Market Access Associate Director, Rare Disease, Gulf

Market Access Associate Director, Rare Disease, Gulf

Role Summary

The Market Access Associate Director, Rare Disease will develop and lead the end-to-end market access strategy and team for AstraZeneca’s Rare Disease portfolio across the Gulf markets, reporting directly to the Market Access Director, Gulf and based in the UAE. The role will guide creation of compelling brand value propositions, health economics models, and evidence-based access solutions, translating clinical and economic value into negotiation-ready narratives that enable early and sustained access in priority institutions. You will direct payer and key stakeholder engagements to secure, maintain, and optimize reimbursement and patient access across Gulf key accounts, while shaping cross-functional alignment with medical, HEOR, commercial, and policy teams. Success will be measured by speed and quality of access outcomes, strength of institutional adoption, and durability of reimbursement acr...