Strategic Director, Market Access & Payer Policy

Agendia; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Agendia is seeking a Director, Market Access, Reimbursement & Policy to lead payer coverage, reimbursement, and patient access across its precision oncology portfolio. You will develop and execute market access strategies, influence policy, and align evidence with payer requirements across commercial, medical, and government stakeholders.

Reporting to the Sr. VP, Reimbursement & Gov’t Affairs, you will partner with multiple functions to optimize access, coding, and pricing, while monitoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Health Policy, Business, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in market access, reimbursement, managed care, healthcare policy, health economics, or related healthcare functions.
• Experience within molecular diagnostics, genomics, oncology, biotechnology, laboratory medicine, or precision medicine.
• Strong understanding of U.S. commercial and government reimbursement systems, coverage policy development, and payer decision-making processes.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting precision oncology, genomic testing, or personalized medicine products.
• Familiarity with Medicare, CMS, MolDx, commercial payers, and laboratory benefit managers.
• Experience in health economics, outcomes research, evidence-generation strategy, or payer policy development.
• Expansion of favorable payer coverage and access across key commercial and government payer segments.
• Advancement of reimbursement strategies that improve payment performance and reduce systemic access barriers.
• Influence on payer policy, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement initiatives that support long-term market adoption.
• Development of strategic partnerships with payers, laboratory benefit managers, policy leaders, and other key healthcare stakeholders.
• Delivery of actionable market access insights that inform business strategy, product planning, and evidence-development priorities.
• Leadership of cross-functional initiatives that enhance the value proposition and long-term commercial success of Agendia's genomic testing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market access strategies to grow adoption.
• Identify opportunities and risks related to reimbursement and policy.
• Provide strategic guidance on market access trends and dynamics.
• Support access planning for new products and evidence initiatives.
• Lead payer coverage, coding, and reimbursement initiatives.
• Assess payer policies and utilization management requirements.
• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle Management and Commercial teams.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting precision oncology.
• Build relationships with health plans and policy organizations.
• Represent Agendia in payer discussions and advisory boards.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Executive Presence

Market Access

Reimbursement Expertise

Business & Financial Acumen

Data-Driven Decision Making

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement

Innovation & Change Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent)

Job description

Agendia is seeking a Director, Market Access, Reimbursement & Policy to lead payer coverage, reimbursement, and patient access across its precision oncology portfolio. You will develop and execute market access strategies, influence policy, and align evidence with payer requirements across commercial, medical, and government stakeholders.

Reporting to the Sr. VP, Reimbursement & Gov’t Affairs, you will partner with multiple functions to optimize access, coding, and pricing, while monitoring