Senior Manager, Access Marketing

Neurelis, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurelis, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Access Marketing in San Diego to shape access strategies that improve payer and provider access to products.

You will partner with Market Access and cross-functional teams to translate brand plans into access-focused initiatives that support reimbursement and formulary positioning. You will lead cross-functional collaboration, manage key accounts, and drive implementation of access programs while ensuring regulatory compliance and timely execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• 8–10+ years in pharmaceutical/healthcare marketing with 2+ years in Market Access marketing.
• Strong regulatory, compliance, and commercial understanding in pharma.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market access marketing strategies aligned with brand and access objectives.
• Implement payer/provider access initiatives including formulary positioning.
• Translate brand strategy into access-focused messaging for payer and health-system audiences.
• Collaborate with Market Access, payer, trade, and field account teams to support strategy and execution.
• Coordinate with Brand Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Commercial Operations for coordinated engagement.
• Develop tools, resources, and customer-facing materials for field teams.
• Oversee projects, budgets, and cross-functional approvals including MAP, MSA, and clearance processes.

Skills

Market access marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic messaging

Stakeholder influence

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA (preferred)

Job description

The Senior Manager, Access Marketing, is responsible for supporting the development and execution of marketing strategies that enhance payer, provider, patient and institutional access to the company’s products. This role partners closely with the Market Access team and cross-functional stakeholders to help translate brand strategy into access-focused initiatives that support reimbursement, formulary positioning, and product utilization across payer and health system channels.

This position reports to the Director of HCP Marketing and serves as a key contributor to access-related customer engagement, field support, and execution of market access initiatives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support the development and execution of market access marketing strategies aligned with brand and access objectives
• Assist in implementing payer and provider access initiatives, including formulary positioning and utilization efforts within key accounts
• Help translate brand strategy into access-focused messaging tailored to payer, institutional, and health system audiences
• Support the execution of market access initiatives that align with overall commercial objectives
• Partner closely with Market Access teams, including payer, trade, and field account teams, to support aligned strategy and execution
• Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Commercial Operations to ensure consistent and coordinated customer engagement
• Support field-based account teams through development of tools, resources, and customer-facing materials
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external agency partners to support timely execution of projects and initiatives
• Gather and analyze customer, field, and market insights to identify opportunities to improve access and product utilization
• Support reporting and analytics related to market access initiatives and customer engagement activities
• Develops and manages annual projects and budget plan
• Leads Medical, Legal, Regulatory compliance review of market access marketing materials
• Influences cross-functional stakeholders and Market Access leadership team to align on priorities, resolve complex business challenges, and drive execution of market access strategies
• Other duties as assigned

Competency (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Strong understanding of market access marketing landscape, patient services, and payer coverage communications
• Track record of developing and enhancing processes, tools, templates, and operational standards to improve efficiency, scalability, and compliance of market access marketing initiatives
• Ability to turn insights from market research into actionable strategy/tactics/messaging to drive brand success
• Recognized as an internal subject matter expert in market access marketing, patient support communications, and access strategy
• Demonstrated track record of leading agency partners and driving high-quality strategic and creative output
• Proven ability to influence without authority and work cross-functionally to align and deliver brand strategy
• Strong written and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate strategy and rationale
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining strategic clarity
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt strategy and approach in response to evolving business needs
• Motivated by patient focus, urgency and personal commitment to high performance, results and compliance.

Personal Performance Factors:

• Proven self-starter with a hands‑on, results‑driven approach; proactively identifies opportunities, removes barriers, and delivers outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Strong program and project management capability: track record of managing multiple concurrent initiatives, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and consistently delivering high‑quality results on time and within scope.
• Rapid learner with the ability to simplify complexity: quickly assimilates technical or scientific information and distills it into clear, actionable messages.
• Strong analytical orientation: uses data and market insights to drive decisions; demonstrated success competing in high‑intensity pharmaceutical/biotech markets.
• Influential collaborator and negotiator: builds strong internal and external relationships, navigates stakeholder dynamics, and secures alignment and commitment across functions.
• Demonstrates strong work ethic.
• Shows initiative and holds themselves accountable.
• Lives and advances the Neurelis culture and values.
• Always operates with a high degree of integrity and tact.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and decision‑making ability.

Management Responsibilities and Skills:

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Office Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Spends approximately 90% of work time sitting and meeting with others or working at a desk and/or computer. Spends approximately 10% of work time standing or walking within the work area or at meetings and bends, twists, stoops and reaches. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Working conditions are normal for an office environment. The noise level is usually moderate.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 25%

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, Public Health or a related field.
• Minimum of 8-10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing, including at least 2+ years of direct experience in Market Access Marketing with a strong understanding of regulatory, compliance, and commercial environments within the pharmaceutical industry.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, or other relevant graduate degree) preferred.
• Marketing experience in epilepsy or neuroscience.