International Head of Pricing (Pharmaceutical Pricing)

Location: Paris, IDF, France; hybrid. International travel of up to 30% is required.

Salary: EUR 124,000–170,500 gross per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global is a Japan-originated global ophthalmology company with a 130-year heritage and operations across more than 60 countries and regions.

What you will do

• Define and drive international pricing strategy, vision, and operating model across EMEA, China, and Asia Pacific.
• Establish pricing frameworks, target and floor prices, and governance processes for pipeline, launch, and in-market products.
• Assess and mitigate risks related to international reference pricing, price erosion, and parallel trade.
• Support business decisions through pricing analytics, forecasting, scenario modeling, and competitive insights.
• Provide pricing leadership for product launches, lifecycle management, reimbursement negotiations, and tenders.
• Partner with Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and regional teams; lead and develop the international pricing team.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare pricing, market access, and reimbursement.
• Strong international exposure and demonstrated success across multiple countries or regions.
• Experience developing and implementing pricing strategies in complex healthcare environments.
• Experience with pricing governance, target price setting, and international reference pricing risks.
• Direct people-management experience in a matrix organization.
• Strong record of influencing senior stakeholders and leading complex strategic discussions.
• Experience supporting product launches and lifecycle management in a global environment.
• Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Health Economics, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related field.
• Fluent English is required.
• Skills in pharmaceutical pricing and market access frameworks, launch sequencing, gross-to-net dynamics, pricing corridor management, forecasting, pricing analytics, compliance, and audit readiness.

Nice to have

• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Additional European or Asian languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible ways of working and an inclusive physical and virtual workplace.
• Opportunity to contribute to hirify.global 2030 and initiatives supporting people with visual impairments.
• Equal opportunity employment and a commitment to diverse, safe teams.
• Recruitment accommodations are available upon request.