Manager, Payer Analytics & Operations

Travere Therapeutics • San Diego, CA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Manager, Payer Analytics & Operations is a key contributor within Travere’s Patient Access organization, responsible for generating insights that optimize payer strategy and improve patient access to therapies for rare diseases. This role sits at the intersection of analytics, operations, and strategy by leveraging data to inform decision-making across in-line and pipeline products. This individual will partner closely with the Field Payer Team, Pricing & Contracting, Patient Services, Commercial Operations, and IT to deliver actionable insights, enhance reporting infrastructure, and ensure data-driven execution. The ideal candidate thrives in a nimble, mission-driven environment and is passionate about improving outcomes for patients with unmet medical needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in an analyst capacity in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expertise in analytics, particularly in technical data curation, integration across multiple data sets, data structuring, and data manipulation skills.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical data with demonstrated experience in specialty pharmacy, hub, claims, and industry data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Symphony).
• Expert level user and modeler within MS Excel application.
• Excellent analytical reasoning and problem-solving capabilities with demonstrated abilities to think creatively and strategically to solve and answer key business questions/problems.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, with a professional demeanor, with the ability to interact with all levels of management, colleagues within other departments and vendors.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to present at a management level and the capability to dive into details when needed.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.

Nice To Haves

• Masters / MBA preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered.
• Alteryx and/or SAS/Power BI experience a plus.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payer coverage, reimbursement, and policy dynamics across Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid channels.
• Assess access barriers (e.g., prior authorizations, step edits, denials) and quantify impact to patient access.
• Generate insights from claims, hub, and patient services data to identify trends in utilization and adherence.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators such as time-to-fill, approval rates, and therapy persistence.
• Develop and deliver recurring insights to inform Patient Access strategy and leadership decision-making.
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify risks and opportunities related to payer performance and patient access.
• Own and evolve dashboards supporting payer performance, field reimbursement, and patient access.
• Partner with IT and data engineering teams to enhance reporting capabilities, automation, and ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across systems.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external data vendors (e.g., claims aggregators, data providers).
• Support payer contracting strategy through data-driven insights and scenario analyses.
• Evaluate impact of payer agreements on access, utilization, and financial performance.
• Partner with Pricing & Contracting to inform decision-making for both in-line and pipeline products.
• Contribute to business planning cycles, including quarterly reviews and long-range planning and act as a strategic thought partner to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Lead multiple analytical projects by implementing solutions, ensuring progress per timelines and scope, and coordinating readout of results.
• Demonstrate strong biopharma understanding and business intelligence to present data to get a clear understanding of our current performance and trends across multiple perspectives.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, validating and verifying data for accuracy and completeness prior to publishing materials to business stakeholders.
• Communicate and work with team members to mitigate data variances or challenges should they occur.
• Ensure all reporting and analytics activities are conducted in accordance with ethical compliance guidelines.

Benefits

• premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents
• wellness and employee support programs
• life insurance
• disability
• retirement plans with employer match
• generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees