Lead Patient Access

Toronto
Full-time
Posted Nov 9, 2026

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French
Project Management

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Location: Toronto, Ontario

This role is based in Toronto, Canada. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

This job posting is for an existing position

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients? We are seeking an experienced and passionate individual to join our team as a Lead, Patient Access. As the Lead, you will lead the cross functional team to execute your vision for patient access, to ensure patients receive timely, optimal access to the therapies they need.

The role reports directly into the Access Strategy Head and will work closely with the Value & Access team as well as several cross-functional teams.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

•In collaboration with the Access Strategy Head, leads the development and execution of a thorough strategic planning process in order to develop strategies that fully leverage the reimbursement potential of major public and private formularies across Canada for brands / Therapeutic Areas.

•With the extended Value & Access team, create the integrated Access plan including policy, health technology value, pricing, stakeholder engagement and innovative payer and health care system solutions.

•As a brand / Therapeutic Area and clinical expert, support the clinical and pharmacoeconomic evidence used in support of reimbursement and prepares recommendations to mitigate the most important gaps.

•Liaises with Global Value & Access teams to ensure timely input for Canadian access plans.

•Determines optimal brand value proposal and new innovative partnerships to secure broadest access possible and timeliest formulary listing for the portfolio.

•Develops and maintains strong understanding and intelligence of the health economics environments and its dynamics; pro-actively signals important changes to functional teams

•From the strategy, develops the messages, tools and operational plans to be executed at the field level.

•Post listings, continuously develop and adapt access strategies based on changes in the environment and the competitive landscape in order to improve or stay the leader in the therapeutic area.

Essential Requirements:

•5 to 10 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

•Market access experience combined with a solid understanding of Health Outcomes and Health Economics and knowledge of the Canadian Pharma Pricing and Reimbursement environment.

•Demonstrated leadership skills (leadership without authority) and ability to set a clear direction, manage multifunctional extended teams and network effectively.

•Solid facilitator coupled with strong negotiation / analytical and project management skills

•Experience interacting with executives and/ or key external customers/ stakeholders.

•Business acumen.

Desirable Requirements:

•Strong scientific knowledge

•French an asset (highly desirable)

At Novartis Canada , we are determined to be a valued partner and advocate, with a deep understanding of patient needs along the entire care journey – from drug development, to diagnosis, to access and beyond. Part of the way we are doing this is by leveraging data, technology, and partnerships.

Research & Development : we focus on four core therapeutic areas: Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolic, Immunology, Neuroscience and Oncology. We also develop and deliver treatments through other promoted and established brands, which today are helping millions of patients. Over the last three years, our average annual research and development investment in Canada was over $30 million, and we conduct clinical trial research in every region throughout Canada.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representatives of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Change Agility, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centric Focus, Employee Development, Finance, Go-to-Market Strategies, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Policies, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Market Access Strategies, Negotiation, People Management, Process Management, Project Management, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Strategy Development, Value Propositions