Remote | Market Access Specialist — $170–$195/hour
About The Position
We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced payer and market access professionals with deep expertise in gross-to-net modelling, rebates, formulary strategy, pricing and reimbursement, and managed markets within the US pharmaceutical sector. This role supports an expert evaluation initiative focused on commercial medicines and drug-development programmes. Selected professionals will develop and critique evaluation rubrics, pressure-test gross-to-net and formulary assumptions, and assess whether coverage, rebate, and tiering strategies accurately reflect real-world payer behaviour across different drug classes.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in market access, pricing and reimbursement, managed markets, or a closely related pharmaceutical function
- Hands-on experience with gross-to-net modelling and analysis
- Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical rebates and contracting dynamics
- Experience evaluating formulary placement and tiering by drug class
- Deep understanding of US payer behaviour and reimbursement structures
- Familiarity with biotech and pharmaceutical development programmes
- Strong commercial judgment and analytical reasoning
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail
- Current US-based professional experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience working directly with health plans, PBMs, or payer organisations
- Background in pharmaceutical pricing strategy
- Experience with contracting and rebate negotiations
- Familiarity with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer dynamics
- Experience evaluating launch access strategies
- Knowledge of utilisation management and formulary decision-making
- Experience advising biotechnology or pharmaceutical leadership teams
- Prior experience with structured expert review, rubric development, or AI evaluation
Responsibilities
- Evaluate market access strategies for commercial and development-stage pharmaceutical products
- Assess payer behaviour across different therapeutic areas and drug classes
- Review assumptions involving coverage, access restrictions, formulary placement, and reimbursement
- Apply practical US managed-markets expertise to commercial analyses
- Identify assumptions that are inconsistent with real-world payer decision-making
- Develop and pressure-test gross-to-net assumptions
- Evaluate rebate expectations across different drug classes and payer segments
- Assess whether discounting and concession assumptions are commercially realistic
- Review the relationship between list price, rebates, access, and net revenue
- Identify unsupported or internally inconsistent gross-to-net assumptions
- Evaluate formulary-tier assumptions and expected product positioning
- Assess potential preferred, non-preferred, restricted, or excluded formulary status
- Review assumptions involving prior authorisation, step therapy, and other utilisation-management mechanisms
- Analyse how competitive dynamics may influence formulary access
- Assess whether proposed tiering strategies reflect realistic payer incentives
- Create structured evaluation rubrics for pharmaceutical market access analysis
- Critique existing rubrics for completeness, realism, and commercial relevance
- Define criteria reflecting experienced payer and market access judgment
- Identify missing considerations or weak assumptions in analytical frameworks
- Provide clear written reasoning supporting evaluation decisions
Benefits
- Competitive rates between $170–$195 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Potential for recurring or expanded engagements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
