Louise Maddison recently joined Mtech Access as a Senior Consultant in our Market Access Team. In this interview, we learn about her career to date, what inspired her to join Mtech Access, and her experiences since joining the team.
What led you to pursue a career in market access?
Over time, as I went along my career pathway, I picked up lots of skills and experience that eventually led me to a career in market access. Initially, I completed a 4-year MSci (Hons) in Chemistry at The University of Nottingham. I knew I wanted to continue with science, but was unsure of continuing down a pure chemistry path. So, I did a gap year in South America, undertaking volunteer work with Raleigh International in Chile and further travel across the continent.
On returning, I worked in business development for an environmental laboratory. I enjoyed the work but quickly realised I’d like to explore healthcare as a career option. I gained a place on the NHS graduate scheme in Clinical Biochemistry. After completing my initial training, I returned to university to complete a PhD in Personalised Medicine, investigating cancer signalling pathways. This offered lots of opportunities with several industry sponsors, as well as training in laboratory techniques and computational skills (e.g. mathematical model building, AI, advanced statistical techniques). Additionally, I spent some time in Berlin as part of a collaboration with Charité Hospital.
After completing my PhD, I successfully secured my own funding to continue my research as a Doctoral Prize Fellow. Alongside my studies, I joined the Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable, where I worked on several consultancy projects, including technology transfer policy and diagnostics market assessment for a large pharmaceutical company.
I really liked the variety that consultancy offered, so I decided to switch from academia to a full-time role in consultancy, eventually specialising in market access. In my last role, I branched out into digital transformation and explored how AI, data, and analytics could be used to improve processes across pharmaceutical functions.
What motivated you to join Mtech Access?
I was attracted to Mtech Access as they offered opportunities for providing innovative solutions to clients compared with larger multinational companies. Additionally, I had been working on digital transformation for pharmaceutical clients and wanted to return to a role focused solely on market access.
What have you been involved with in your first few months at Mtech Access?
I completed a comprehensive induction and got to know people from across the different services; everyone has been very friendly.
I’ve also written several thought leadership pieces, such as our article, Top 10 HEOR trends – A detailed look at ISPOR’s 2024–2025, in response to ISPOR’s trends. Recently, I’ve been engaging with clients and developing a lunch and learn presentation on Medtech reimbursement pathways, as well as developing proposals and contributing to project work.
Overall, the company has been really welcoming. Before joining, the company invited me to the company-wide Christmas party and a smaller office gathering in Manchester.
What have you learnt from your first interactions with the team?
Everyone that I have come across has been friendly and eager to help – a great collaborative and supportive working culture. There is a theme of excellence that runs through the company in everything the team does, both internally and externally. It is great to be here in such a people-first environment.
What has surprised you most about Mtech Access?
The quantity of work that the business is undertaking in Medtech. Especially since it’s such an exciting time, with new regulations in the EU (e.g. the AI act) and ever-changing reimbursement pathways. Additionally, there are opportunities to work on interesting and innovative technological advancements, such as digital and AI.
If you could swap your expertise and role with a colleague from another team, who would you swap with?
I would probably swap with the Health Economics Modelling Team, as their work is similar to the mathematical component of my PhD, but with a difference – modelling cost effectiveness rather than modelling cancer signalling pathways.
When you are not at work, what do you like to do?
I love getting out to the mountains, be it hiking, climbing, swimming, or kayaking. I am currently focused on completing all 282 Munros, the highest mountains in Scotland. I also love live music and going to gigs.
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