MARKET ACCESS – PARTNERSHIP LEAD

Market Access – Partnership Lead Location: Tucson, Arizona Category: Professional Services Salary: Apply for details Country: United States Employment: Contract Worksite: On-Site Apply For This Position Job Description This role provides a consistent U.S. market access lead from early opportunity assessment through contracted execution. It helps define market access scope, assumptions, resources, timelines, risks, and deliverables; engages the appropriate U.S. and global experts; and ensures market access commitments are delivered with quality, transparency, and strong partner communication. The Opportunity The Market Access Partnership Lead is a member of the U.S. Market Access team and reports to the Access & Reimbursement Strategy Leader. This role serves as the U.S. market access lead for potential pharmaceutical/diagnostics (pharma/dia) partnerships, working closely with the global function and stakeholders across the company. As the market access lead, you will develop the U.S. market access strategy, proposals, and presentations for pharma partnership opportunities across the portfolio. Once an agreement is signed, you will lead the market access workstream and be accountable for the agreed milestones, deliverables, governance, and partner communication. Depending on the product, you will either lead the access work directly or collaborate with the applicable product Access Strategy Lead (ASL). We are seeking a strategic market access professional, ideally with experience in both diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. Success requires strong cross-functional leadership across U.S. and global teams, sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and the ability to translate market and customer insights into practical, long-term access strategies that support patients, customers, partners, and company. Job Facts Serve as the U.S. Market Access lead for potential pharma/dia partnerships, collaborating closely with global, product teams, Business Development, Alliance Management, and other U.S. and global stakeholders.Develop and evolve a broad U.S. market access strategy for pharma across the portfolio, with a current focus on Core Lab and Pathology Lab, and assess product-specific reimbursement, payer, evidence, stakeholder, and market-development needs.Define market access scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, risks, and budget inputs for proposals and statements of work.Develop and present partner-ready market access strategies, recommendations, proposals, and executive presentations to pharma partners and internal teams.After an agreement is signed, translate commitments into an executable market access plan and lead delivery of agreed milestones, deliverables, workstream governance, and partner communication.Lead the market access work directly or collaborate with the applicable product ASL, engaging the appropriate U.S. and global experts and establishing clear roles and accountability for each project.Coordinate cross-functional workstreams; track progress, risks, decisions, budgets, and timelines; manage scope changes; and escalate issues that may affect partnership health or delivery.Develop reusable market access frameworks, proposal content, work packages, tools, and processes to improve speed, consistency, and quality across future partnership opportunities. Who You Are Bachelor’s degree in health economics, public health, business, life sciences, a clinical discipline, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.Five or more years of relevant experience in market access, reimbursement, payer strategy, health economics and outcomes research, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, consulting, or a related healthcare field.Experience in diagnostics and/or pharmaceutical market access, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked across both industries. Preferred Qualifications Strong knowledge of the U.S. payer, reimbursement, and evidence environment for diagnostic technologies; experience with biomarker or companion diagnostic programs is a plus.Proven ability to develop and implement market access strategies that support measurable business, customer, and patient outcomes.Experience developing proposals, statements of work, budgets, timelines, and partner-facing deliverables.Experience supporting external partnerships, alliances, or client engagements.Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills and the ability to influence a broad U.S. and global stakeholder network without direct authority.Strong project or program management skills, sound business judgment, and the ability to manage multiple opportunities and workstreams.Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including experience communicating with external partners and senior leaders. Location and Travel Indianapolis, Indiana is the preferred location. U.S.-based remote locations will be considered for the right candidate. The role requires the ability to travel within the U.S. or globally up to 30%, based on partner meetings, project needs, and internal collaboration requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee, and we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment across all locations in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission and enhance our ability to serve clients globally. 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