Senior Director, Market Access Payer and Contract Strategy
About The Position
The Senior Director, Market Access Payer and Contract Strategy will lead market access strategy ahead of the anticipated launch of a novel psilocybin treatment for treatment‑resistant depression, with future expansion into PTSD and other mental health conditions. This role will be responsible for securing coverage, reimbursement, and access across commercial and government payers, working closely with commercial, clinical, and HEOR teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned market access leader with a strong track record launching innovative or complex therapies and translating evidence into compelling payer value propositions. Experience in CNS, neuropsychiatry, specialty, or similarly complex disease areas is strongly preferred. If you are excited by building new capabilities and advancing innovative mental health treatments in a fast‑paced environment, we would love to hear from you.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field is required.
- 10+ years of experience in market access, pricing, reimbursement or payer strategy within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
- Demonstrated success developing and executing access strategies for specialty or complex therapies at launch and throughout the product lifecycle
- Strong understanding of payer decision-making across different payer types (e.g. Commercial, Government, IDNs, Health Systems, etc..)
- Proven ability to work cross-functionality and lead in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to build and scale new capabilities
- Familiarity with site-of-care and various reimbursement pathways (buy and bill, specialty pharmacy, etc.) and the intricacies of drug pricing and contracting
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree, MBA, or other advanced degree is preferred
- Experience in CNS, neuropsychiatry, specialty, or similarly complex disease areas is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the pricing and overall market access strategy in preparation for launch and throughout the product lifecycle, including payer strategy, pricing, reimbursement, and contracting
- Develop clear and compelling value propositions that integrate clinical, economic, and real-world evidence to support coverage and influence decision making
- Build and execute launch readiness plans and ensure alignment with commercial strategy, marketing, medical and regulatory to ensure integrated access and brand strategies
- Leverage data and insights to understand payer needs, assess market trends, and inform strategic decision-making
- Develop access, pricing and reimbursement scenarios and strategies
- Oversee the development and submission of reimbursement dossiers and other materials to payers, policymakers, and regulatory bodies
- Customize technical data into simple compelling messages
- Partner effectively with cross-functional brand teams to deliver on brand objectives and to ensure alignment
- Working collaboratively with the HEOR team develop compelling value propositions that highlight the clinical and economic value of our medicines for patients and the healthcare system
- Monitor the latest trends and changes in regulations and policies impacting market access
- Drive a market access mindset across the organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
