Head of Market Access & Payer Partnerships

Longitude Rx; Illinois; On-site; USD 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Longitude Rx is seeking a Senior Vice President of Market Access to lead the strategy ensuring patients access specialty medications efficiently and affordably. You will build payer partnerships, shape reimbursement models, and scale access across healthcare organizations.

Reporting to the executive team, you will recruit and develop a market access team, drive value-based contracting, and work with manufacturers to expand programs that reduce patient cost and improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in market access, payer strategy, or specialty pharmacy.
• Deep expertise in payer contracting, reimbursement, and specialty pharmacy economics.
• Established relationships with payers, PBMs, and manufacturers.
• Strong negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to scale market access functions in a growth environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a market access strategy that expands patient access.
• Lead contracting strategy with commercial, government, and specialty payers.
• Negotiate agreements that expand access, optimize reimbursement, and ensure sustainability.
• Establish and expand relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Oversee reimbursement processes to reduce time-to-therapy and minimize patient cost burden.
• Partner with health systems and pharmacies to identify new growth opportunities.
• Build and lead a market access team covering payer strategy, reimbursement, and patient access.

Skills

Payer contracting

Reimbursement economics

Relationship management

Negotiation

Strategic leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Pharmacy, or related field

Job description

Longitude Rx is seeking a Senior Vice President of Market Access to lead the strategy ensuring patients access specialty medications efficiently and affordably. You will build payer partnerships, shape reimbursement models, and scale access across healthcare organizations.

Reporting to the executive team, you will recruit and develop a market access team, drive value-based contracting, and work with manufacturers to expand programs that reduce patient cost and improve outcomes.