Sr. AD, Access & Affordability Programs

BioCT Innovation Commons; Ridgefield (CT); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a Senior Associate Director, Access & Affordability programs to lead strategy and operations for patient access across the BI portfolio. You will partner with TA leads to develop innovative co-pay solutions and ensure affordability in contracting and GTN considerations.

The role involves monitoring external landscape, leading cross-functional teams, and presenting insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum with 8–10 years in value & access/payer roles.
• 4+ years of managerial experience leading teams or projects.
• 8–10+ years in pharmaceutical or healthcare with patient access/market access experience.
• Experience designing and implementing access & affordability programs.
• Familiarity with regulatory environment for manufacturers.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• US payer, managed care experience desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in matrix environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation of patient affordability programs for BI portfolio, aligning with channel strategy and GTN.
• Manage cross-functional teams to address co-pay issues at plan, PBM, state and national levels.
• Drive ideation, approvals and execution of co-pay program mitigations with PBM and payor partners.
• Stay current on market landscape, policy trends, and reimbursement dynamics.
• Ensure affordability programs are integrated into PBM contracting strategies and assessments.
• Oversee vendor contracts to protect BI and maintain consistent language across agreements.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Financial analysis

Strategic pricing

Negotiation

US healthcare policy

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Compensation Data

The base salary range for this position is $166,600 to $250,000. The position may be eligible for a role‑specific discretionary bonus, relocation assistance, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job‑related factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, disability and life insurance benefits, and other company‑sponsored benefits.

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work‑life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Senior Associate Director, Access & Affordability programs will lead the overarching affordability program strategy including the development of innovative solutions for the entire BI portfolio to ensure patients receive access to our products. The incumbent will work with TA leads on the strategy, development, and operations of patient affordability programs for each Therapeutic Area ("TA") (i.e.. CoPay programs, etc.). This role is responsible for monitoring the external landscape, strategy development, and ensuring affordability and access to therapies through the assessment and valuation of co-pay programs in relation to contract strategy and gross‑to‑net inclusion.

This role is based on‑site at our Ridgefield, CT location with hybrid flexibility of 2‑3 days per week on‑site.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads the development and assessment of the valuation of patient affordability programs for over 10 inline and multiple pipeline products across the entire BI portfolio in relation to the overall channel strategy, contracting strategy, and Gross To Net (GTN), in alignment with TA strategic imperatives, patient access and financial goals.
• Demonstrates AAI principles when market dynamics change, to rapidly respond with mitigation recommendations and actions. Includes leading a cross functional team (Payor Sales, Patient Services, Legal, Contracts, Brand, A&I and vendors) to precision problem solve co-pay issues at the plan, PBM, state and national levels.
• Leads the team through ideation, approvals and execution of mitigation tactics with the PBM, Payor, State, and co-pay programs.
• Responsible to stay current on landscape and trends in the market including at the PBMs/Health Plans, with other manufacturers, and on the state and federal policy levels.
• Accountable to ensure affordability programs are taken into consideration as part of the overall PBM contracting strategies and assessments by working with Contract Development, Payor Sales, and Value & Access Marketing.
• Accountable to ensure PBM and Co-Pay vendor contract language meets the current highest standards and protections for BI by working with Contract Optimization and Legal.
• Keeps abreast of ever-changing market dynamics and industry trends for pharmacy and medical benefit products to evolve co-pay programs and other access & affordability solutions as needed.
• Presents findings, landscape evolution and implications to BI to Sr. Leadership governing bodies such as Human Pharma Leadership team (HPLT) and Pricing Terms Committee (PTC).
• Remains current on key managed care/commercial channel, reimbursement, and policy trends.
• Reports out to Sr. Leadership through the Pricing Terms Committee (PTC) at least annually on state of the market, strategy for inline and pipeline products, evaluation of programs, changes to programs.
• Liaises with global colleagues regularly on Market Landscape, co-pay programs, and patient access and financial optimization.
• Directs Analytics & Insights projects and measurements to ensure consistent performance approach and assessments (example ROI, interim performance on pilot programs, etc.).
• Develops track and report on key performance measures, that provide insights and effect change strategies.
• Responsible for analyzing and developing more efficient use of program budgets by closely monitoring program costs, trends and other integrated impacts.
• Presents to Sr. Leadership Pricing Terms Committee (PTC) analytics and trade-off analyses between PBM contracts and patient affordability program optimization.
• Ensures all vendor contracts are appropriately executed, ensuring consistent language across all contracts that protect BI.
• Accountable for the design, implementation and ongoing assessments of co-pay programs.
• Identifies opportunities and drives program enhancements and optimization, based on performance and operational metrics through collaboration with the broader Value & Access organization, Patient Services, TA marketing, and Analytics and Insights.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with cross-functional partners including but not limited to: Value & Access, TA Marketing and Sales, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, HP Operations.
• Implements training/career development opportunities for team.
• Builds strong culture & embody ONE team approach across Patient Access & Reimbursement, Value & Access, brands and cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• Bachelors minimum plus eight to ten (8-10) years of Value & Access payer/PBM/Patient assistance program experience and application to financial strategy development.
• Four (4) years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
• Eight- to ten-plus (8-10+) years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industries with experience in patient support, market access, marketing or related commercial function.
• Experience and/or familiarity with design and implementation of access & affordability support and programs.
• Working knowledge of the compliance and regulatory environment for manufacturers in the pharmaceutical space.
• Experience developing strategies to optimize access & affordability within highly competitive markets.
• Strong financial competence and analytical skills.
• Leadership experience a plus.
• Direct US payer, managed care, and pharmacy experience and/or health policy experience highly desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment; managing projects involving multiple functions and shared accountabilities.
• Demonstrated creativity in addressing strategic challenges.
• Develops and delivers concise, relevant and well-supported briefings and adapts presentation content and style to audience.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.