About — Néstor Martínez
About

Néstor Martínez

Built at the intersection of sciences, business and leadership.

€20M+
Upside generated in high-stakes pricing & access negotiations
6+
Years optimizing Market Access for Pharma & MedTech leaders
10+
Value dossiers and complex HTA models delivered successfully
The short version

I spent six years inside the pharma ecosystem — pricing, access, HTA, negotiation — working with local and global teams at AstraZeneca, consulting firms and the Spanish health system. Now I work independently, advising organizations and people on the decisions that shape real outcomes.

Pharmacy and science
Foundation
01

Six years studying
how drugs reach patients.

I trained as a pharmacist at Universidad Complutense de Madrid — six years understanding the science behind drugs, how they are made, how they work and how they fail. That foundation never left me.

It became the lens through which I see every market access challenge, every health technology assessment and every negotiation with payers. Science credibility is not background — it is the edge.

Business strategy pharma
The business side
02

Into the market —
strategy, pricing, access.

From sales at Servier to business development at Teva — managing unprofitable generics, recovering €0.5M in revenue, implementing BI tools. Learning the commercial logic that the lab never teaches.

Then four years in consulting and HTA strategy: 10+ value dossiers for pharma and MedTech clients, accelerating access timelines by 30%, and satisfaction scores above 9/10.

AstraZeneca negotiations
The big league
03

AstraZeneca —
€200M portfolio,
high-stakes table.

Three years managing Access, Pricing and HTA for Immunology at AstraZeneca Spain — a portfolio with gross revenue of approximately €200M. Ten high-impact negotiations in under 15 months delivering over €20M in upside.

Led advisory boards with KOLs and payers. Co-designed market access brand plans. Mentored a senior team member to full autonomy in four months. Member of the Global Pricing Working Group.

Award: Best P&R Strategy · AstraZeneca 2023. ISPOR Top 5% Finalist 2025.

Independent advisor investor
Now
04

Now — independent,
building in parallel.

Today I operate independently: advising pharma organizations on their most complex strategic decisions, partnering with selected investment opportunities, mentoring ambitious professionals and conducting a PhD in Health Policy at Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

The common thread across everything I do: better thinking leads to better decisions, and better decisions create better outcomes — in healthcare, in business and in life.

Career timeline

Where I built and delivered.

Sep 2023 — Nov 2025 · 3 years
AstraZeneca
Manager · Access, Pricing & HTA · Immunology
€20M+ upside from 10+ negotiations in under 15 months
Co-designed 3+ Market Access Brand Plans
Member of Global Pricing Working Group
Best P&R Strategy Award · AstraZeneca 2023
Oct 2020 — Dec 2022 · 2.2 years
PORIB
Consultant · Access, Pricing & HTA
10+ HTA models and value dossiers
Access timelines reduced by 30%
Client satisfaction above 9/10
Feb 2020 — Oct 2020 · 0.7 years
Servier
Medical Representative · Sales
25%+ growth in 8 months
50+ healthcare centres covered
Feb 2019 — Feb 2020 · 1 year
Teva Pharmaceutical
Business Analyst · Strategy & Business Dev.
€0.5M+ recovered revenue from generics
20+ NPI business cases developed
BI tool implementation for KPI monitoring
Education

The academic
foundation.

2022 — Present
PhD in Health Policy & Management
Instituto de Salud Carlos III & Ministerio de Sanidad
PhD
2020 — 2021
Master in Health Economics & Market Access
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
MSc
2018 — 2020
MBA · Master in Big Data and Marketing
ENEB & CESIF Business School
MBA
2013 — 2019
Master of Pharmacy
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
MPharm
Certifications
Coaching & PNL · Digital Marketing & eCommerce
Ongoing professional development
+
Languages
Spanish (native) · English (fluent)
French (basic) · German (basic)
4
Expertise & recognition

Where I operate
with most depth.

Core areas

Market Access & HTA Pricing Strategy Health Economics Launch Strategy Payer Engagement Investment Analysis Capital Allocation Strategic Mentoring High-Stakes Decisions Business Development KOL & Stakeholder Mgmt Value Dossiers

Recognition & ventures

🏆
AstraZeneca — Best P&R Strategy Award
Internal recognition · Spain · 2023
🎯
ISPOR — Top 5% Finalist
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics · 2025
🚀
AQIFAR — Founder
E-learning platform · Pharmaceutical Chemistry · Entrepreneurship
Therapeutic experience

Products I have
worked on directly.

Immunology · Derm
SOTYKTU, BIMZELX (Psoriasis) · SAPHNELO (Lupus)
Respiratory
FASENRA, TEZSPIRE, NUCALA · TRIXEO (Inhaled)
Oncohematology
ABECMA and other ATMPs
Vaccines
SHINGRIX · CERVARIX
Neurology
ADUHELM · COPAXONE
Cardiology
ELIQUIS · VIACORLIX · LIPOCOMB
Generics
20+ NPI cases · 10+ portfolio at Teva
MedTech
HTA models & value dossiers · PORIB
Néstor Martínez
Work together

If you believe
there may be
fit, let's talk.

Whether it is partnership, consulting, mentoring or speaking — I work with a limited number of people. Tell me what you are building or where you need clarity.