Health Economics Market Access
The Health Economics & Market Access Salary Guide 2026 provides a comprehensive overview of compensation trends across Ireland’s HEOR landscape, reflecting the growing importance of value demonstration, pricing strategy, and reimbursement in the life sciences sector.
HEOR roles have evolved significantly, with professionals now expected to generate robust economic evidence, support pricing and reimbursement strategies, and engage with payers, regulators, and healthcare stakeholders. As healthcare systems face increasing cost pressures, these functions play a critical role in ensuring patient access to innovative therapies while demonstrating clinical and economic value.
This guide benchmarks compensation across a range of roles, from Analysts and Market Access Specialists through to Managers, Associate Directors, and Heads of Market Access, with salary ranges aligned to experience, technical expertise, and market conditions in Ireland for 2025–2026.
In addition to base salary, bonus structures are typically moderate, with increasing demand for highly analytical and strategically focused professionals.
Key Considerations
Compensation within health economics and market access functions is influenced by several factors, including:
Company size, pipeline stage, and product lifecycle
Therapeutic area complexity and level of technical expertise required.
Scope of role, including pricing strategy, reimbursement, and stakeholder engagement
Level of specialisation in modelling, HTA submissions, and real-world evidence
Organisational structure, including regional or global responsibilities.
While the ranges presented provide a strong market reference point, individual packages may vary depending on these factors, as well as the candidate’s analytical capability, stakeholder influence, and ability to demonstrate value and secure market access.
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