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Portfolio & Market Access Manager (all genders)

Alfred E. Tiefenbacher
Hamburg

Presence / Mobile
Fulltime

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Are you an experienced pharmaceutical Portfolio or Market Access professional who is passionate about identifying the products that should shape tomorrow’s pipeline? Do you combine strong market and commercial judgement with a sound understanding of pharmaceutical development and enjoy turning promising opportunities into compelling product strategies?

Join our Portfolio & Market Access team and take an active role in shaping the future of Tiefenbacher’s portfolio. Our ambition goes beyond traditional generics: we want to build a strong pipeline of affordable, differentiated, specialty and innovative pharmaceutical products that address unmet patient needs and create sustainable value for our customers and partners.

For this position, we are specifically looking for an experienced Portfolio and/or Market Access professional who can bring proven expertise, an established pharmaceutical perspective and an entrepreneurial mindset to our team. You will work at the intersection of patients, markets, science, regulatory strategy and commercialisation, influencing which opportunities enter our pipeline and how we successfully bring them to markets around the world.

A challenging task

Identify and evaluate new product and business opportunities, from affordable medicines to specialty and innovative pharmaceuticals, focusing on concepts that improve patient outcomes, address unmet needs or significantly reduce treatment costs.
Translate patient and healthcare professional needs into product opportunities by engaging with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), physicians and pharmacists and conducting quantitative physician surveys to identify unmet needs and validate new concepts and their clinical relevance.
Steer our “Raw Diamond” projects in small, multidisciplinary teams, bringing together scientific, regulatory, market and commercial expertise to rapidly challenge and validate early concepts and develop the most promising ideas into well-defined development projects.
Shape our future pipeline by initiating and sponsoring development projects and guiding promising concepts from the initial idea through development towards market launch together with cross-functional teams.
Connect scientific, technical, regulatory, market access and commercial perspectives to determine the feasibility, differentiation, patient value and commercial attractiveness of new product concepts.
Shape and continuously refine the Global Roll-Out Plan, combining global market potential with regulatory and IP requirements to prioritise target markets, identify realistic submission and launch opportunities and ensure that international requirements are considered early in product development.
Assess market potential and stakeholder needs, considering treatment trends, competitive dynamics, pricing and reimbursement, regulatory requirements and broader market access perspectives.
Develop compelling business cases and portfolio recommendations, transforming complex scientific, technical, regulatory, market and commercial information into clear strategic options and recommendations for management.
Support our Key & Licensing colleagues in bringing innovative products to customers, developing compelling product pitches and communicating their scientific, patient and commercial value. Jointly engage with customers to identify and discuss co-development opportunities and shape promising concepts into attractive product opportunities.
Build strong external networks and partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, technology innovators, universities, start-ups, healthcare professionals and other relevant stakeholders to identify new products, technologies and collaboration opportunities.
Use agile approaches, modern technologies and artificial intelligence to identify, analyse and validate opportunities efficiently and strengthen data-driven portfolio decision-making.
Bring people and expertise together, creating a shared understanding across R&D, Regulatory Affairs, IP, commercial functions, Market Access and project teams and helping promising concepts move forward.
Represent Tiefenbacher at conferences, trade shows and industry events, expanding our network while identifying emerging trends, technologies, products and potential partners.

A convincing background

A university degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, health economics, business or another relevant discipline.
Several years of relevant professional experience in pharmaceutical Portfolio Management and/or Market Access, ideally with responsibility for product evaluation, portfolio strategy, pipeline development, market assessment or international product strategy.
A proven track record of assessing pharmaceutical opportunities and translating them into portfolio decisions, development projects, business cases or market strategies.
A strong understanding of the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, together with a sound appreciation of development, regulatory, IP, pricing, reimbursement and commercial considerations.
Experience in market assessment and data-driven opportunity evaluation, including the ability to combine quantitative market data with competitive intelligence, stakeholder insights and unmet patient needs.
The ability to evaluate pharmaceutical products from multiple perspectives and identify their patient value, differentiation, market potential, development feasibility, regulatory considerations, commercial opportunities and key risks.
Strong analytical and strategic capabilities, with demonstrated experience in developing convincing business cases and management recommendations from complex scientific, market and commercial information.
Experience working in cross-functional pharmaceutical environments and the ability to bring together R&D, Regulatory Affairs, IP, Market Access and commercial perspectives.
An entrepreneurial, curious and hands-on mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and take ownership of moving promising concepts forward.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities, with the confidence to interact with senior management, healthcare professionals, external partners and customers.
Experience with digital tools, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence in portfolio evaluation, market intelligence or pharmaceutical decision-making is an advantage.
A strong interest in innovative and specialty pharmaceuticals, international markets and global portfolio development.
Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage.

Our mindset

We strive towards developing curious team members from all over the world who love to challenge the status quo, take on responsibility, enjoy collaborating and have an affinity and passion for health care. At Tiefenbacher, you will meet a fast-paced work environment where everybody is welcome to suggest new ideas and take ownership of their realization. On a daily basis, we are working towards a culture characterized by curiosity, high energy levels and openness to mutual feedback. We also value a good sense of humor and optimism, especially during hectic times.

An exciting environment

You will be working in an internationally successful company in the buzzing heart of Hamburg, directly at the Elbe river. We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid working model with 3 days office presence and two days of possible mobile working. This allows you to combine the advantages of personal interaction in the office with the flexibility of mobile working. In addition, you can look forward to a variety of design and training opportunities, language courses, regular team events and a lot of fun besides work. You can expect a varied job in a motivated and friendly team, an uncomplicated interaction with each other and many opportunities to contribute your own ideas. And we have our own canteen with really delicious food. Come and convince yourself!