The Opportunity
As part of our continued investment in team growth, we are recruiting for a brand new position, a Market Access Specialist (UK & Ireland) to join our Rapid Diagnostics – Infectious Disease team.
As a Market Access Specialist, you will report to the Market Access Manager to lead national and local market access initiatives within its Infectious Diseases business unit. A key focus of this role is to expand access to rapid diagnostic testing across primary care, community-based settings, and emergency care pathways. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing strategies that secure reimbursement and adoption of Abbott’s diagnostic solutions across the UK & Ireland healthcare systems.
What You’ll Do
1. Build and maintain strong relationships with key external payers and influencers, acting as the primary point of contact.
2. Engage with stakeholders across ICBs, place-based partnerships, and neighbourhood teams to understand local priorities and tailor access strategies accordingly.
3. Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and submit reimbursement dossiers, present health economic evidence, and support funding applications.
4. Define and implement clear pathways to product adoption, working with local payers to ensure evidence supports clinical and economic value.
5. Support the creation of localized payer engagement tools and translate clinical and economic evidence into actionable materials for use in key accounts.
6. Work closely with marketing, medical affairs, and commercial teams to ensure consistent value communication and alignment across all payer-facing activities.
This is a regional field-based role with a lot of travelling anticipated (40%) within the UK & Ireland with occasional overnight stays.
Required qualifications/Profile
7. Degree in healthcare/business areas would be a plus
8. In-depth knowledge of NHS structures, including ICBs and local commissioning processes.
9. Experience in UK market access, with a strong network of payer and NHS stakeholders would be an asset.
10. Proven success in securing funding and reimbursement for diagnostic solutions.
11. Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
12. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership capabilities.
13. Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer a competitive range of benefits including excellent salaries, a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme.
Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare.
With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.