Job Title: Executive Director, Lead US Access Strategy
Department: Market Access
Location: Remote US
Overview of Role:
Reporting into the Head of Market Access, the Executive Director, Lead US Access Strategy Lead is responsible for developing and leading the US value strategy for Ivonescimab’s launch indications. This position will develop and execute this strategy in collaboration with other functions within the Market Access Organization and across the broader organization.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of the US access strategy to maximize the value of Ivonescimab while ensuring widespread patient access
- Design and implement value communications materials for use within the market
- Work effectively across the matrix organization partnering with HEOR, Pricing, Medical Affairs, Commercialization, Legal and other stakeholders.
- Develop strategies, tactics, and promotional tools for the Payer Account Management field team to use with payer accounts based on the product value proposition and scientific platform, with input from Marketing and Medical Affairs teams
- Collaborate in the development of pricing and contracting strategy, HEOR evidence generation plan, patient support programs, payer marketing and account management tactics
- Lead regular discussions with internal and external partners to ensure coordinated approaches to coverage and reimbursement issues
- Work with key stakeholders including Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Brand, CMC, Marketing, Sales, and Commercial Operations to ensure reimbursement issues are well understood and that solutions are developed and executed consistently and compliantly
- Provide market access support for in-licensing and out-licensing business development initiatives as required
- Collaborate with legal, regulatory, and compliance stakeholders to ensure compliant development and execution of market access initiatives
- All other duties as assigned
Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
- BS/BA degree required, advanced degree a plus
- A minimum of 10+ years of Market Access experience
- Oncology, especially NSCLS (Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer) experience required / commercial launch experience required (2+ successful launches), solid tumor in addition to NSCLC experience required
- Strong understanding of payer value drivers within oncology.
- Demonstrated expertise and a proven track record in US Market Access with established relationships at leading national and regional payers / IDNs
- Demonstrated ability to leverage research, scenario analyses and payer & pricing insights to generate global market access strategies that maximize product differentiation
- Ability to identify new ways of articulating and visualizing market access strategies to enhance communication and decision-making
- Experience supporting the development of payer value creation strategies and plans that go beyond the clinical evidence (e.g., Integrated Care, Patient Support Programs), to ensure, optimize and sustain access and product uptake
- Successful record of achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal, and operational rules
- Must be able to travel to support business priorities
The pay range for this role is $275,000 – $290,000 annually. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.
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