Director, Rare Disease Market Access Strategy

Biogen, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life ins.

Fitness & Wellness programs

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Biogen, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks a Director of Rare Disease Market Access Strategy to lead development and execution of MA&R strategies for Friedreich Ataxia (FA).

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across payer insights, trade, patient access, and regional accounts, aligning with the Rare Disease Franchise. The role reports to the Head of Rare Disease Access Strategy and leads a dedicated MA&R team to optimize FA access, including value messaging, contracts, and evidence generation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related fields within pharma/biotech.
• Ability to develop payer messaging, contracting strategy, build business cases, and training/communication plans for field teams.
• Knowledge of payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills; ability to present complex pricing topics to executives.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize to meet goals; strong cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market access strategies to support FA brands across payer segments.
• Lead cross-functional planning across MA&R functions to ensure strategy alignment.
• Coordinate with Rare Disease Franchise on strategy and messaging.
• Deliver value propositions, messaging, and materials for payer segments.
• Champion pull-through activities to optimize access.
• Partner with Medical, HEOR, and Global V&A to support evidence generation.
• Define and drive contracting and pricing strategies with Brand, legal, and finance.
• Model scenario-based business cases to support contracting recommendations.

Skills

Payer messaging

Contracting strategy

Business case development

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Financial analysis

Gross-to-net knowledge

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

About This Role The Director of Rare Disease Market Access Strategy will lead development and execution of MA&R strategy for Friedreich Ataxia (FA), including the development of payer messaging, pricing & contracting strategy, coordination across all other MA&R functions, and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise. This role will report to the Head of Rare Disease Access Strategy within the US Market Access & Reimbursement and lead a rare disease access strategy team in optimizing access for Friedreich Ataxia (FA).

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute comprehensive market access strategies to support the FA brands across commercial and government payer segments.
• Lead cross-functional planning and execution across all MA&R functions (including Payer Insights, Trade & Distribution, Patient Access, and National & Regional Account Teams) to ensure alignment with approved strategies.
• Ensure coordination and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise, including on overall strategy as well as internal and external messaging.
• Deliver impactful value propositions, messaging, and promotional materials (both branded and unbranded) tailored to key customer segments (e.g., plans, PBMs, GPOS, IDNs).
• Champion pull-through activities to ensure access optimization.
• Partner with Medical, HEOR, Global V&A to support evidence generation to support access strategy.
• Define and drive the contracting strategy in collaboration with Brand, legal, and finance to align with market dynamics and brand goals.
• Develop pricing and innovative contracting strategies (e.g., value-based contracts).
• Work with cross-functional teams to model scenario-based business cases to support key contracting recommendations to senior leadership.
• Research, compile, analyze, and assess market landscape data/trends to develop customized solutions that maximize patient access.
• Support development of Free Drug and co-pay support strategies.
• Support development of SP and SD strategies to optimize patient access.
• Execute and support training of MA&R RADs and NADs in alignment with approved strategies and materials.
• Lead initiatives to evaluate MA&R performance in support of the Rare Disease Franchise.
• Lead and support multiple cross functional teams in various projects as a market access expert (e.g., gross-to-net workstreams, forecasting, long-range planning, etc.).
• Support pipeline activities, including Biogen’s pipeline assets for rare disease.

Who You Are

You are a proactive team leader with strong communication and analytic skills with deep expertise in the US healthcare system.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related fields within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry Ability to work cross-functionally to develop payer messaging, contracting strategy, build business cases, and develop training/communication plans for field teams Knowledge of standard Payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics Excellent analytical, strategic thinking and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate data into strategy Must be highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communications skills Ability to develop and deliver clear, compelling presentations on complex pricing topics to senior-level executive audience Ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize to meet individual and team goals. Must be able to produce high quality, accurate work under time constraints. Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-team ties to influence colleagues. Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Job Level

Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $204,000.00-$281,000.00 Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity. Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being;

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life‑changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives. At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.

Read on to learn more about Biogen.

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