Remote National Payer Strategy Lead

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 225,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Praxis Precision Medicines is seeking a Payer Engagement Lead, National Accounts, to own the national payer strategy and build partnerships with health plans, PBMs, and GPOs. This senior, individual‑ contributor role requires deep market access expertise and the ability to influence across functions while keeping patients at the center.

The position is remote with travel up to 50–70% as needed, and involves guiding pricing, contracting, and access strategies for CNS therapies as Praxis prepares

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business, healthcare, life sciences, or related discipline preferred.
• 15+ years leading national payer engagement or related commercial functions in pharma/biotech.
• Influence with national health plans, PBMs, GPOs to drive access and reimbursement.
• US market access expertise including Medicare Part D, specialty pharmacy, and reimbursement policy.
• Experience guiding payer strategy through product launches and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel 50–70% as required.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise payer engagement strategy for national health plans, PBMs, GPOs, and other payer orgs.
• Build relationships with senior payer executives on formulary strategy, reimbursement, and coverage.
• Communicate clinical, economic, and value propositions to support favorable coverage decisions.
• Lead Medicare Part D engagement strategies for readiness and launches.
• Be principal decision‑maker on payer inputs to commercial strategy, pricing, and lifecycle planning.
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Finance, Legal, and Leadership.
• Anticipate payer environment shifts and identify risks and opportunities.
• Represent Praxis as a thought leader within the national payer community.

Skills

Payer strategy

Stakeholder relationships

Market access

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Praxis Precision Medicines is seeking a Payer Engagement Lead, National Accounts, to own the national payer strategy and build partnerships with health plans, PBMs, and GPOs. This senior, individual‑ contributor role requires deep market access expertise and the ability to influence across functions while keeping patients at the center.

The position is remote with travel up to 50–70% as needed, and involves guiding pricing, contracting, and access strategies for CNS therapies as Praxis prepares