Key Account & Market Access Specialist – Neuroscience
An innovative neuroscience organisation is preparing for the launch of a new epilepsy product and is looking to appoint a Key Account / Market Access Specialist to lead access strategy across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and NE England.
This is a highly visible, field‑based role where you’ll shape and execute local market access plans, working at pace with NHS stakeholders to ensure optimal patient access in a complex and evolving health economy.
The role
- Define and deliver regional market access strategy for a new epilepsy product and wider neuro portfolio
- Secure freedom to prescribe by driving funding, formulary inclusion, and guideline adoption
- Build strategic relationships with NHS budget holders, payers, and key decision‑makers across Boards and ICB‑equivalent structures
- Engage clinical and non‑clinical stakeholders to communicate value and address unmet patient needs
- Lead local pull‑through of national approvals and support launch readiness
- Contribute to value dossiers, economic models, and real‑world evidence initiatives
- Work cross‑functionally with commercial, medical, and regulatory colleagues
- Monitor policy and funding landscape to identify access risks and opportunities
- Operate fully compliantly with ABPI Code of Practice
About you
- 3+ years’ experience in Sales, Market Access, or NHS‑facing roles within pharma or medical devices
- Strong understanding of Scottish NHS structures, funding pathways, and decision making
- Proven ability to influence payers and secure local access
- Confident communicator with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills
- ABPI qualification is preferred but not essential
- Degree in life sciences (or related); health economics or clinical background advantageous