Senior Director, Access Strategy, Rheumatology

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* Job Title:

** Senior Director, Access Strategy, Rheumatology

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* Location:

** Cambridge or Morristown

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* Reports To:

** General Manager, Rheumatology

** About the job*
* Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you'll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

** Overview:*
* The Sr. Director of Access Strategy, Rheumatology is responsible for leading access strategy and execution of pricing/contracting strategy and GTN management, channel strategy, patient copay and other patient services related to coverage, reimbursement and patient access. They are responsible for defining, developing and leading the market access strategy for the therapeutic area. Reporting directly to the General Manager, US Rheumatology, this role will act as a thought partner and consultant by presenting scope analysis, strategic options and recommendations ensuring the strategy for formulary access and financial objectives (revenue, net sales, BOI) are over delivering for the portfolio of innovative therapies.

This highly visible role must provide a holistic understanding of both brand and access strategy.

** About Sanofi*
* We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system - and innovative pipeline - enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

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* Main Responsibilities:

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* ** Access Strategy & Market Access Excellence:*
* + Collaborate with the General Manager & senior leadership to set strategic direction for market access, pricing, channel strategy, and reimbursement.

+ Develop and execute a robust, evidence-based market access strategy that maximizes payer adoption and patient access to critical therapies.

+ Lead the creation of value propositions that demonstrate the economic and clinical benefits of products to payers, healthcare providers, and stakeholders.

+ Develop and communicate robust market access strategies and plans, including clear articulation of the brands' value story, and help to integrate them into the overall brand plan.

+ Lead preparations for brand lifecycle management strategies, including evidence generation and pricing to maximize IRA negotiations with CMS

+ Assess ongoing indication development strategies within Sanofi and with alliance partner; provide market access input into risks and opportunities, valuations and forecasts

+ Apply policy and payer policy trends to inform contracting strategy evolution

+ Partner with HEVA business partners to inform real world evidence generation and ensure health economic activities are in place to meet the needs of payers.

+ Lead efforts to anticipate and adapt to changes in the regulatory and reimbursement landscape, ensuring compliance and sustained market access.

+ Identify gaps in current market access understanding and develop plans to gain direct payer insights through primary research, advisory boards, etc., and work with vendors to implement projects in a timely, impactful manner.

+ Lead pull through opportunities and execution of pull through strategy for all channels and geographies based upon formulary position and opportunity.

+ Provide strategic and executional support for product launches, including market research, pricing strategy, contracting, and messaging to ensure successful market entry and adoption.

** Gross-to-Net (GTN) Strategy & Financial Oversight:*
* + Oversee and optimize the GTN for the therapeutic area, ensuring that pricing, rebates, and discounts [by channel] are managed efficiently to optimize net sales / BOI.

+ Monitor and analyze GTN performance, providing recommendations to senior leadership to mitigate risks and maximize profitability.

+ Work closely with Market Access Shared Services, Finance, Forecasting, Patient Support Services, Trade, Legal, and other cross functional stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve the brand…