Director, Field Market Access - New England Territory

Beam Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Beam Therapeutics Inc. is seeking a Director of Field Market Access to lead payer engagement, establish coverage, and drive patient access for Beam's portfolio in the New England territory.

This role partners with Treatment Centers on billing, coding, and economic value messaging while aligning with Medical Affairs, Gene Therapy Operations, and KAM teams. The ideal candidate has extensive market access experience in pharma/biotech, strong payer relationships, and a track record of enabling

Qualifications

• BS degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 12+ years in pharma/biotech with 5+ years in market access
• Hospital and payer experience establishing coverage for complex therapies
• Demonstrated success building relationships with payers and financial decision-makers
• Buy & bill experience required; gene therapy experience preferred
• Experience in cross-functional field teams (KAM, MSL, Patient Operations)
• Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
• Proficiency with CRM systems, PowerPoint, Excel
• Willingness to travel ~50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with payers to ensure pricing and coverage for Beam portfolio
• Execute market access strategies with payers and treatment centers
• Educate providers on payer trends and billing/coding for gene therapy
• Monitor payer trends to support affordability and access
• Provide training on reimbursement best practices to stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional field pod to support access
• Develop regional relationships with professional societies and advocacy groups
• Support coverage discussions to enable patient access for Beam products

Skills

Payer negotiation

Market access strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Presentation

CRM proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Director, Field Market Access will serve as the primary field market access leader within a defined geographic region. This role is responsible for engaging and negotiating with payers, partnering with Treatment Centers on billing and coding, and collaborating with key stakeholders to support patient access across the Beam portfolio.

This field-based position will execute market access strategies focused on payer engagement, reimbursement, contracting, affordability, and patient access. As a key member of the commercial organization, this individual will play a critical role in supporting coverage and ensuring appropriate patient access for Beam's first commercial product, risto-cel, an investigational ex vivo gene therapy being studied for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease.

We are actively hiring for the New England Territory.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate directly with Commercial and Government Payers to ensure pricing and coverage for the Beam portfolio, potentially including managed Medicaid and Medicaid FFS.
• Execute the Market Access Strategies for the Beam portfolio with Payers and Treatment Centers, including communicating economic value propositions.
• Educate providers on local payer trends, appropriate billing and coding for gene therapy, providing support to offices for individual patient reimbursement journeys, including troubleshooting reimbursement concerns.
• Monitor, analyze, and influence local payer trends in rare disease and gene therapy to ensure environment supports innovation in gene therapy affordability and accessibility.
• Provide training and education programs on reimbursement best practices and health policy issues to internal stakeholders and external stakeholders, such as Treatment Centers.
• Work seamlessly with cross functional field pod (Medical Affairs, Gene Therapy Operations, Key Account Management) to support access and coverage of Beam’s portfolio.
• Develop local / regional relationships with professional societies, medical associations, advocacy groups, thought leaders and trade groups for the purposes of driving comprehensive coverage and adequate payment.

Qualifications:

• BS required; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 12+ years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with 5+ years in market access, including field roles.
• Hospital and payer experience establishing coverage policies for complex therapies required.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing relationships with payers and financial decision-makers in Treatment Centers.
• Must have established relationships with payers (Commercial payers – required; Medicaid – preferred).
• Buy & bill experience required; Experience in cell or gene therapy preferred.
• Experience working in local, cross-functional field teams, including Key Account Managers, MSLs, and Patient Operations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time/as needed.