Strategic Business Director

Syneos Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in Los Angeles seeks a Strategic Business Director (SBD) to drive adoption of a cardiovascular product through complex hospital systems, IDNs, and GPOs. This field-based, highly strategic role will coordinate with Managed Markets, Medical, HEOR, and Marketing to shape access strategies.

You will engage pharmacy and medical directors, P&T committees, and contracting teams, building account profiles and pull-through targets while traveling extensively to customer sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years pharmaceutical/biotech experience.
• 7+ years working with large academic health systems, IDNs, and/or GPOs, ideally in Critical Care or Cardiology.
• Strong knowledge of Managed Care coverage and product reimbursement.
• Experience collaborating across marketing, medical, field teams, and market access functions.
• Understanding of EMR systems, CPOE, and order set development.
• Ability to travel more than 50%.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development and product adoption within key academic institutions, IDNs, and GPOs by targeting prescribers, influencers, and decisionmakers.
• Build and maintain detailed account profiles, including protocol processes, pull-through targets, and key influencers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Managed Markets, Trade, Value Access, Contracting, Medical, HEOR, Marketing.
• Engage pharmacy directors, medical directors, P&T committees, contracting managers, service line directors, and clinical staff to support adoption.
• Work with Account Managers, Area Sales Directors, MSLs, and other colleagues; communicate contracts, pricing, and HEOR interactions.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic leadership

Healthcare market access

Contracting & reimbursement

EMR systems familiarity

Job description

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

You know how to clear the way, attend to complex situations, and serve as a trusted liaison.

We are seeking a Strategic Business Director (SBD) to support the launch of a cardiovascular product in the critical care space. In this highly strategic, field-based role, you will engage key stakeholders across complex hospital systems, academic institutions, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and GPOs to drive product adoption and market access. Reporting to the Syneos Health Area Business Director, you will serve as a critical liaison with priority regional accounts and help shape execution within institutional channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive business development and product adoption within key academic institutions, IDNs, and GPOs by targeting appropriate prescribers, influencers, and decisionmakers.
• Build and maintain detailed account profiles, including protocol processes, pull through targets, and key influencers.
• Evaluate unique needs of complex institutional customers and collaborate cross functionally (Managed Markets, Trade, Value Access, Contracting, Medical, HEOR, Marketing).
• Engage pharmacy directors, medical directors, P&T committees, contracting managers, service line directors, and clinical staff to support adoption.
• Work collaboratively with Account Managers, Area Sales Directors, MSLs, and other colleagues.
• Partner with National Account Managers and Managed Markets leadership to communicate contracts, pricing, and other HEOR financial interactions.
• 10+ years pharmaceutical/biotech experience
• 7+ years working with large academic health systems, IDNs, and/or GPOs, ideally in Critical Care or Cardiology
• Strong knowledge of Managed Care coverage and product reimbursement
• Experience collaborating across marketing, medical, field teams, and market access functions
• Understanding of EMR systems, CPOE, and order set development
• Ability to travel more than 50%
• Cardiology and/or startup pharma experience preferred

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

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