Director, Market Access Strategy

RevHealth; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Plan– RevHealth matches

Additional perks and ancillary bene

Job summary

RevHealth, an independent pharmaceutical healthcare marketing and ad agency in Morristown, NJ, seeks a Director of Market Access to lead strategic payer and access initiatives across client brands, from prelaunch to loss of exclusivity. You will translate complex access dynamics into actionable strategies and partner with clients and internal teams.

The role requires deep market access expertise, senior stakeholder advising, and cross-functional collaboration to shape brand planning, formulary

Qualifications

• 8+ years in pharmaceutical marketing, market access, or healthcare consulting.
• 3+ years in direct market access strategy.
• Experience leading client relationships and advising senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting brand launches and lifecycle planning.
• Strong knowledge of payer dynamics, reimbursement, and patient support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of market access strategies that align with client brand objectives and evolving marketplace dynamics.
• Provide strategic guidance across the product lifecycle, including prelaunch, launch, in-line brands, biosimilar competition, and loss-of-exclusivity planning.
• Serve as a trusted market access partner to clients, leading payer strategy discussions and translating complex access challenges into actionable recommendations.
• Monitor payer, provider, trade, reimbursement, policy, competitive, and patient-support developments to anticipate marketplace changes and recommend responses.
• Apply knowledge of formulary management, utilization management, specialty pharmacy, patient support programs to client initiatives.
• Partner with account leadership to establish goals, scopes, timelines, and budgets while mobilizing agency resources.
• Lead stakeholder interviews, payer advisory boards, client workshops, and competitive simulations; synthesize findings into insights and recommendations.
• Develop payer-informed treatment landscapes and market access education for clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with disciplines to ensure market access strategy is reflected across deliverables.
• Build client relationships, manage priorities, and ensure timely, cost-effective work.
• Coach and mentor junior team members and support RevHealth growth.

Skills

Market access leadership

Payer strategy

Lifecycle planning

Client relationship management

Job description

In a world of big-boxconsolidatedagencies,RevHealthstands apart—proudly independent and intentionally different.That’snot just ourownership—it’sour mindset. It empowers us to think fearlessly, make bold decisions, and tailor our approach to fit the unique needs of every client. We are a team of dreamers and doers, committed to crafting work that moves the industry, shapes conversations, and makes a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to be a modern partner for progressive clients.

Interested in working for a dynamic agency that empowers its people to produce career-defining work? Join us atRevHealth, an independent pharmaceutical healthcare marketing and ad agency and bring your voice, your curiosity, and your craft to an environment that champions both your personal growth andcutting-edgeclient solutions.

About the role

The Director, Market AccessStrategy will provide strategic market access leadership across client accounts. This individual will translate complex payer, provider, trade, and patient access dynamics into actionable strategies that support brands throughout their lifecycles—from prelaunch and launch through maturity, biosimilar competition, and loss of exclusivity.

The Director will serve as a trusted strategic partner to clients and internal teams, bringing deep knowledge of the evolving access landscape to brand planning, customer engagement, and communications. The role requires a strong combination of market access expertise, client leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll do

• Lead the development of market access strategies that align with client brand objectives, business needs, and evolving marketplace dynamics.
• Provide strategic guidance across the product lifecycle, including prelaunch, launch, in-line brands, biosimilar competition, and loss-of-exclusivity planning.
• Serve as a trusted market access partner to clients, leading payer strategy discussions and translating complex access challenges into actionable recommendations.
• Monitor payer, provider, trade, reimbursement, policy, competitive, and patient-support developments to anticipate marketplace changes, identify emerging access barriers, and recommend strategic responses.
• Apply knowledge of formulary management, utilization management, specialty pharmacy, pharmacy and medical benefits, distribution, HUB services, and patient support programs to client initiatives.
• Partner with account leadership to establish goals, scopes, timelines, and budgets while mobilizing agency resources to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
• Lead stakeholder interviews, payer advisory boards, client workshops, and competitive simulations; synthesize findings into clear insights and strategic recommendations.
• Develop and present market access education, training, and thought leadership for clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with account, creative, medical, analytics, and other agency disciplines to ensure market access strategy is reflected accurately and effectively across deliverables.
• Build strong client relationships, manage competing priorities, and ensure work is completed accurately, on time, and within budget.
• Coach and mentor junior team members while promoting collaboration, accountability, curiosity, and strategic thinking.
• Support agency growth through research, proposal development, new business presentations, organic growth initiatives, and the continued advancement of RevHealth’s market access capabilities.
• Develop payer-informed treatment landscapes by integrating clinical pathways, competitive dynamics, coverage and utilization-management policies, reimbursement considerations, and stakeholder behaviors; identify and access relevant secondary and primary data sources to generate insights that inform market access strategy and client recommendations.
• Lead institutional and hospital access strategy, including understanding how products are evaluated, approved, funded, reimbursed, and operationalized through health-system formulary and P&T processes, inpatient payment systems, medical-benefit pathways, coding, billing, and site-of-care requirements; develop strategies that support product availability, appropriate reimbursement, and seamless transitions of care for patients who initiate therapy in the hospital and continue treatment after discharge.
• Evidence strategy and value communication, including payer value propositions, AMCP dossiers, budget-impact models, and evidence-gap identification.
• Market access research and analytics, including claims, formulary, lives, pathway, policy, and reimbursement data.
• Pull-through strategy that translates national or health-system access into action at the account, provider, and patient levels.
• Measurement frameworks for evaluating the impact of market access strategies and programs.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical marketing, market access, managed markets, payer strategy, or healthcare consulting.
• At least 3 years of direct market access strategy experience.
• Pharmaceutical or healthcare agency or consulting experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading client relationships and advising senior client stakeholders.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical brand launches and lifecycle planning.
• Experience planning and facilitating advisory boards, stakeholder research, workshops, or competitive simulations.
• Strong knowledge of payer, trade, reimbursement, HUB, and patient support dynamics.
• Experience with formulary management, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, integrated delivery networks, health systems, specialty pharmacy, or organized provider customers is highly valued.
• Experience with specialty pharmaceuticals across the pharmacy and medical benefits—including oncology, rare disease, or other complex products—is preferred.

What Matters at RevHealth:

Leave yourfingerprint - Your voice, your mind, your mark—they matter. Bring your creativity, perspective, and passion into everything you do.

Show up likeit’sDay 1 - Show up like you have something to prove, something to discover, and something to protect—treating the work and the company like it’s yours to shape

Give it and take it as agift - Whether it’s a compliment or constructive feedback, use it to grow.

Progress over process - Don’t hide behind the system—use it as an accelerator. Stay agile, push for what matters, and harness the latest technology to keep us ahead.

Own the - Collaboration starts with you. Ask tough questions, take responsibility, and build something greater—together.

Drink the good stuff - Celebrate the wins—and the tries.

Do the right thing - If it feels right or wrong, it is.

RevHealth is committed to hiring the best team possible to create revolutionary brand experiences that inspire change. We believe that we need a diverse set of perspectives to deliver the best possible solutions for our clients. We look for talent from a wide range of backgrounds - including but not limited to - race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status. If you are looking for a positive team environment and are looking to be successful in the healthcare marketing world, join us!

At RevHealth, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and financial security. Our benefits include:

• Healthcare Coverage– Four medical insurance options, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) Plan– RevHealth matches 100% of the first 3% of your contributions and 50% of the next 2%, totaling a4% matchif you contribute at least 5%.
• Company-Paid Life Insurance– Providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Additional perks and ancillary benefits are also available.