Location: Miami/ East Coast - Remote
Our Mission:?
To build a viable long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial enrollment, regulatory approval and commercializing patient, physician, caregiver, payor, and societal friendly medicinal therapy intended to improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life and resolve serious medical healthcare needs. We will accomplish this by building a team of world class scientists and business administrators that apply themselves to this mission.
We have in-licensed Ivonescimab, which is a novel, potential first-in-class investigational bispecific antibody combining the effects of immunotherapy via a blockade of PD-1 with the anti-angiogenesis effects associated with blocking VEGF into a single molecule. We plan to initiate clinical studies in the following NSCLC indications:
Overview of Role:
Reporting into the COO/CCO, the Executive Director, Market Access is responsible for developing and leading all Market Access related activities, including: pricing and reimbursement strategy, evidence generation, payer marketing and account management, reimbursement operations (including patient assistance programming and HUB operations), contracting and channel strategy and government price reporting. This position will develop and execute on Summit’s global access and pricing strategy in collaboration with Summit’s Executive Team.
Role and Responsibilities:
Hire, build, train and lead the activities of the Payer Account Management team, who will interface with payers, hospitals / IDNs, specialty pharmacy partners, GPOs and other entities responsible for the distribution and coverage
Develop strategies, tactics, and promotional tools for the Payer Account Management field team to use with payer accounts based on the payer value proposition and scientific platform, with input from Marketing and Medical Affairs teams
Oversee the design of channel strategy, including distribution partner selection and patient assistance programs to facilitate a ‘white-glove’ experience for prescribers and patients; this entails working with wholesalers, distributors, specialty distributors, specialty pharmacies, etc. as required, in close collaboration with Marketing, CMC, and Finance
Provide leadership and manage external vendors to develop pricing contract strategy, HEOR evidence generation plan, patient assistance programs, payer marketing and account management tactics
Work cross-functionally 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
As a key member of the Executive Team, collaborate with legal, regulatory, and compliance stakeholders to ensure compliant development and execution of market access initiatives
Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
7+ years of Market Access management experience in building, leading, and developing high performing teams, ideally on the global scale
Knowledge of market access KPIs and how the value proposition is delivered to payers on the global scale (i.e., requirements for certain benefit ratings, P&R outcomes, reimbursement coding, etc.)
Demonstrated experience in scenario analyses (e.g., price/access trade-offs) related to payer value proposition, evidence requirements, pricing and access potential
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
The pay range for this role is $295,000 to $340,000 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. The successful candidate will also be eligible for health benefits, 401(k) with 6% employer match from day one, ESPP with a 15% discount up to the federal limit, flexible spending account among other benefits compensation.
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