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Senior Policy Advisor, Medicines Pricing

3 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care Full time

Job summary

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose � to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you�d like to work in, we�d love to hear from you.

In the Medicines Directorate, we work to make sure patients can access the best available treatments, whilst ensuring value for money for the NHS, and supporting support a flourishing life sciences sector. Working closely with the NHS, the Office for Life Sciences, and both patient and industry stakeholders, we aim to harness the benefits of new innovations and established treatments alike to improve health outcomes across the UK. ��

The medicines budget represents the second highest area of NHS spend after staff, and spend on medicines is increasing each year, so the work that we do to control spending is critical to the sustainability of NHS spending. The medicines pricing team is responsible for Government policy on how and what the NHS pays for branded medicines - from engagement with the Intellectual Property Office to make sure the patent system works for patients, to working with health and regulatory system partners on patient access to new innovations, to delivering strategies on delivering greater savings on older medicines. �

In particular, we lead the implementation and operation of the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access, and growth (VPAG), which is one of the largest commercial deals the Government has ever made and is expected to save the NHS around �14bn over the next 5-years. This scheme - along with its counterpart statutory regulations - forms the cornerstone of UK medicines pricing policy.

We are looking to expand the team to ensure that we have the capacity and capability to continue to drive improvement in an ever more complex system.�

If you want to be part of an expert policy team that:

is part of the solution to the biggest health issues impacting patients such as how to harness and fund advanced therapies for Alzheimer's.engages with cutting edge analytical and academic research.if you want to be at the coalface of high value commercial negotiations with the life sciences sector.

Then you should apply to join the medicines pricing team.�

Job description

The successful candidate will lead policy development on a range of issues concerning NHS purchasing on branded medicines. Based on their experience and interests, they will be assigned a portfolio of policy areas to lead on - which indicatively could include areas such as intellectual property, biosimilars, international engagement, and others. �

The candidate will draw together insights from academic research, industry feedback, and NHS, Devolved Government and other Government Department perspectives to build the evidence base for the impact of different approaches on patients, the NHS and the economy. In doing so they will build capability in the Department to cement our place a centre of expertise on medicines, the pharmaceutical market, and healthcare economics.

The successful candidate will ensure the effective governance and operation of the 2024 VPAG and the statutory regulations. In doing so they will be supporting the Department in driving savings to the NHS that are expected to be around �14bn over 5-years. As a member of the Department pricing committee, they will contribute towards deliberation and decision on how much is a reasonable price to pay for new medicines, and on applications for price increases for older medicines.

This is a great opportunity to work in a skilled, supportive, multi-disciplinary team (policy, operations, legal, analytical and commercial) on one of the policy areas critical to the efficacy of the NHS and one of the largest commercial deals ever agreed by Government.

Person specification

Role responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities for the role will include, but are not limited to:

Providing advice and briefing to ministers and senior officials on domestic and international medicines pricing policy.Owning a portfolio of discrete policy areas on which you will test and develop Government and NHS pricing policy.Working with internal and external stakeholders, including the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), to ensure the effective governance of the 2024 VPAG and the statutory regulations.Contributing to Department decisions on setting or amending the maximum list price of individual medicines.Building capability and expertise within the Department on medicines pricing, including through engagement with health system colleagues, industry stakeholders, academics, counterparts working for foreign governments, and functional experts.

Key skills and experience required for this role

Essential criteria

We welcome candidates with a diverse range of experiences and would love to hear from you if you:

Can analyse complex issues based on a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence to reach clear and reasoned conclusions.Are a strategic thinker who is confident balancing between different organisational priorities and making links between discrete areas of work.Enjoy building deep expertise on complex areas including by working with a range of subject matter experts to test and develop and test policy.Collaborate effectively across organisational boundaries.Can work independently, taking ownership of discrete issues to drive progress at pace.Have excellent communication skills, able to brief on complex issues to a variety of audiences.

Desirable criteria

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate the following:

Experience or knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, medicines prescribing/procurement, or healthcare economics.Commercial experience, including negotiations.�

Flexible working location requirements

Your normal place of work will be your contractual primary workplace, usually either London or Leeds. Within DHSC we offer non-contractual hybrid working. The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time spent in the office, enabling in person interaction and collaboration and enhancing team working, learning, and support.�

You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas and some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.�

Opportunities for some working from home may be available; other flexible working options may be discussed with the hiring manager in line with individual circumstances and business need.�

There are a limited number of DHSC colleagues who have existing agreed homeworking contracts resulting from Our Future Estate Programme 2023-2024. Colleagues covered by these arrangements are eligible to apply for this role whilst continuing their agreed existing home working arrangement. Occasional travel to DHSC offices or other locations may still be required according to business need. Travel and subsistence will be provided in line with the pre-agreed homeworker arrangements.����

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and InfluencingMaking Effective DecisionsDelivering at PaceSeeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �53,116, Department of Health and Social Care contributes �14,341 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%