National Payer Access Director

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a National Account Director to enable patient access for Redemplo and an expanding pipeline. You will develop strategic payer relationships with Zinc GPO and CVS Caremark and lead cross-functional teams to secure formulary access across the U.S. market.

You will travel up to 50%, manage contracts, and translate scientific data into payer-relevant insights while ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with corporate priorities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in pharma/biotech with market access experience.
• 5+ years national account payer experience with CVS/Zinc.
• Strong ability to influence cross-functionally without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen relationships with Zinc (GPO) and CVS Caremark (PBM) across payer segments.
• Communicate product clinical and economic value to payers and key decision-makers.
• Create and maintain comprehensive account plans supporting launch and post-launch strategies.
• Lead contract negotiations, evaluate performance metrics, and ensure organizational alignment.
• Help develop the organizational structure and capabilities required to support payer engagement across the expanding U.S. Arrowhead portfolio.
• Monitor sales implications for each payer negotiation and steer access in the right direction as necessary.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Market Access, Sales, Medical Affairs, Commercial Analytics, Finance, and Compliance.
• Provide market intelligence updates on payer trends, coverage determinations, and healthcare policy changes.
• Present payer policy insights at internal business reviews, national conferences, and sales meetings to align strategic priorities.
• Ensure full compliance with US healthcare regulations, legal standards, and corporate policies.
• Align with payer-affiliated IDNs within the assigned geography to support a coordinated account strategy.

Skills

Field-based market access

Payer engagement

Cross-functional influence

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Education

MBA/MPH/PharmD

Job description

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a National Account Director to enable patient access for Redemplo and an expanding pipeline. You will develop strategic payer relationships with Zinc GPO and CVS Caremark and lead cross-functional teams to secure formulary access across the U.S. market.

You will travel up to 50%, manage contracts, and translate scientific data into payer-relevant insights while ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with corporate priorities.