Associate Director - Value, Access, Insights, and Solutions

Scorpion Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda seeks an Associate Director of Value Access Insights & Solutions to develop payer-focused medical strategies ensuring market access for Takeda medicines. The role emphasizes data synthesis on the healthcare landscape and strategic engagement with payers, health systems, and policy makers, with collaboration across Medical, Market Access, and related teams.

The position requires a Master’s or Doctorate in healthcare, 5+ years in healthcare including 2 in pharma focusing on outcomes

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate in healthcare or related field.
• At least 5 years healthcare experience including 2 in pharma, with outcomes research, real-world evidence, payer engagement.
• Strong communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead data synthesis on healthcare landscape and create strategic engagement plans for payers, health systems, and policy makers.
• Collaborate with Medical, Market Access, and other teams to inform evidence generation and formulary decisions.
• Oversee vendor management and develop medical access tools for field teams.

Skills

Payer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data synthesis

Education

Master's or PhD in healthcare

Job description

Role:

Associate Director of Value Access Insights & Solutions, responsible for developing payer-focused medical strategies to ensure market access for Takeda medicines.

Responsibilities:

• lead data synthesis on healthcare landscape, create strategic engagement and communication plans for payers, health systems, and policy makers;
• collaborate with Medical, Market Access, and other internal teams to inform evidence generation, formulary decisions, and value-based care initiatives;
• oversee vendor management, develop medical access tools, and enhance resources for field medical teams.

Requirements:

• Master's or doctorate in healthcare or related field;
• at least 5 years of healthcare experience including 2 years in pharma, with expertise in outcomes research, real-world evidence, and payer engagement;
• strong communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

HighValue:

focus on US healthcare system, payer insights, evidence generation, population health, and formulary decision-making; hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA or Lexington, MA; travel up to 10%. Experience with regulatory, compliance, and medical communications processes is essential, with preferred knowledge in health economics, outcomes research, and medical education.