Vertex Pharmaceuticals · 2 days ago
Director, Market Access Strategy (Heme)
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$201K/yr - $302K/yr
10+ years expVertex Pharmaceuticals is at the forefront of rare disease scientific innovation, developing breakthrough medicines for various serious illnesses. The Director, Market Access Strategy (Heme) will lead the development and execution of market access strategies to ensure patient access and reimbursement for CASGEVY, collaborating across multiple functions to achieve strategic alignment.
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Responsibilities
Provide critical leadership and project management in developing and implementing brand and market access strategies by channel, to support patient access and customer reimbursement for CASGEVY via the creation and delivery of impactful market access resources to identified and prioritized accounts. This includes leadership with CRC submissions, reviews and responses
Strong ability to wholistically evaluate Market Access Landscape, continue to generate insights to inform strategy and execution
Drive payer strategy including understanding of pricing, contracting, payer landscape, access & reimbursement to ensure all strategies and tactics are well thought through and aligned to overarching brand strategy
Refinement and execution of the market access strategy across Payer and Trade
Lead initiatives to understand, analyze and demonstrate clinical, economic, and societal value to payers, decision-makers, and influencers based on FDAMA114 guidelines (aka Pre-approval Information Exchanges) as well as payer value proposition
Develop, train, and implement the necessary promotional resources and reimbursement pull-through that support field account teams’ efforts with key customers
Plan and execute payer Advisory Boards
Customize strategies based on Commercial, Medicaid & Medicare demographics, legislation, & trends
Maintain a strong understanding of the CASGEVY patient journey, billing and coding requirements and be a strong partner to the Market Access Strategy lead for the Access and Reimbursement field team
Maintain a strong understanding of CASGEVY Trade policy and decisions, and work hand in hand with the trade strategy partners and trade account team to support our trade partners for an efficient and effective patient journey
Identify and address key product barriers to payer access and performance by applying advanced payer analytics and market trends
Primary point of contact overseeing agency and external vendors to deliver resources and strategic insights on time and within budget
Developing KPIs and metrics to assess impact of key initiatives
Act as trusted, subject matter expert on US market access landscape to internal colleagues and external customers
Qualification
Required
Expert knowledge of US healthcare system, including gov't & commercial payers, policy, and regulatory environment
Strong experience working with National and Regional payer account teams aligning on policy language, and operationalization of payer processes
Strong understanding of the hospital setting, billing and coding requirements for therapies as well as the flow of funds coupled with cell & gene experience
Previous contract strategy leadership experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech or healthcare industry
Experience in developing and articulating a clear and pragmatic value proposition
Proven track record of meeting or exceeding objectives & goals, both as an individual and as part of a team
Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to customers and internal leadership
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams, influencing without direct authority, with the interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and succeed in a highly matrixed environment
Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and work effectively across cross-functional teams
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Typically requires 10+ years of MA experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
MBA or Advanced degree preferred
Medicaid experience preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter)
Educational assistance programs including student loan repayment
A generous commuting subsidy
Matching charitable donations
401(k)
Company
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$657.31MKey Investors
Janssen Belgium
2024-07-10Post Ipo Secondary· $1.11M
2022-05-17Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2009-12-03Post Ipo Equity· $443M
Leadership Team
Reshma Kewalramani
CEO and President
Nina Devlin
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
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