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Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas : immunology, oncology, neuroscience, vision care, virology, women’s health , and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

We have an opportunity for Lead, Market Access & Government Affairs in Immunology to join our Market Access and Government Affairs team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing public payer reimbursement of AbbVie products in Immunology as well as supporting the government affairs / regional policy initiatives for all the provinces in Canada.

The incumbent will report to the Immunology Head, Market Access and HEOR

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage all public payer and policy related issues through direct staff of Field Managers, Market Access and Government Affairs (West, Central and East Canada)
• Oversee all AbbVie provincial payer reimbursement files. Support the development and implementation of annual plan for all public payer customer plans in Canada.
• Oversee all provinces healthcare payer policy & reimbursement files.
• Support the negotiation team to develop strong negotiation skills and ability to effectively navigate the pCPA environment and manage complex Product Listing Agreements with public payers for assets.
• Oversee all AbbVie Government Affairs / policymaker interactions : to develop and execute AbbVie’s regional health policy strategies and tactical plans. Support the  Gov’t Affairs and Policy Manager in Immunology in the development and implementation of annual Gov’t Affairs plan in Immunology.
• Identify health policy barriers and ensure optimal policy conditions and reimbursement for current and future AbbVie products.
• Assess ongoing health policy challenges and opportunities as environmental dynamics change, and ensure any potential impacts are communicated to the Immunology Head, Market Access and HEOR.
• Play an active role with trade association committees when relevant (e.g. Innovative Medicines Canada, regional biotech associations, etc).
• Identify and shape regional MA / GA multi-stakeholder projects that are of interest to policy makers / public payers and that position AbbVie as a trusted and expert stakeholder in Immunology.
• Build strong and long-lasting relationships with high level Government officials (including Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Premier’s office) and other healthcare policy makers and influencers.
• With the guidance of the Immunology Head, Market Access and HEOR, translate brand strategies into actionable and realistic engagement plans to ensure a supportive regional policy environment for AbbVie assets.
• Influence the development of provincial legislation and policy, leveraging customized value propositions with policy makers, where appropriate.
• Monitor performance of team and adapt plans to external and internal changes.
• Manage Field Market Access and Gov’t Affairs budgets.

Qualifications

Education / Experience Required :

Essential skills & abilities :

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AbbVie strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the following requirement, advanced amount of knowledge of English / Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of Lead, Market Access & Government Affairs including, but not limited to, for the following reasons :

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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