, integrated evidence plans, integrated product strategies, business development and licensing assessments, and indication sequencing.
• Partner with HEOR and Patient-Centered Outcomes teams to integrate high-quality evidence deliverables and priority-market needs into cross-franchise strategies.
• Co-create pricing guidance, payer negotiation strategies, managed entry agreements, patient support programs, and other innovative access solutions.
• Analyze evolving market access, health policy, reimbursement, and healthcare-system trends to identify risks, opportunities, and future access assumptions.
• Build strong internal and external partnerships, represent Novartis in relevant forums, and help shape the broader access agenda.

Requirements

• University degree in Science, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in leadership positions within the healthcare or life sciences industry.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical markets, healthcare systems, reimbursement processes, pricing, and commercial principles.
• Ability to translate complex clinical, economic, policy, and market insights into actionable access plans.
• Working knowledge of HEOR, evidence generation, and the pharmaceutical value chain across the product lifecycle.
• Proven operational excellence, with disciplined planning, prioritization, and attention to detail.
• People leadership experience, including coaching, feedback, accountability, and development of high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and influence across global, regional, and local teams.
• Strong business acumen, solution orientation, persuasive communication, and sound judgment.
• Fluent English and proficiency in local language, both written and spoken.