Trevor Leighton

Adventures at Beyond

Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland

About

Trevor is an experienced & successful professional, specialising in a patient centric approach to international & national market access. An achiever, with the vision & drive to identify & successfully seize opportunities, contributing to organisational development & significant sales & profit growth. Logical, analytical decisive, a market access expert, with an outlook that enables organisations of people & materials to prepare plans and processes for successful implementation. Trevor has the ability to motivate others & the confidence to lead & influence change & innovation within organisations. With a successful background in marketing & sales, Trevor has achieved outstanding results in pricing & reimbursement, health economics analyses & negotiations for successful market access.

Experience

  • VP Market Access at argenx
    Apr 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Provide a single point of contact for all market access & patient advocacy requirements within argenx. Lead initiatives within cross functional teams to maximize product value & price potential. Seek to align product development, clinical evidence, regulatory labelling to differentiation assets aligned with agreed value proposition & value story. Maximize portfolio value through a patient driven & external perspective to drive development of effective & sustainable market access & patient advocacy strategies in conjunction with argenx cross functional teams. Lead the co-ordination of market access initiatives & preparation of materials for regional & national implementation in partnership with Global & Regional Teams.

  • Market Access Consultant at Independent
    Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 · 8 mos

    After 9 years Trevor left Shire in 2017 to start market access consulting. Initially working for two organisations: an American Biotech preparing a European launch for a highly innovative therapy for a devastating rare condition; & a European Clinical Stage Biotech preparing to commercialize a rich pipeline of assets with potential to be first-in-class or best-in-class to treat diseases with significant unmet medical need. In April 2018 Trevor started work full time with argenx as VP Market Access.

  • Shire (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Global Value Strategy & Access (GVSA) within Global Product Strategy (GPS)
      Apr 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Responsible within GPS for Global Market Access leading the integration of legacy Shire & Baxalta market access organisations. Trevor designed & led implementation of the New Shire Market Access Global – Regional – Local operating process. Working within the New Shire organisation to drive market access requirements across GPS, Regions (US & International Commercial) & Development in partnership with Global Business Units & HEOR. GVSA Team of ~30 reporting in.

    • Head of International Market Access (within Global Market Access GMAc)
      Jul 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Responsible for building Shire international market access capabilities for ‘One Shire’ in support of International Commercial (IC) & Global Business Units (GBUs): Designed and implemented processes for market access that were robust, sustainable & scalable to seamlessly incorporate new acquisitions (ViroPharma 2014 & NPS 2015) & enable successful geographical expansion of the Shire portfolio in partnership with IC. Recruited & organised the GMAc-International team responsible for market access strategies & regional co-ordination with local execution by LOCs. GMAc-I enabled international alignment of market access strategies & value demonstration with fast effective national adaptation to local regulations, culture & language as well as managing long term reputation & relationships with Payers / National HTA bodies. GMAc-I Team of 18 reporting in.

    • VP Pricing & Reimbursement
      Jul 2007 - Jul 2014 · 7 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for building an International Pricing & Reimbursement Team for Shire Specialty Pharma where none existed previously. Designed the organisational structure and P&R process to strengthen Shire’s ability to launch additional products in wider geographies supported by appropriate clinical & economic evidence. Recruited a centrally based team of 7 market access professionals working in partnership with Global HEOR & Development & with Market Access Directors in all leading operating companies to successfully launched Shire specialty portfolio across multiple geographies & therapeutic areas. In 2010 transitioned the P&R Team from Basingstoke, UK to the new Shire international commercial hub in Nyon, Switzerland.

  • Novartis ()
    • Head of Health Economics & Pricing Strategy for Respiratory & Dermatology Business Franchises
      Apr 2004 - Jul 2007 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for development of global pricing strategies for new respiratory & dermatology products supported by value propositions & compelling evidence for HTA. Recruitment of a team of two Health Economists & a Senior Pricing Manager.

    • Head of In-Market Pricing Europe
      Sep 2001 - Apr 2004 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Responsible for co-ordination of pricing decisions across EU & Central Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMA) for new & in-market products across the Novartis Pharma portfolio. Organisation of the European Pricing Network meetings & communication of pricing strategies to Regions & Operating Companies. Senior Executive for CEMEA reporting in.

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LTD (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director of Planning & Pricing
      1999 - 2001 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for strategic & operational planning processes across the UK business & for strategic pricing recommendations. Planning to consistently deliver three-year budget & integrated business plans to meet / exceed targets. Member of the UK Portfolio Committee. Planning Manager reporting in.

    • Head of Corporate Strategy & Performance
      1996 - 1999 · 3 yrs

      Reporting to the Chief Executive and responsible for establishing a new functional capability incorporating strategic planning, health economics, performance measurement & decision support. Guest membership of the UK Management Committee. Membership of the Integration Steering Group (ISG) for Novartis Pharmaceutical UK Ltd during the global merger of Ciba & Sandoz. Strategic Planning & Health Economics Managers reporting in.