Senior Director, Field Market Access

Role Summary

Senior Director, Field Market Access leads Beam's field market access organization, engaging payers and Gene Therapy Treatment Centers to secure appropriate access and coverage for Beam’s portfolio across payers and Treatment Centers. This is a field-based strategic leadership role focused on transforming patient access to gene therapy, including sickle cell disease programs. The position reports to the VP, Market Access and Public Policy.

• Lead a team responsible for all market access and reimbursement stakeholder field engagement for assigned accounts (payer and Treatment Center).
• Serve as a subject matter expert on local payers (Medicaid and commercial), including payer needs, policy shifts, and contracting opportunities.
• Support the team in delivering compelling value propositions and payer materials customized to each stakeholder’s needs.
• Help the team build and execute account-specific business plans in alignment with Beam’s broader market access and brand strategies.
• Partner cross-functionally with other field leadership, including Medical Science Liaisons and Key Account Management teams, especially for Treatment Center engagement.
• Track and report market trends, competitive intelligence, policy changes, and access barriers across the commercial self-insured and Medicare landscapes.
• Collaborate on the development of performance KPIs and metrics to evaluate access success and account performance.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree.
• Preferred:
  Advanced degree.
• Required:
  
  18+ years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, including 10+ years in market access, including field and/or strategy roles.
• Required:
  
  5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Required:
  
  Rare disease or oncology experience.
• Required:
  
  Buy and bill experience.
• Preferred:
  Cell or Gene Therapy experience.
• Required:
  
  Deep understanding of commercial payers (national and regional) and approaches to medical policy decision-making.
• Required:
  
  Medicaid policy development.
• Required:
  
  CMS protocols and applications (NTAP, J-code, etc.).
• Required:
  
  Demonstrated success in building and managing relationships with payers and financial decision-makers in Treatment Centers.
• Required:
  
  Proven record of existing relationships with payers and financial decision-makers.
• Required:
  
  Strategic thinking with a collaborative mindset and an ability to influence cross-functional teams, with strong persistence in driving patient access to complex medicines.
• Required:
  
  Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Required:
  
  Proficiency with CRM systems, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration
• Stakeholder engagement and payer relationship management
• Communication, presentation, and negotiation
• CRM proficiency;
  Excel and PowerPoint literacy

• Travel approximately 50% of the time/as needed