National Payer Access Director

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is seeking a National Payer Accounts Director to lead strategic engagement with national and regional payer accounts from its headquarters in Bedford, MA.

This role shapes commercial payer strategy for the retina pipeline and marketed ophthalmology portfolio, reporting to the Executive Director, Payer Access. The ideal candidate has deep payer account experience, strong knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefit access, and a practical understanding of coverage,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant biopharmaceutical, medical device, market access, payer account management, reimbursement, pricing, contracting, or commercial experience; 12+ years preferred for Senior Director level.
• Experience calling on national and regional payer accounts, including commercial plans, PBMs, IDNs, or payer-affiliated provider organizations.
• Strong understanding of medical benefit and pharmacy benefit access, buy-and-bill reimbursement, specialty pharmacy, coding, coverage policy, prior authorization, and utilization management.
• Experience in ophthalmology, retina, specialty pharmacy, rare/specialty therapeutics, or provider-administered products preferred.
• Strong communication, account planning, analytical, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Comfort operating in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute account strategies for national and regional commercial payers.
• Engage payer stakeholders across medical, pharmacy, policy, reimbursement, and contracting functions.
• Support launch-readiness planning for AXPAXLI/OTX-TKI and access optimization for DEXTENZA.
• Monitor payer policies, formulary criteria, utilization controls, benefit design changes, and reimbursement trends.
• Partner cross-functionally to align evidence, value communication, field resources, and compliant account engagement.
• Translate payer insights into practical recommendations for internal planning and executive decision-making.

Job description

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is seeking a National Payer Accounts Director to lead strategic engagement with national and regional payer accounts from its headquarters in Bedford, MA.

This role shapes commercial payer strategy for the retina pipeline and marketed ophthalmology portfolio, reporting to the Executive Director, Payer Access. The ideal candidate has deep payer account experience, strong knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefit access, and a practical understanding of coverage,