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About DBG Health & Arrotex Pharmaceuticals:  

DBG Health is a purpose led healthcare group of more than 1,500 people, united by a commitment to being Defined by Good. We deliver accessible, high-quality health, wellness, and pharmaceutical solutions at scale. Our success is driven by strong customer partnerships, agility, and a culture that empowers people to solve complex challenges and deliver results in a regulated environment.  

Arrotex Pharmaceuticals – headquartered in Melbourne – is a core business within DBG Health and Australia’s largest and most diversified pharmaceutical provider. Supplying one of the broadest prescription medicine portfolios in the country, Arrotex plays a critical role in ensuring reliable, affordable access to vital medicines.  

Together, DBG Health and Arrotex are entering an exciting phase of growth, strengthening alignment and ways of working to support innovation, scalable operations, and execution excellence – while preserving the pace and entrepreneurial spirit that define us. This includes investment in new capabilities, modernised systems, and leadership development to enable long term, sustainable growth.  

Our culture emphasises empowered decision making, a performance mindset, and disciplined, responsible risk taking. Guided by our PACT values – Pioneering, Accountability, Collaboration, and Tenacity – we are building an environment where talented people can shape outcomes, influence enterprise-wide change, and contribute directly to the future of a leading Australian healthcare group.  

If you are motivated by meaningful work, inspired by challenge, and energised by a fast-paced growth environment, DBG Health and Arrotex offer a place where you can thrive, develop, and make a real difference.  

About the Role  

The Market Access Manager, Innovative Medicines plays a key role in ensuring patients gain timely access to innovative therapies across Australia and New Zealand. The role supports the development and execution of market access strategies, contributing to reimbursement, pricing, and access outcomes for the portfolio. 

Lead reimbursement submissions and support pricing and access strategies across New Zealand. Partner cross-functionally with Pricing, HEOR, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Commercial teams to ensure aligned market access execution. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Market Access professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is motivated to support reimbursement outcomes that improve patient access to innovative medicines while contributing to our commitment to being Defined by Good. 
  
Role and Responsibilities 

• Shape access strategies by developing and implementing comprehensive market access plans for new launches and existing products across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring optimal reimbursement, PHARMAC New Zealand funding and hospital formulary access. 
• Ensure strategic alignment with business objectives, integrating commercial forecasts, HEOR evidence, pricing models, and regulatory timelines to maximise patient access and revenue potential.
• Influence policy and pricing by analysing payer priorities, competitive activity and market trends to identify risks, opportunities and the most effective pricing and reimbursement pathways. 
• Collaborate across internal teams by working closely with Pricing, HEOR, Regulatory, Medical Affairs and Commercial colleagues to deliver coordinated launch and lifecycle access strategies. 
• Maintain full compliance with Medicines New Zealand Code of Practice, PHARMAC guidelines, and ethical standards in all strategy development and stakeholder interactions. 
• Optimise patient access by leading cross‑functional initiatives designed to improve affordability, availability and timely access while supporting commercial and revenue objectives 

  
Skills and Experience  

• Deep ANZ market knowledge demonstrated through a comprehensive understanding of PHARMAC New Zealand funding pathways, hospital formularies, pricing rules and ongoing policy reforms. 
• Proven market access experience gained over five to seven years or more in market access, pricing or HEOR roles within pharmaceuticals or biotech, including direct Australia and New Zealand responsibility and success leading PBS/PBAC submissions and PHARMAC negotiations. 
• Strategic and analytical expertise reflected in the ability to develop market access strategies, construct pricing scenarios, lead risk assessments and use market data, datasets and competitor benchmarks to inform actionable insights. 
• Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership capability, with experience building relationships with payers, policymakers, hospital P&T committees and cross‑functional teams including Pricing, HEOR, Regulatory, Medical Affairs and Commercial. 
• Demonstrated project and submission management capability, including the ability to manage timelines, budgets and cross‑functional deliverables in fast‑paced regulatory and reimbursement environments. 
• Relevant qualifications such as Health Economics, Commerce, Pharmacy or Public Health, with HEOR certification considered advantageous, along with expert understanding of the Medicines Australia Code, PBS Rules and government engagement protocols 

  
Benefits  
 

• Exclusive employee discounts via the DBG Health Employee Shop, including MCoBeauty, Esmi Skin Minerals, Nude by Nature, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Chemist's Own and more.  
• Acacia EAP Wellbeing Support, providing confidential 24/7 counselling, mental health support, financial coaching, and manager assistance.  
• Join a values-driven, supportive, and friendly culture within a dynamic, fast-growing business that actively promotes professional development and internal mobility.  
• Enjoy the ability to work autonomously in an empowering environment that supports ownership, accountability and personal success.  
• Access to the Bastas Academy for Health Leadership (via Melbourne Business School), supporting emerging and senior leaders with industry-leading programs, coaching, and development.  
• DBG Health Leadership Academy, offering structured leadership development, mentoring, and clear career progression pathways.  

  
  
DBG Health is committed to fostering a workplace culture that is safe and accessible for all. We are an equal- opportunity employer and encourage applications regardless of cultural background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity. We strive to build a collaborative, inclusive workplace that is representative of the communities we work and live in.  
  
  
  

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