Head, Market Access & Government Affairs, SINMAL SG
Singapore, Singapore
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Business
Business Analyst, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Working Environment and Location
This position is based in Malaysia and will require on-site work.
(OR) At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.
Purposeand Scope
The role leads market access, pricing, tender and government affairs strategy and execution for Astellas across Singapore and Malaysia, translating regional strategies to local realities to secure and sustain patient access for in-line and pipeline products. It represents payer and ecosystem perspectives internally, engages external stakeholders (payers, authorities, KEEs) and initiates policy‑shaping efforts with cross‑functional support.
Role and Responsibilities Healthcare System Knowledge- Possesses expert understanding of how political, economic, social, and legal contexts shape health‑system design and operation.
- Deep proficiency in pricing, reimbursement, funding, and procurement mechanisms (processes, evidentiary standards, regulatory/legal principles).
- Understands decision rights, governance flows, and trends in healthcare financing and policy.
- Understands how health system(s) incentivize and dis‑incentivize payer and stakeholder behavior and decision making.
- Positions local systems within global/regional/national archetypes (payer types, funding sources, HTA approaches).
- Anticipates shifts in stakeholder power and articulates implications for access (e.g., rising influence of non‑prescribing stakeholders; budget shifts to HCPs).
- Identifies opportunities to shape the environment to improve pricing, reimbursement, and access, delivering system improvements enabled by Astellas’ value offerings.
- Develops end‑to‑end pricing and access strategies across the product lifecycle (tenders, reimbursement, stakeholder engagement, access expansion).
- Crafts and deploys payer‑tailored materials that anticipate objections and present solution pathways.
- Designs value‑creation strategies beyond clinical evidence (e.g., integrated care, patient support programs) to secure, optimize, and sustain access and uptake.
- Delivers successful subsidy/listing outcomes (e.g., MAF, CDL, MOHMF) for relevant products.
- Understands how evidence is generated, appraised, and applied by payers and stakeholders (providers, patients, health systems).
- Translates data into payer‑relevant insights that inform funding, procurement, and policy; establishes dashboards to monitor listing and tender KPIs where appropriate.
- Integrates full P&L considerations into pricing proposals (list/net price, COGS, rebates/RSAs, tender terms, IRP exposure, volume/mix, OPEX and OP), supported by scenario and sensitivity analyses to ensure optimal margin and sustainability.
- Designs and implements innovative pricing models for in‑line and pipeline assets to maximize timely, equitable patient access.
- Understands compliance considerations and risks of pricing practices (competitive law, antibribery regulations) and flags pricing practices which conflict with compliance requirements (competitive law, anti‑ bribery regulations).
- Manages cross‑border dynamics (IRP exposure, parallel trade, cross‑indication referencing) to optimize country strategies within corporate constraints.
- Develops managed‑entry and risk‑sharing arrangements (price‑volume, expenditure caps, performance‑linked schemes) with clear risk mitigation and performance…
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