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Zydus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments to transform lives.
Executive Director, Strategic – Payer Accounts
Location
United States
Posted
132 days ago
Salary
$260K - $280K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Executive Director, Strategic – Payer Accounts
Zydus Therapeutics
• Develop and execute a payer strategy to gain optimal access for our products through product placement on national and regional Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and government formularies. • Lead the effort toward building-out and expanding our long-term executive level account relationships with targeted payers and PBMs in support of the Strategic Accounts Team and our overall payer objectives. • Craft a cross-functional team structure with key internal stakeholders to ensure that channel and payer strategies are implemented and tracking to established goals. • Responsible for close collaboration with key Medical Affairs field and HEOR colleagues to ensure seamless alignment on our account-level strategies and payer support/messaging needs. • Assist in the creation of all payer value propositions and lead all efforts to deliver on these and other payer marketing tactics. • Ensure compliance with all state and federal pricing regulations. • Maintain excellence in team leadership, account management, and compliance (SOPs, work instructions, processes, governance). • Proactively identify market trends, key Market Access customers and opinion leaders on a continual basis. • Identify and report to senior management on key state and federal policies and legislation that may affect pricing or access of Zydus Therapeutics products. • Attend key trade meetings (ex. PCMA, AMCP), POA’s and sales meetings as needed. • Partner with all Commercial colleagues to ensure access confidence and unimpeded access to our products consistent with FDA labeling. • Work collaboratively with the Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) Team and Patient Services and Chanel/Distribution colleagues to ensure reimbursement confidence and unimpeded access to our products. • Responsible for developing an internal triage process in collaboration with field leadership around coverage concerns including access barriers, denials or appeals. • Ensure Strategic Accounts team adheres to all company policies and compliance training, as well as other legal and regulatory directives.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, with an advanced degree preferred.
- 12+ years of proven pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience in Market Access or account management (preferably with rare or specialty pharmaceuticals)
- 5+ years in Market Access leadership roles
- Outstanding customer relationships, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills, with the established ability to effectively work with diverse audiences and influence cross-functionally
- Proven negotiation skills and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong analytical skills with the proven ability to effectively analyze data to determine trends and inform strategy.
- Deep insight within Medicare, Medicaid, and other government channels is required, and specialty oral therapy launch experience is preferred.
- Exceptional leadership and business acumen, with ability to manage multiple priorities, processes, timelines and expectations of multiple stakeholder groups.
- Superior collaboration skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively, addressing short-term needs while maintaining a focus on long-term strategies.
- Proven ability to recruit, coach, develop and retain high caliber talent.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits, services and support programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives
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