Director, Payer Access & Specialty Pharmacy Growth

Scorpion Therapeutics; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior payer access leader to manage health plan relationships, formulary strategy, and coverage policy. You will drive SP pull-through, coordinate cross-functional teams, and monitor performance against scorecards to optimize patient access.

You will lead regular business reviews, translate plan outcomes into actionable priorities, and align enterprise messaging across channels. Strong track record in oncology or specialty channels is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years pharmaceutical commercial experience.
• 4+ years payer access managed care/account management or specialty pharmacy channel management.

Responsibilities

• Own payer (health plan) commercial account relationships; engage leadership on formulary tier positioning, prior authorization, step therapy, and coverage policy.
• Monitor/respond to health plan coverage decisions and coordinate rapid responses.
• Drive specialty pharmacy pull-through performance across SP partners; manage scorecards.

Skills

Account management

Cross-functional work

Data to insights

Digital fluency

Omnichannel

Scientific literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior payer access leader to manage health plan relationships, formulary strategy, and coverage policy. You will drive SP pull-through, coordinate cross-functional teams, and monitor performance against scorecards to optimize patient access.

You will lead regular business reviews, translate plan outcomes into actionable priorities, and align enterprise messaging across channels. Strong track record in oncology or specialty channels is preferred.