Role Description
As ADVANZ PHARMA continues to strengthen its position as the partner of choice for specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines, we have an exciting opportunity for a National Key Account Manager Hospital. This role is responsible for driving growth across the German hospital channel through the development of strategic partnerships with:
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Hospital pharmacies
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Hospital purchasing groups
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Commercial healthcare customers
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Specialty wholesalers
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Selected distribution partners
Working within the Market Access & Distribution DACH team, you will play a key role in:
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Expanding patient access
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Delivering commercial success
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Supporting long-term account strategies across Germany
You will collaborate closely with colleagues across:
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Market Access
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Sales
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Marketing
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Medical Affairs
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Commercial Operations
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Tender Management
What You'll Do:
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Develop and implement strategic account plans for hospital pharmacies, hospital networks, purchasing groups, specialty wholesalers, and commercial healthcare customers across Germany.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with hospital pharmacists, procurement professionals, purchasing groups, healthcare executives, and distribution partners.
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Lead commercial discussions relating to products, pricing, procurement, and customer agreements within the hospital setting.
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Identify opportunities to expand product utilisation and market share across hospital and commercial accounts.
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Support hospital tenders by contributing commercial insights, account intelligence, and customer knowledge.
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Monitor market developments, competitor activity, procurement trends, and healthcare policy changes to identify risks and opportunities.
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Represent ADVANZ PHARMA at customer meetings, industry events, roundtables, exhibitions, and conferences when required.
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Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance colleagues to deliver outstanding customer solutions.
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Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and take accountability for results.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Healthcare Management, Economics, or a related field.
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A Master's degree is advantageous.
Requirements
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Experience in pharmaceutical Key Account Management, Hospital Sales, Market Access, or a related commercial role within the German healthcare market.
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Experience managing hospital accounts, hospital pharmacies, procurement stakeholders, and/or purchasing groups in Germany.
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Working experience of relevant pharmaceutical commercial experience, although applications from candidates with different backgrounds and strong hospital expertise will be considered.
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Strong understanding of the German hospital landscape, procurement processes, and healthcare system.
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Demonstrated commercial acumen with experience influencing pricing, negotiations, customer engagement, and business development activities.
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Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Market Access teams.
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Exposure to hospital tenders, hospital buying groups, specialty wholesalers, or biosimilars is advantageous.
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Excellent relationship-building, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
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Fluent German is essential; English language skills are desirable.
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Willingness to travel nationally across Germany as required.
Benefits
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Global recognition programme
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Long Service Award
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Employee Assistance programme
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Birthday leave
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Wellbeing day
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Volunteering leave
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Compassionate leave