Market Access - Partnership Lead

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off / PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a US Market Access Partnership Lead to shape partnerships that connect diagnostic solutions with pharmaceutical strategies. You will lead U.S. market access from early opportunity assessment through contracted execution, ensuring quality, transparency, and strong partner communication.

You will develop and execute a broad U.S. market access strategy for Core Lab and Pathology Lab products, defining scope, milestones, budgets, and risks while presenting partner-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health economics, public health, business, life sciences, a clinical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in market access, reimbursement, payer strategy, or related fields.
• Experience in both diagnostics and pharmaceutical market access.
• Proven ability to develop and implement market access strategies.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strong project or program management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead US Market Access for pharma partnerships with global teams.
• Develop and evolve US market access strategy for diagnostics across Core Lab and Pathology Lab.
• Define scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, resources, risks, and budgets for proposals/SOWs.
• Present market access strategies and proposals to pharma partners and internal teams.
• Lead post-agreement market access workstream and governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and manage scope changes.
• Develop reusable market access frameworks, proposal content, tools, and processes.

Skills

Market access expertise

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Diagnostics & pharma access

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in health economics/public health/business/life sciences/clinical discipline

Job description

Job Title: US Market Access - Partnership Lead

Job Description

Join our team as a Market Access Partnership Lead, where you will play a vital role in shaping and supporting partnerships that connect diagnostic solutions with pharmaceutical strategies. This role involves leading U.S. market access efforts from early opportunity assessment through contracted execution, ensuring quality, transparency, and strong partner communication.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the U.S. Market Access lead for potential pharma/dia partnerships, collaborating with global teams and stakeholders.
• Develop and evolve a broad U.S. market access strategy for pharma across the diagnostics portfolio, focusing on Core Lab and Pathology Lab.
• Define market access scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, risks, and budget inputs for proposals and statements of work.
• Present partner-ready market access strategies, recommendations, proposals, and executive presentations to pharma partners and internal teams.
• Lead the market access workstream post-agreement, ensuring delivery of milestones, governance, and partner communication.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, track progress, manage scope changes, and address issues affecting partnership health.
• Develop reusable market access frameworks, proposal content, tools, and processes to enhance future partnership opportunities.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in health economics, public health, business, life sciences, a clinical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in market access, reimbursement, payer strategy, or related fields.
• Experience in both diagnostics and pharmaceutical market access.
• Proven ability to develop and implement market access strategies supporting measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strong project or program management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the U.S. payer reimbursement and evidence environment for diagnostic technologies.
• Experience with biomarker or companion diagnostic programs is a plus.
• Experience developing proposals, statements of work, budgets, timelines, and partner-facing deliverables.
• Experience supporting external partnerships, alliances, or client engagements.

Work Environment

This position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the possibility of U.S.-based remote work for the right candidate. The role requires up to 30% travel within the U.S. or globally, depending on partner meetings, project needs, and internal collaboration requirements.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $67.00 - $67.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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