Area Manager Healthcare

Do you want to play a key role in ensuring that innovative therapies reach patients across Italy – shaping regional access, payer engagement and adoption in a complex healthcare environment?

Ascendis Pharma is a fast‑growing global biopharmaceutical company driven by our core values: Patients, Science and Passion. Using our innovative TransCon® technology platform, we develop best‑in‑class therapies that address unmet needs in rare endocrinology and oncology. With headquarters in Denmark and offices across Europe and the United States, we are committed to making a meaningful difference for patients worldwide.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving regional market access, payer engagement, and implementation of national pricing and reimbursement decisions across selected Italian regions. You will work closely with national Market Access, Medical Affairs, Commercial, HEOR, and Regulatory colleagues to ensure timely and sustainable access for patients. Your focus will be on regional authorities, HTA stakeholders, hospital decision‑makers, and payer bodies to secure adoption, formulary inclusion, and funding pathways for Ascendis’ therapies.

You will report to the Head of Market Access Italy and will work field‑based across Italy, with regular travel expected.

Secure inclusion of Ascendis products in regional formularies, hospital budgets, treatment pathways and therapeutic plans.

Provide actionable regional insights to inform national market access strategy and early launch planning.

Communicate clinical, economic and real‑world evidence to regional stakeholders in collaboration with Medical Affairs and HEOR.

Support the preparation and dissemination of regional value materials, objection handlers and budget‑impact tools.

Gather regional data and insights to strengthen RWE strategies and prepare for reassessments or access renewals.

Build and maintain strong relationships with regional health authorities, payer bodies, hospital administrators, KOLs and policy influencers.

Represent Ascendis in relevant regional payer or policy forums, ensuring alignment with national strategies.

Partner closely with local and global teams (Medical Affairs, HEOR, Regulatory, Commercial) to ensure integrated launch readiness and access execution.

Contribute to capability building within the Italian organization by sharing regional insights and best practices.

5+ years of experience in regional market access, payer engagement or reimbursement roles within pharmaceutical or biotech companies.

• Strong knowledge of the Italian healthcare system, regional structures, budget processes and HTA implementation.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with Medical, Market Access, HEOR and Commercial teams.
• Fluent in Italian and English.
• You excel at building trust‑based relationships with payers, clinicians and decision‑makers, and you communicate with clarity and credibility.

You thrive in an agile, growing organization, and you collaborate naturally across functions.