Associate Director, Global Market Access & Pricing

PTC Therapeutics • Warren, MI

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About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Market Access & Pricing supports the development and execution of global market access, reimbursement, and pricing strategies for inline and pipeline assets, with an emphasis on rare disease and orphan products. The role supports successful launches by enabling optimal pricing, sustainable patient access, and value maximization through close cross-functional partnership and enablement of regional and affiliate teams. The Associate Director translates clinical and economic evidence into payer strategy and pricing recommendations, and develops global tools and materials that support local reimbursement submissions and price negotiations in alignment with overarching global approaches. The position is accountable for adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as appropriate.

The role works in partnership with Commercial, Medical, HEOR, and Regulatory, and collaborates with regional and local Market Access leads and HEOR. It contributes global market access recommendations to late-stage product development and global commercialization of new products. The position may involve domestic and international travel of up to 20%.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, health economics, business, or a related scientific discipline (MSc, MPH, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree).
• At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in Market Access, Pricing, HEOR, or related roles in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related industry.
• At least 5 years of experience in global commercial organizations.
• Experience developing value dossiers and supporting launch and lifecycle planning in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to guide cross-functional matrix teams to drive global market access development and execution.
• Strong understanding of orphan drug pricing and global payer processes.
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience in health outcomes and pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead development of global value propositions and value dossiers for orphan or specialty indications.
• Knowledge of international health care systems and pricing and reimbursement requirements.
• Understanding of international health care system dynamics and financing mechanisms.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, matrixed team environment with internal and external team members.
• Demonstrated experience working with and supervising external vendors.
• Experience in pharmaceutical product development, pricing, or commercialization; this may be concurrent with technical health outcomes and economics strategy experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Planning, organization, and time-management skills, including ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with rare disease or orphan products and related consulting.
• Advanced degree such as a PhD, Master’s, or MBA.
• Experience supporting commercialization of an orphan or rare disease product.
• Experience contributing to late-stage product development and global commercialization of new products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global pricing and market access strategies for assigned assets in partnership with Commercial, Medical, HEOR, and Regulatory.
• Lead payer and HTA landscape assessments and targeted payer research to shape the value proposition, define evidence needs, and inform clinical development and evidence plans.
• Create and deliver core global access and pricing materials, including Global Value Dossiers (GVDs), negotiation strategy guidance, pricing recommendations, and affiliate training and enablement materials.
• Support HTA submissions and dossiers, reimbursement negotiations, and updates to strategy based on policy changes, competitor activity, and pricing and access dynamics.
• Perform pricing analytics covering gross-to-net drivers, contracting and discounting assumptions, price corridors, and international reference pricing (IRP) impacts.
• Manage external vendors, consultants, and budgets as needed to deliver access and pricing workstreams.
• Partner with regional and local Market Access leads and HEOR to support local access needs and assess product coverage and reimbursement gaps.
• Provide global market access recommendations for late-stage product development and global commercialization of new products.
• Manage assigned budgets in alignment with department budget guidance.
• Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.
• Adhere to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as appropriate.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Eligible employees may enroll in retirement savings plans.
• Employees are eligible for short- and long-term incentives in addition to base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director