Market Access Manager/Director

ADVI Health; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

8 paid holidays + ADVI Anniversary Day

401(k) with company match

HSA/FSA options

Paid vacation & sick leave

Job summary

ADVI Health seeks a Director of Market Access to serve as a trusted advisor guiding complex market access and commercialization engagements. This senior role operates at the center of strategy—shaping product access, value messaging, and navigating a constrained policy/reimbursement environment.

You will partner with clients to develop and execute market access strategies while contributing to the firm’s growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MPH, MHA, MBA, MPP, MS Health Economics, or similar).
• 10+ years of experience in market access, commercialization, consulting, or life sciences
• Deep understanding of payer dynamics, coverage, and reimbursement
• Strong communication skills with senior stakeholders
• Experience managing teams, budgets, and project delivery

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor and primary client contact on market access engagements.
• Lead development of market access strategies across commercial and public payer environments.
• Translate complex challenges into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ensure high-quality delivery across scope, timelines, and budget.
• Identify and expand opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Contribute to proposals, solution design, and scoping of new engagements.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Partner across teams to deliver integrated client solutions.

Skills

Market access

Payer dynamics

Client leadership

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred (MPH/MHA/MBA/MPP/MS Health Economics)

Job description

About Us

ADVI Health: Expert Advice. Clear Vision. Since 2013, clients have sought ADVI Health’s expert advice, informed by data and guided by a clear vision of the complex intersection of life sciences/healthcare innovation, economics, policy, and patient impact. Our aim is to be the leading and most knowledgeable go-to-market access and commercialization partner for life sciences and healthcare innovators, worldwide.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

We are a collaborative team of consultants and advisors, all of whom are veterans of top healthcare and life sciences organizations, the federal government, state government, top consultants, nonprofits, commercial payers, or data and analytics companies. Our work cuts through complexity across asset, franchise, corporate, and executive level strategy, shapes markets, and enables therapies to launch faster, smarter, and at scale in multiple therapeutic areas, lifecycle stages, and areas of the world. Our global client roster includes biopharma manufacturers, MedTech, precision medicine diagnostics and tools companies, and cancer provider and patient organizations, from the C-suite down and across the product lifecycle. We solve complicated problems with data-informed commercialization, market access, and policy expertise. Based in Washington, DC and Austin, TX, the company delivers insight- and data-informed advice and vision for leaders in healthcare business and policy. ADVI offers a comprehensive perspective by integrating business, policy, and science to find creative solutions through data, learned insight, and compelling strategy to help clients make decisions across all healthcare segments.

ADVI is at the forefront of healthcare delivery transformation, payment reform, public and private payer coverage, and healthcare merger and acquisition deal flow within the US and abroad. To learn more, visit us at www.advi.com

Join Us

We are hiring a Director of Market Access to serve as a trusted client advisor, guiding complex market access and commercialization engagements. This role operates at the center of strategy—shaping how products access the market, how value is communicated, and how clients navigate an increasingly constrained policy and reimbursement environment. You will partner directly with clients to develop and execute market access strategies, while also contributing to the firm’s market presence and growth. This is a high-impact role within a small, growing team, requiring deep subject matter expertise in pharmaceutical market access and the ability to operate with both independence and influence.

This is a senior consulting role with significant client-facing and billable responsibilities, balanced with leadership, business development, and firm-building activities. Depending on experience and scope, this role will align to the Director or Senior Director level within our consulting career framework.

The incumbent oversees the development, design, and delivery of market access engagements, supporting client satisfaction and performance across commercial and public payer environments. This role leads work spanning launch and market planning, coverage, coding and policy considerations, pricing and distribution strategy, stakeholder engagement, and sales force effectiveness across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, PBMs, health systems, and other organized healthcare stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership & Delivery

• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary client contact on market access engagements
• Lead development of market access strategies across commercial and public payer environments
• Translate complex challenges into clear, actionable recommendations
• Ensure high-quality delivery across scope, timelines, and budget

Business Development & Growth

• Identify and expand opportunities within existing client relationships
• Contribute to proposals, solution design, and scoping of new engagements
• Represent the firm in client and industry-facing settings

Leadership & Firm Contribution

• Mentor and develop team members
• Contribute to the evolution of market access offerings and capabilities
• Partner across teams to deliver integrated client solutions

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MPH, MHA, MBA, MPP, MS Health Economics, or similar).
• 10+ years of experience in market access, commercialization, consulting, or life sciences
• Demonstrated success leading complex client engagements
• Deep understanding of payer dynamics, coverage, and reimbursement
• Strong communication skills with senior stakeholders
• Experience managing teams, budgets, and project delivery

Eligibility

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work full time in the United States at the time of their hire. ADVI does not offer employment sponsorships now or in the future.

Location

Candidates can be based anywhere in the U.S., with a preference for those operating in the Eastern or Central Standard Time Zone. Candidates based in Washington, DC or Austin, TX, will have the option of hybrid work arrangements.

Total Compensation

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At ADVI, we are committed to equitable pay practices and increased transparency in our compensation programs. Additional details regarding compensation philosophy and benefits will be shared by the recruiter during the interview process.

Target Base Salary Range: $140,000 – $200,000. Placement within the range is determined by experience, expertise, and internal equity with consideration for unique qualifications.

Incentive Compensation

Eligible for an annual performance-based bonus aligned to individual and company performance.

Long-Term Incentives

Select roles may be eligible for participation in long-term incentives programs tied to company performance and value creation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 8 paid holidays, including one ADVI Anniversary Day per calendar year
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company safe harbor match
• Company funded Health Reimbursement Account
• Life and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and sick/safe leave

Diversity Statement

ADVI’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities, and potential, then build an environment where you can become the best version of yourself.

Our Vision

To be the leading and most knowledgeable go-to-market access and commercialization partner for life sciences and healthcare innovators worldwide.

Our Mission

To provide life science and healthcare innovators the benefit of our team’s wisdom, empathy, and creativity that, through data-informed strategy, generates evidence to optimize outcomes and, through tech-enabled access solutions, creates opportunities and expands care.

Our Values

Act with Integrity

Strive for Excellence

Make an Impact

Think smart, Stay curious

Celebrate the Journey, not just the results

We look forward to hearing from you!