Senior Director, Global Market Access

Avidity Biosciences • San Diego, CA

287d • $275,500 - $305,000

About The Position

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Masters/PhD/PharmD preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant global biopharmaceutical industry experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of global payer environment, including coverage, coding and reimbursement, pricing and contracting, formulary management, HTA and payer policy.
• Successful track record in global pricing and reimbursement negotiations and HTA agencies.
• Experience developing global value and access strategies, including developing global value messages, dossier, and tools to support launch implementation in key markets.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make sound pricing and market access recommendations.
• Strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to partner across the matrix.
• Ability to travel internationally as needed, up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Global Evidence, Value and Access Strategies to support patient access via development of meaningful and impactful market access resources.
• Identify potential key issues and implement payer/policy research to understand the access landscape, evidence requirements and pricing implications; define requirements to support patient access.
• Partner internally to align target product profiles, indications, populations and commercial strategy to support patient access aligned with business objectives.
• Develop access scenarios in partnership with commercial to support evidence decision-making trade-offs.
• Partner cross-functionally to develop robust payer value narratives, product value propositions, and supporting evidence.
• Initiate early-payer engagements for input on development plans and evidence requirements with support from cross-functional partners.
• Develop innovative access strategies to allow for optimized patient access in line with business goals; set global pricing policy for implementation.
• Design, develop, and implement market access toolkits in support of local business partner launches, including Global Value Dossiers, objection handlers, pricing, and negotiation strategies.
• Facilitate strong working relationships and partnerships across the matrix to support access requirements.
• Identify market access stakeholders and facilitate customer engagements in collaboration with commercial and medical affairs.
• Provide input into early pipeline discussions on unmet need, provide directional pricing estimates and access scenarios to support business assessments.
• Support pricing and reimbursement submissions globally.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options, and RSUs.
• 401(k) with an employer match.
• Comprehensive wellness program including coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD.
• Four weeks of time off.
• Commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree