Global Value Access Strategy Director

About the role

The Director, T1D will serve as a T1D Market Access Lead within our Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) portfolio in the Global Value and Access Strategy (GVAS) team. The individual will be responsible for leading the development of Global Market Access strategies for early-stage pipeline assets in the T1D portfolio, ensuring enterprise planning to enable optimal patient access.

Responsibilities

• Lead payer strategic planning to ensure value and access optimization for early-stage pipeline assets in the T1D portfolio
• Develop and refine Market Access strategies and core Global P&R deliverables operating within the cross-functional, cross-regional commercialization process
• Accountable for Global Payer Plans, which integrate value evidence generation, strategic pricing, value communications, stakeholder engagement to support successful reimbursement and pricing
• Support strategies with deep functional knowledge, in-depth market research, environmental data & analogs
• Inform financial forecasts
• Partner with HEOR and Global Marketing to ensure robust value proposition and integrated evidence plans are optimized to support global market access and reimbursement
• Lead capability building and thought leadership projects that advance knowledge of and readiness for the rapidly evolving Global payer environment
• Maintain industry awareness and proactively address changes in market trends, competition, product acceptance and new product releases and adjust Market Access plans accordingly
• Collaborate closely with HEOR, International P&R, Corporate Affairs, US Managed Markets, Countries, Marketing and Clinical Development counterparts to ensure value and access optimization

Qualifications

• 8+ years of direct biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry experience and/or payer experience
• Deep working knowledge of both US and ex-US healthcare systems required, experience in comparable global and/or specialty disease area role considered a plus
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make sound pricing and market access recommendations
• Entrepreneurial, energetic, dynamic, enthusiastic, decisive, and self-motivated; possesses a sense of urgency with the ability and strong desire to "make things happen"
• Strong practical, quantitative and analytical skills combined with a sound understanding of how to successfully apply pricing & reimbursement / HEOR principles
• Cell and Gene Therapy experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to effectively operate within highly cross-functional teams within a matrix environment
• Exhibits outstanding written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively write and deliver presentations to professionals at all levels within Vertex
• Recognized as a team player with excellent interpersonal skills who is flexible and reliable
• Displays sound ethics and a fit for Vertex’s core values