Manager – Market Access - Private Payers

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Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Reimbursement

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Manager, Market Access - Private Payers, a field-based position in Canada aligned to our Toronto, Ontario office.

The Manager, Market Access - Private Payers is responsible for shaping and executing the national private payer strategy for assigned accounts and contributing insights to optimize reimbursement and patient access across the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine portfolio in Canada.

The role serves as an interface with private reimbursement stakeholders, including private insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, benefits consultants and plan sponsors that influence drug coverage and access.

Combining strategic account leadership, evidence-based value communication, market insight generation, and cross-functional influence, the Manager enables access environments, advances sustainable reimbursement solutions, and supports both current portfolio optimization and future launch readiness. The role represents Johnson & Johnson as a credible, patient-focused partner committed to improving health outcomes for Canadians.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Execution of Private Payer Strategy

· Contributes to the development and execution of national private payer strategies for inline, launch, and pipeline products.
· Identifies access opportunities, barriers, and emerging risks within the Canadian private reimbursement environment and translate them into actionable plans.
· Supports the private payer environment and reimbursement pathway to shape launch readiness, formulary access, and lifecycle management.

Strategic Payer Partnerships

· Build and sustain trusted relationships with national and regional insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, benefits consultants.
· Serve as Johnson & Johnson’s market access representative for assigned private payer accounts and stakeholder groups. Identify and advance appropriate partnership opportunities with key stakeholders.
· Contribute to reimbursement discussions, listing negotiations, and access-related partnerships within approved governance and parameters. Secure, maintain, and optimize private coverage for Johnson & Johnson therapies.

Generate Insights and Shape Strategy

· Develop a deep understanding of payer priorities, decision-making processes, affordability pressures, and evolving private market dynamics.
· Generate actionable insights that inform portfolio strategy, evidence planning, business decisions, and launch execution.
· Make timely recommendations to the organization on access risks, competitive developments, and market-shaping opportunities.

Lead Through Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Act as a private payer subject matter expert and strategic advisor within cross-functional product, launch, and portfolio teams.
· Partner across Market Access, Medical Affairs, Patient Support Programs, Brand teams, Finance, Legal and Compliance.
· Shape priorities and drive alignment across a complex matrix organization without direct authority.
· Ensure payer insights and patient access considerations are integrated into strategic planning and execution.

What Success Looks Like:

• Achieve optimal private coverage for J&J brands by executing account plans that address therapeutic and patient needs, clinical and budget impact implications and secure listings in line with brand plans.
• Build credible and trusted relationships with insurers and benefits stakeholder that drive mutual value and advance collaborative opportunities to bring innovative treatments to patients.
• Establish strong working relationships with cross-functional business partners, including Finance and Commercial teams; serve as a subject matter expert on the private market to ensure market access considerations are appropriately integrated into brand plans and forecasts.

Qualifications

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, health sciences, pharmacy, economics, health policy, or a related discipline.
· An advanced degree such as an MBA, MSc, PharmD, or relevant training in health economics or market access is an asset.

Experience

· 7+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, payer, benefits, or related sector with 3+ years experience in market access, reimbursement or health benefits insurance.
· Demonstrated experience in payer engagement, reimbursement, market access, strategic account management, or healthcare benefits.
· Experience leading complex stakeholder engagements and delivering results in a matrix environment.
· Experience with product launches, specialty medicines, complex reimbursement pathways, pricing, contracting, patient access, or healthcare policy is an asset.
· Bilingual proficiency in English and French preferred.

Technical Expertise

· Deep understanding of the Canadian private payer, reimbursement, and market access environment.
· Strong strategic account management, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
· Demonstrated business acumen, market insight generation, and analytical capability.

Core Competencies

· Strategic Mindset. Anticipates market trends, identifies emerging opportunities, and develops long-term solutions that create value for patients, payers, and Johnson & Johnson.

· Influence and Collaboration. Builds trusted partnerships and drives outcomes through influence, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. Leads effectively across a matrix organization, aligning teams and stakeholders around shared objectives.

· Credible Communication. Communicates with credibility and impact across senior internal and external stakeholders.

· Agility and Innovation. Demonstrates adaptability, curiosity, and a commitment to patient-focused and value-based solutions.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. If you require any accommodation at any point in the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Account Management, Coaching, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Compliance Management, Consulting, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Escalation Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Finance and Accounting Platforms, Financial Reports, Market Access Reimbursement, Market Opportunity Assessment, Performance Measurement, Pricing Strategies, Process Improvements, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

117,900.00 CAD - 167,900.00 CAD

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants.

This job posting is for an existing position.