Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Role Overview
As a Market Access Manager for Rare disease (RD), you will drive market access strategies to secure reimbursement and enhance affordability across multiple channels. Your role will involve engaging diverse stakeholders—including government agencies—to advocate for healthcare pricing, access policies, and expansion solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Market Access
- Develop & execute market access strategies for assigned brands to maximize patient access, affordability, and business impact.
- Lead pricing discussions and collaborate cross-functionally to align pricing strategies with brand positioning and value propositions.
- Analyze and monitor healthcare regulations and industry trends to identify opportunities and overcome access barriers.
- Maximize market access opportunities through strategic business partnerships, including collaborations with private insurers, NGOs, banks, financial institutions, and healthcare partners to enhance financial solutions for drug access.
- Evaluate new opportunities, providing insights and feasibility assessments for pricing and reimbursement of pipeline products.
External Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, including government bodies and advocacy groups, to influence healthcare access policies and expand access to AstraZeneca’s innovative medicines.
- Develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies to foster partnerships and accelerate reimbursement decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (CFTs) to effectively deliver the value proposition to key stakeholders, ensuring timely follow-ups and monitoring plans.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- 8+ years of overall experience, with 3-4 years in Market Access and Reimbursement roles.
- Strong relationships with key external stakeholders (government agencies, payers, policymakers, and healthcare institutions).
- Proven track record in securing reimbursement approvals, expanding access, and developing successful financial solutions.
- Deep understanding of India’s market access landscape, including regulatory policies, payer dynamics, and healthcare stakeholders.
- Strategic agility with extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and commercialization process.
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and negotiation skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional matrix teams.
Why AstraZeneca?
Join AstraZeneca and be part of a science-driven, patient-first organization committed to transforming healthcare. Work in an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment, where you can drive meaningful impact and shape the future of healthcare access in India.
Date Posted
05-Mar-2026Closing Date
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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