Market Access Partner - Mental Health
- job requisition id
- R-003006
Salary: £103,400
Closing date: Sunday, 1 February 2026
Contract type: Permanent
Interview dates: 1st stage – w/c 16 February (Remote); 2nd stage – w/c 02 March
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.
We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.
These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.
Our vision is a world where no one is held back by mental health problems. Our mission is a step change in early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis. To make this a reality, we fund the discovery and development of transformative interventions, from medicines and digital technologies to psychosocial supports, and work to ensure that the most promising innovations reach the people who need them most.
You will provide technical expertise to inform how the most promising innovations are adopted, scaled and sustained, with a particular focus on access in the UK and in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in Africa. By driving the pull-through from discovery to geographically equitable delivery, you will play a critical role in ensuring Wellcome’s investments translate into real-world impact for millions of people worldwide.
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Where in Wellcome will I be working?
We’re looking for someone with broad experience in Market Access, ideally within the context of mental health, who understands the full journey of bringing new health products to people, from discovery and development to uptake and sustainable implementation. You’ll bring a strategic and analytical mindset, strong technical skills, and an ability to navigate complexity across public and private sector partnerships, including issues around commercial models, intellectual property and policy. Experience of operating in low- and middle-income countries is strongly advantageous. In return, you’ll join an ambitious, purpose-driven organisation where your work will contribute directly to Wellcome’s mission to improve health through science, especially for underserved communities
What will I be doing?
In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of market access strategies for existing and new mental health interventions, from medicines and digital tools to psychosocial supports. Working closely with colleagues across Wellcome and external partners, you will help align the critical pieces needed for successful implementation, including financing, supply, policy, and uptake pathways. By embedding access planning across the full lifecycle of product development, you will ensure that the most promising innovations are positioned to achieve real-world impact at scale
You will also contribute to shaping the vision and practice of market access within the Mental Health Programme, building approaches that integrate with wider work on health systems, financing and economic analysis. Beyond technical strategy, you will help strengthen internal processes, support key negotiations, and develop strategic partnerships that accelerate the adoption of mental health interventions in and low- and middle-income countries. In doing so, you will play a critical role in turning breakthrough science into sustainable solutions for communities most affected by mental health disorders.
As a Market Access Partner - Mental Health, you will:
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Act as an internal expert on Market Access for mental health interventions, collaborating with leadership and policy teams to align internal and external activities.
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Develop and implement approaches to inform decision-making on Market Access across the Mental Health portfolio, ensuring priorities and partnerships are clear.
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Partner with cross-functional teams throughout project lifecycles to keep access strategies current and responsive to new information.
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Lead technical aspects of negotiations with external partners and nurture strategic relationships ...