Job summary
NICE Advice provides a single point of contact for the life sciences industry to provide a clear and simple customer journey from clinical development to market access.
The Account Manager will:
- Act as a key point of contact in all matters related to customer needs, services and follow-up
- Build strong connections with customers to develop lasting relationships and encourage repeat business
- Lead on the coordination and delivery of business development activities
- Have a thorough understanding of our products and services to ensure that we match them to the needs of our customers and provide maximum value
- Foster a customer-focussed, commercial mindset across the team
- Analyse, interpret and report on financial, commercial and scientific information
Main duties of the job
Candidates for the Account Manager role should be able to demonstrate:
- A post graduate qualification or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
- Experience in developing effective relationships and working in partnership with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds
- An understanding of business development and strategic account management acquired over a significant period
- Knowledge of the life sciences industry, including both pharmaceuticals and medical technologies
- Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly complex ideas to a range of audiences where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
About us
NICE Advice provides a single point of entry to NICE for the life sciences industry. From value proposition to evidence generation and market access, NICE Advice provides healthtech (devices, diagnostics, digital, artificial intelligence) and pharmaceutical developers with a trusted adviser, supporting them along the whole product pathway. We work collaboratively with life science companies so that more patients gain access to the best treatments and care.
We support companies to prepare for a NICE evaluation or engagements with payers or commissioners by providing accurate and reliable advice, education and NHS insights.
The team's objectives are to:
- Provide high quality advice, insights and education to life science companies to enable swift progress through NICE's evaluation programmes, or to engage effectively with commissioners or payers
- Help NICE to identify health technologies that are likely to have significant population health benefits, and engage with these companies early to ensure potential barriers to market access have been identified and addressed prior to NICE evaluation
- Enhance NICE's reputation and increase industry engagement with our organisation through delivery of high-quality services to a UK and international audience
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be considered for this role, you should aim to demonstrate the person specification criteria in your application, particularly the criteria listed in the job summary. Through the entirety of the recruitment process, applicants should be prepared to demonstrateall essential criteriato be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be considered for this role, you should aim to demonstrate the person specification criteria in your application, particularly the criteria listed in the job summary. Through the entirety of the recruitment process, applicants should be prepared to demonstrateall essential criteriato be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- A post graduate qualification or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development, preferably in commercial/business management or business development within in the healthcare or life sciences industries
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing multiple, complex projects
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing effective relationships and working in partnership with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of using different tools and techniques to capture, analyse and visualise data to help monitor activity and business performance
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently and generate trust and confidence in individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation and across multidisciplinary teams.
Skills/Experience
Essential
- An understanding of business development and account managed acquired over a significant period
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the life sciences industry, including both pharmaceuticals and medical technologies
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- A post graduate qualification or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development, preferably in commercial/business management or business development within in the healthcare or life sciences industries
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing multiple, complex projects
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing effective relationships and working in partnership with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of using different tools and techniques to capture, analyse and visualise data to help monitor activity and business performance
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently and generate trust and confidence in individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation and across multidisciplinary teams.
Skills/Experience
Essential
- An understanding of business development and account managed acquired over a significant period
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the life sciences industry, including both pharmaceuticals and medical technologies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
