Director, National Accounts — Remote Market Access Leader

Stoke Therapeutics; Bedford (MA); Remote; USD 238,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoke Therapeutics seeks a Director/Senior Director, National Accounts, to lead payer access strategy within the Market Access organization. You will own relationships with major accounts, influence policy decisions, and drive coverage timelines from FDA approval to patient access.

The role requires extensive experience in pharma/biotech payer strategy, J-code navigation, and cross-functional collaboration with Medical, HEOR, Government Affairs, and Legal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPH, PharmD) preferred.
• 15+ years in pharma/biotech; minimum 10 years in payer account management with lead responsibility for one of the three large PBM and National accounts.
• Proven track record of achieving positive coverage outcomes for orphan designation or rare disease products on the medical benefit.
• Pre-launch payer strategy experience—not just maintenance of established access.
• Hands-on experience navigating a miscellaneous J code (J3490/J3590) environment.
• Strong command of managed care economics, formulary management, utilization management, and coverage policy development processes.
• Rare pediatric or neurological disease product launch experience; CNS or epilepsy payer experience a significant differentiator.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute pre-launch and launch-phase access strategies, establishing Stoke’s presence with key accounts.
• Serve as strategic leader for key accounts in the region.
• Develop account-specific action plans that shorten the timeline from FDA approval to active coverage.
• Build payer relationships and establish credibility with medical policy decision-makers before NDA submission.
• Develop multi-year access plans that anticipate commercial cycles and shifts.

Skills

Payer account management

National accounts

Pre-launch payer strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory compliance

Biotech/pharma experience

J code knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/MPH/PharmD preferred

Job description

Stoke Therapeutics seeks a Director/Senior Director, National Accounts, to lead payer access strategy within the Market Access organization. You will own relationships with major accounts, influence policy decisions, and drive coverage timelines from FDA approval to patient access.

The role requires extensive experience in pharma/biotech payer strategy, J-code navigation, and cross-functional collaboration with Medical, HEOR, Government Affairs, and Legal teams.