Senior Director Retina Market Access Strategy

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible time off

Summer and winter shutdowns

Paid family leave

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director of SYFOVRE Market Access Strategy to lead the U.S. market access for SYFOVRE, optimizing pricing, contracting, and payer marketing in the retina space.

This role reports to the Head of Access Strategy and will manage a multidisciplinary team across MA& Rx, and cross-functional partners to drive access and brand performance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA, MPH, or other advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of U.S. market access, payer marketing, reimbursement, pricing and contracting, or related pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience.
• Deep understanding of buy-and-bill reimbursement, including Medicare Part B, commercial payer dynamics, ASP-based reimbursement, provider economics, coding/payment, and site of care.
• Experience in payer/provider marketing, pricing and contracting, and translating access dynamics into actionable customer strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated U.S. market access strategy for SYFOVRE and serve as the single point of accountability to the BNA Leadership Team for access performance, risks, and required actions.
• Lead pricing and contracting strategies that balance patient access, provider economics, competitive positioning, and sustainable net revenue.
• Lead payer and reimbursement marketing and optimize the buy-and-bill experience across coverage, coding, payment, acquisition economics, and operational barriers.
• Monitor evolving retina market dynamics, including competitive products, biosimilars, payer utilization management, provider economics, ASP trends, reimbursement, and policy changes; translate insights into brand strategy and long-range planning.
• Partner with Medical to identify evidence gaps and strengthen the SYFOVRE value proposition with payers and providers.

Skills

Market access strategy

Payer marketing

Pricing and contracting

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder influence

Ophthalmology knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/MPH preferred

Job description

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director of SYFOVRE Market Access Strategy to lead the U.S. market access for SYFOVRE, optimizing pricing, contracting, and payer marketing in the retina space.

This role reports to the Head of Access Strategy and will manage a multidisciplinary team across MA& Rx, and cross-functional partners to drive access and brand performance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in U.S.