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Market Access Lead – Private Health Insurance, NGO & Innovative Funding, Egypt

Location Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Job ID R-232502 Date posted 28/07/2025

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to make a significant impact on patient access to medicines? As the Market Access Lead for Private Health Insurance, NGO & Innovative Funding in Egypt, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing AstraZeneca's market access strategies. This position requires a deep understanding of securing sustainable and equitable patient access through private insurance, NGO partnerships, and innovative funding pathways. Join us in driving change and expanding access to life-changing therapies!

Accountabilities:

As a Market Access Lead, you will develop, implement, and manage a broad set of access initiatives by:

  • Strategic Planning: Designing and leading market access strategies for private health insurance & NGOs payers and third-party funders, aligning with AstraZeneca’s broader business goals

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with private insurers, NGOs, funding bodies, and key opinion leaders to support patient access to AstraZeneca therapies

  • Contracting & Negotiation: Leading IVS agreements, pricing negotiations, and funding models with private payers, NGOs, and other innovative financing partners

  • Policy & Funding Landscape Analysis: Monitoring and analyzing trends, regulations, policy changes, and innovative funding opportunities in the private and NGO spaces to inform access strategy and identify risks or new opportunities

  • Cross-functional Leadership: Collaborating with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Corporate Affairs, Finance, and Patient Advocacy teams to deliver integrated access solutions and maximize the lifecycle value of AstraZeneca products

  • Submission of Value Dossier: Overseeing development of submissions and dossiers for coverage by private insurers and NGO programs, ensuring value demonstration and health economic outcomes are compelling and aligned with payer requirements

  • Innovative Value Solutions: Designing and implementing novel access and funding models (risk-sharing, pay-for-performance, outcome-based agreements, blended finance, etc.) to expand reach and sustainability of patient access initiatives

  • Program Implementation & Monitoring: Managing implementation of agreed access programs, tracking performance, ensuring compliance, and measuring patient impact and business outcomes.

  • External Representation: Representing AstraZeneca in public-private partnerships related to private health insurance and NGO funding

  • Training & Best Practice Sharing: Supporting knowledge transfer across the organization regarding private payer and innovative funding engagement strategies

Essential Skills/Experience:

  • 7+ years of demonstrated experience in market access, health economics, & PHI

  • Proven track record leading access or funding strategies with public sectors, private health insurers, NGOs, or innovative finance entities

  • Strong knowledge of health systems, reimbursement models, and key private payer dynamics

  • Deep understanding of different health sectors, value story demonstration, and the principles of health technology assessment (HTA)

  • Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills with experience influencing external stakeholders

  • Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives

AstraZeneca offers an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally. Our agile team is dedicated to nurturing homegrown talent. Whether you're deepening your expertise or exploring new areas, you'll find support from managers and mentors on your journey. We value collaboration across diverse teams to solve challenges creatively while maintaining rigor. Our commitment to growth ensures that you stay ahead of industry peers. Here, you can make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while contributing to society and the planet.

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now to join our dynamic team at AstraZeneca!

Date Posted

29-يوليو-2025

Closing Date

05-أغسطس-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.



AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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