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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP, Content Expert, Market Access based in the United States.
The VP, Content Expert, Market Access will lead strategic initiatives that help biopharmaceutical companies navigate complex U.S. healthcare systems and improve patient access to innovative therapies. This senior leadership role takes a population-based approach to market access, integrating payer, provider, health system, specialty distribution, and patient support perspectives. You will translate healthcare policy, reimbursement trends, and stakeholder insights into compelling strategies that shape coverage, affordability, and treatment access. Working closely with medical, strategy, creative, and client services teams, you will deliver integrated recommendations that align with real-world healthcare decision-making. You will also serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients, strengthen strategic partnerships, and contribute to business growth. This remote opportunity combines market access expertise, thought leadership, team development, and innovation in a collaborative life sciences environment.
Lead Population-Based Market Access Strategy: Develop integrated market access strategies that incorporate payer, provider, and broader health system perspectives to address population-level healthcare decisions and improve therapy access.
Design Decision-Maker Engagement Strategies: Create approaches for engaging payer organizations, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and other organized healthcare customers, influencing coverage, reimbursement, and treatment adoption.
Translate Healthcare Trends into Strategic Recommendations: Analyze healthcare policy, reimbursement developments, and stakeholder dynamics to develop forward-looking strategic frameworks, content platforms, and actionable recommendations.
Shape Value Propositions and Access Narratives: Define and evolve payer and population health narratives, value propositions, and access strategies throughout product lifecycles and across biopharmaceutical portfolios.
Integrate Access and Patient Support Strategies: Incorporate specialty pharmacy and distribution models, channel strategy, patient services, HUB programs, and affordability considerations into comprehensive market access approaches.
Advise Senior Clients: Act as a strategic partner to client leadership, guiding enterprise-level market access decisions and ensuring recommendations reflect real-world healthcare system dynamics.
Build and Maintain Client Relationships: Develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influence strategic direction, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based work that generates meaningful outcomes.
Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Medical, Client Services, Strategy, Creative, and other relevant teams to develop integrated solutions that align market access strategy with broader brand and business objectives.
Mentor and Develop Talent: Coach team members, strengthen strategic capabilities, and contribute to a culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.
Support Business Growth and Innovation: Contribute to new business development, thought leadership, and the evolution of market access offerings, identifying opportunities to expand capabilities and deliver greater value to clients.
Relevant Experience: 8–12 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology market access, including leadership in payer strategy and population-based approaches.
Market Access Strategy Expertise: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategies across multiple stakeholder groups, including payers, providers, integrated delivery networks, and government entities, with measurable outcomes.
U.S. Healthcare System Knowledge: Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare systems, including how population-level decisions are made, influenced, and implemented across coverage, reimbursement, and care delivery.
Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead senior client engagements, shape strategic direction, and manage complex initiatives across multidisciplinary teams.
Value Communication and Content Development: Strong track record of creating strategic frameworks, compelling content platforms, and value narratives that inform payer engagement and market access decisions.
Client Partnership and Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex healthcare dynamics into clear, actionable recommendations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience partnering effectively with Strategy, Medical, Creative, and client-facing teams to deliver integrated market access solutions.
Population Health and Value-Based Care: Experience incorporating population health, value-based care, or organized customer strategies into market access planning is an advantage.
Advanced Education: An MBA, PharmD, MPH, or equivalent advanced degree relevant to market access, healthcare, or health economics is preferred.
Agency or Biopharma Experience: Experience in a healthcare communications or agency environment serving multiple biopharmaceutical clients or portfolios is desirable. Relevant market access experience within a biopharmaceutical company is also valued.
Specialty and Government Payer Knowledge: Familiarity with specialty pharmacy, integrated delivery networks, and government payer dynamics across therapeutic areas is a plus.
Business Development and Thought Leadership: Experience contributing to new business opportunities, industry thought leadership, or innovation in market access strategy is beneficial.
Technology and AI Adoption: Comfort with and enthusiasm for using AI tools responsibly as part of everyday work to improve productivity, strategic thinking, and innovation.
Leadership Mindset: Ability to mentor colleagues, build strong professional relationships, navigate ambiguity, and contribute to the ongoing development of market access capabilities.
Remote Work: Remote opportunity, with the position based in the United States.
Leadership and Career Development: Opportunity to shape market access strategy, mentor talent, and contribute to the development of integrated service offerings.
Strategic Client Exposure: Work directly with senior stakeholders across biopharmaceutical organizations on complex healthcare access challenges.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with multidisciplinary experts across medical, strategy, creative, analytics, and client services functions.
Professional Impact: Help shape strategies that influence therapy coverage, reimbursement, affordability, and patient access.
Innovation and Thought Leadership: Opportunities to contribute to new business initiatives, industry insights, and the evolution of market access practices.
Inclusive Work Environment: Join a team committed to diversity, accessibility, inclusion, and professional growth, with accommodations available during the recruitment process.
Compensation and Additional Benefits: Salary range, healthcare coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, and other specific employment benefits are not detailed in the available job description and should be confirmed during the hiring process.
