AstraZeneca
Value & Access Manager

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Position: Values & Access Manager
Location: London, UK
Competitive Salary & Excellent Company Benefits
Closing date for applications: 2 October 2026
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
As Value and Access Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering UK market access strategies that help secure timely patient access to AstraZeneca medicines. Working across national, regional and local environments, you will co-lead high-quality Health Technology Assessment submissions, support pricing and access strategy, and partner with cross-functional colleagues to build compelling value propositions for payers and healthcare stakeholders.
Accountabilities
- Co-lead the development and delivery of high-quality HTA submissions in close collaboration with Health Economics colleagues and cross-functional teams.
- Lead AstraZeneca engagements at product level with national HTA organisations, helping to shape evidence strategy and execution.
- Develop and deliver UK access and pricing strategies for launch and in-line brands, working with local and global stakeholders.
- Act as a subject matter expert on the UK market access environment, including national, regional and local access and funding pathways.
- Engage national, regional and local stakeholders through appropriate processes to secure access and funding for AstraZeneca medicines.
- Lead AstraZeneca responses to clinical guidelines and access-related Department of Health, NICE and NHS England consultations, collaborating with Government Affairs and other stakeholders.
- Represent AstraZeneca on external working groups to support future access policy development and raise AstraZeneca’s profile.
- Co-develop national and local value propositions to support engagement with payer stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with AstraZeneca and ABPI governance frameworks and policies.
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Essential for the Role
- First degree in economics, life sciences or a related discipline.
- Relevant healthcare, pharmaceutical industry or consultancy experience.
- Experience of HTA submissions and a strong understanding of evidence requirements for value arguments based on clinical evidence and cost-effectiveness.
- Strong understanding of UK market access, access and funding pathways, and the NHS environment.
- Demonstrable leadership, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong project management capability, with a track record of delivering through collaboration to agreed timelines.
- Experience of customer relationship management and working effectively in a complex matrix environment.
- Ability to work compliantly within pharmaceutical industry governance frameworks and policies.


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Desirable for the Role
- Master’s degree in evidence-based medicine, epidemiology or a related discipline.
- External management consultancy experience.
- Experience managing external suppliers.
- Advanced Excel and data handling or insight software capability.
- Excellent understanding of, or experience working within, the NHS.
Office Working Requirements
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Dates
- Date Posted: 16-Sept-2026
- Closing Date: 02-Oct-2026
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
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