Payer Account Team Lead

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG

21h

About The Position

The Payer Account Team Lead will be responsible for leading the engagement with U.S. GPOs, PBMs, payers, and IDNs to ensure timely and sustainable access for sonelokimab. This role will help drive pre- and post-approval payer strategies, support value proposition development, and serve as the primary external-facing contact with priority payer accounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of U.S. Market Access or Payer Account experience
• Senior relationship with at least 1 of the big 3 accounts
• Deep knowledge of the U.S. payer landscape (commercial, government, PBMs, IDNs)
• Familiarity with PIE, AMCP dossier standards, and compliant payer interactions
• Strategic mindset to give input into pricing & contracting strategy, payer value prop, etc.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and external engagement skills

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MSc, MBA, PhD, PharmD, or MD) strongly preferred
• Experience with product launches in specialty or rare disease preferred

Responsibilities

• Map and prioritize key payer and channel accounts (GPOs, PBMs, national / regional payers, government entities, IDNs)
• Execute U.S. payer engagement strategy in alignment with overall market access and pricing strategy
• Implement incentives and compensation plan for access account team
• Lead compliant Pre-approval Information Exchange (PIE) discussions with selected payers
• Provide cross-functional input based on intelligence gathered from payer discussions regarding access strategy, formulary positioning, pricing, payer value proposition, PIE decks, AMCP dossiers, and contracting strategy.
• Build and manage the account team, including performance management.
• Lead or support formulary review meetings and pull-through strategy with GPOs, commercial plans and PBMs.
• Track payer policy development, formulary tiers, and utilization management criteria and work with cross-functional teams (FRMs, sales) to communicate current coverage.
• Partner with Pricing/Contracting to support and execute rebate agreements as needed.

Benefits

• An opportunity to learn and grow alongside experienced professionals in a supportive and innovative biotech environment.
• Contribute to ground-breaking projects that have the potential to transform global healthcare.
• Enjoy a healthy work-life balance while making meaningful contributions to our team.
• A clear path for career progression, with the chance to take on more responsibilities as you develop your skills.

What This Job Offers

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