US Market Access Lead — Partnerships & Strategy

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off / PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a US Market Access Partnership Lead to shape partnerships that connect diagnostic solutions with pharmaceutical strategies. You will lead U.S. market access from early opportunity assessment through contracted execution, ensuring quality, transparency, and strong partner communication.

You will develop and execute a broad U.S. market access strategy for Core Lab and Pathology Lab products, defining scope, milestones, budgets, and risks while presenting partner-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health economics, public health, business, life sciences, a clinical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in market access, reimbursement, payer strategy, or related fields.
• Experience in both diagnostics and pharmaceutical market access.
• Proven ability to develop and implement market access strategies.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strong project or program management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead US Market Access for pharma partnerships with global teams.
• Develop and evolve US market access strategy for diagnostics across Core Lab and Pathology Lab.
• Define scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, resources, risks, and budgets for proposals/SOWs.
• Present market access strategies and proposals to pharma partners and internal teams.
• Lead post-agreement market access workstream and governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and manage scope changes.
• Develop reusable market access frameworks, proposal content, tools, and processes.

Skills

Market access expertise

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Diagnostics & pharma access

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in health economics/public health/business/life sciences/clinical discipline

Job description

Actalent is seeking a US Market Access Partnership Lead to shape partnerships that connect diagnostic solutions with pharmaceutical strategies. You will lead U.S. market access from early opportunity assessment through contracted execution, ensuring quality, transparency, and strong partner communication.

You will develop and execute a broad U.S. market access strategy for Core Lab and Pathology Lab products, defining scope, milestones, budgets, and risks while presenting partner-ready