Senior VP, Market Access & Payer Strategy

Welcome to the Tarsanet Internal Career Center!; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work environment

Paid time off

Job summary

Tarsus is seeking an enterprise market access leader to shape and execute our access strategy, expanding patient access and driving sustainable growth across marketed products and pipeline. This executive will oversee payer strategy, pricing, contracting, and patient services, embedding access in development and forming strategic partnerships to maximize value.

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the role requires deep payer expertise, leadership of high-performing teams, and a proven

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managed care payer strategy and reimbursement.
• Proven track record leading market access, pricing, and GTN initiatives.
• Strong relationships with national and regional payers, PBMs, and government programs.
• Experience scaling organizations through rapid growth and building durable access infrastructure.
• Ability to translate access strategy into measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive payer strategy to secure broad access.
• Lead formulary and reimbursement planning with HEOR inputs.
• Expand payer relationships across hospitals, PBMs, and networks.
• Own access-to-revenue processes, reduce prior auth burden and improve approvals.
• Create payer value propositions grounded in clinical and real-world evidence.
• Lead government programs strategy (Medicare/Medicaid) in coordination with Legal and Government Affairs.
• Advise executives on policy changes and market dynamics impacting access and pricing.
• Oversee cross-functional launch readiness for new indications and assets.
• Build and mentor a high-performing market access team.

Skills

Payer relationships

Market access

Strategic leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Tarsus is seeking an enterprise market access leader to shape and execute our access strategy, expanding patient access and driving sustainable growth across marketed products and pipeline. This executive will oversee payer strategy, pricing, contracting, and patient services, embedding access in development and forming strategic partnerships to maximize value.

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the role requires deep payer expertise, leadership of high-performing teams, and a proven