Private Payer and Government Affairs Manager

Celltrion Healthcare provides biosimilar and innovative biopharmaceutical medications to help increase patient access to advanced therapies around the world.

Celltrion Healthcare offers biologics to about 110 countries, along with more than 30 global partners around the world. With hands‑on experience and knowledge accumulated through years of working in the advanced pharmaceutical markets around the world, Celltrion Healthcare has been securing distribution channels and providing patients with biosimilars at affordable prices.

POSITION SUMMARY Celltrion Canada is hiring a Manager of Private Payers and Government Affairs. Celltrion’s pipeline of biosimilars is needed to help ensure the sustainability of Canada’s healthcare system. Reporting to the Head of Market Access, this position involves working closely with external stakeholders as well as cross‑functional teams internally to design and implement initiatives that enhance Celltrion’s reputation as

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go‑to solutions provider, resulting in the expedited listing of our products on both private and public plans across Canada. While the private payer position is national in scope, the Government Affairs responsibility will encompass Ontario and, potentially, Western Canada.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities

Market Access Administration: Ensuring the smooth execution and oversight of market access activities involved with listing agreements, payments, and submissions

Private Payers

Strategy Development: Create and execute comprehensive private payer strategies to secure product reimbursement

Negotiation & Access: Negotiate product listing agreements with private insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and consultants

Market Access & Value Proposition: Translate clinical evidence into economic value propositions for non‑government, third‑party payers

Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key private payer decision‑makers and influencers

Evidence Generation: Collaborate with medical affairs to generate real‑world evidence required by private payers

Reimbursement: Work with the PSP to identify and maximize reimbursement opportunities

Monitoring: Track policy changes and competitor activities to adapt access strategies

Market Access Strategy Execution: develop and execute national market access strategies effectively, ensuring alignment with overall brand objectives. Co‑develop and execute negotiation strategies and deliver timely product listing agreements

Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain strong relationships with public, healthcare professionals, patient organizations and key opinion leaders. Engage with payers to support product inclusion in drug formularies

Access Barrier Identification and Resolution: Identify and overcome barriers to market access at national and regional levels, as well as within the PSP

Field Support and Education: Provide field‑based support and education to healthcare providers on the clinical and economic value proposition of Celltrion’s products. Collaborate with sales and medical teams for consistent messaging

Data Collection and Reporting: Gather and analyze field data on market access challenges, competitor activity, and payer trends. Report findings to inform decision‑making

Cross‑functional Collaboration: Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful product launch and market penetration. Provide field insights to support value propositions, pricing strategies, and health economic models

Influence the development of legislation and policy, working with provincial Market Access & Government Affairs colleagues, brand teams and external stakeholders, leading projects that drive meaningful policy change for the benefit of patients

Manage Government Affairs brand and corporate budgets

Manage external vendors hired to support Celltrion’s government affairs projects

Convene a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop actionable and realistic Government Affairs engagement plans that support overall brand and portfolio strategies to ensure a supportive policy environment for Celltrion’s assets across Canada

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Superior Administrative Skills

Deep understanding of the Canadian healthcare system, private and public payer landscape, and reimbursement processes with 5+ years' experience in market access, health economics, or a related role

3+ years' experience engaging with Canadian public and private payers

Strong relationship‑building, strategic thinking, communication, negotiation and influencing skills

Agile, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment

Results and solutions‑oriented, with a focus on achieving goals and proactively identifying and implementing solutions to overcome challenges

Willingness to travel extensively across Canada as needed

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