Market Access Lead - Peru

About the role

AstraZeneca is looking for a Market Access Lead for Peru to lead the Market Access strategy and execution in the country, turning Andean portfolio priorities into country-specific access plans across public and private payer ecosystems. The role drives HTA and reimbursement processes, formulary and guideline inclusion, payer-environment shaping, launch readiness, pricing and Innovative Value Strategies (IVS), working cross-functionally with Marketing, Medical, HEOR, Pricing and Commercial teams.

Key responsibilities

• Own and execute the end-to-end Market Access plan for Peru, integrating public and private market dynamics.
• Represent Market Access in the local Core Value Team, giving payer insights, access risks, opportunities and implementation requirements.
• Lead HTA and reimbursement processes, including payer engagement and follow-up toward decisions.
• Drive inclusion in national public-market formularies and support incorporation into private-market guidelines, protocols and institutional access pathways.
• Map payer stakeholders, funding flows, reimbursement pathways and barriers, and turn them into actionable access priorities.
• Lead launch-access readiness, preparing access deliverables, stakeholder plans, reimbursement routes, dossiers and execution plans for payer decision points.
• Adapt and implement payer value stories, reimbursement support documents, pathway maps and other approved access tools for the local market.
• Develop local product-specific pricing strategies and IVS recommendations with Pricing and HEOR, and partner with HEOR and Medical on evidence requirements for launches and payer decisions.
• Ensure Market Access activities comply with governance, policies, regulatory requirements and AstraZeneca standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, economics, pharmacy, medicine, business or a related field.
• Relevant experience in Market Access, HTA, reimbursement, HEOR, Pricing, Medical or payer-facing roles.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into execution with public and/or private payers.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Advanced written and spoken English.
• Preferred: postgraduate qualification in health economics, public health, health policy or business; experience with Peruvian HTA, reimbursement, public formulary and private protocol/guideline processes; experience supporting pharmaceutical launches and payer evidence plans.

Required skills

• Strong digital skills: Teams, Copilot, AZChatGPT, PowerPoint, Power BI.