Remote Regional Payer Strategy Lead

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 214,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Praxis Precision Medicines is seeking a Payer Engagement Lead, Regional Accounts, to lead strategic engagement with regional health plans, Medicaid agencies, and payer stakeholders across the U.S. You will bridge the national access strategy with regional execution, ensuring timely patient access to Praxis therapies.

The role requires extensive regional market access experience, strong payer relationships, and the ability to navigate diverse reimbursement environments while working with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business, healthcare, life sciences, or related discipline preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology market access, payer engagement, regional accounts, or related commercial leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success working with regional commercial health plans, Medicaid managed care organizations, state Medicaid agencies, regional Blue plans, and other regional payer organizations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. reimbursement and market access, including Medicaid policy, managed care, commercial health plans, Medicare Part D, specialty pharmacy, and evolving payer dynamics.
• Experience supporting payer reviews, value communication, reimbursement strategy, and implementation of clinically appropriate utilization management approaches.
• Experience supporting pre-launch and launch activities, including account planning, payer strategy, value communication, and cross-functional commercialization.
• Experience in CNS, specialty pharmaceuticals, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic areas strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic plans for regional payer accounts across the designated region.
• Build trusted relationships with regional payer leaders responsible for formulary management and coverage policy.
• Communicate clinical, economic, and value propositions to support favorable coverage decisions.
• Collaborate with regional payers to align utilization management with approved labels and patient needs.
• Gather regional payer intelligence to inform pricing, evidence generation, and commercialization strategy.
• Identify access barriers and opportunities; partner to implement solutions improving patient access.
• Coordinate with National Payer Engagement, Market Access, and Leadership to align regional and national strategies.
• Monitor Medicaid policy changes and payer dynamics impacting Praxis therapies.
• Support launch readiness activities and represent Praxis in regional payer engagements.

Skills

Regional payer engagement

Market access

Payer strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (business/healthcare/life sciences) preferred

Job description

Praxis Precision Medicines is seeking a Payer Engagement Lead, Regional Accounts, to lead strategic engagement with regional health plans, Medicaid agencies, and payer stakeholders across the U.S. You will bridge the national access strategy with regional execution, ensuring timely patient access to Praxis therapies.

The role requires extensive regional market access experience, strong payer relationships, and the ability to navigate diverse reimbursement environments while working with