Senior Director, Global Value & Access Strategy – Povetacicept Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for evolving the overall development and communication of the Global pricing & market access strategy for povetacicept within cross functional, cross-regional commercialization processes.
• Ensure global market access launch readiness for IgAN lead indication.
• Lead the evolution of the global price and market access strategy in IgAN.
• Partner cross-functionally and cross-regionally to ensure robust integrated evidence plans to support global market access and reimbursement at launch and over time.
• Develop the P&MA strategies for future indications/portfolio.
• Partner within commercial to develop overall LCM strategy, including indication sequencing.
• Ensure P&MA strategies are supported by payer insights and robust global payer plans.
• Identify, prioritize and champion evidence required for access enabling trials and value optimization.
• Provide leadership within the Global Commercial Model and shape commercial strategy; contribute directly to Commercialization Strategy Team and the Disease Strategy Team to ensure the payer position is consistently represented.
• Lead cross-portfolio capability building and thought leadership projects that advance knowledge of and readiness for the rapidly evolving Global payer environment.
• Effectively lead cross-functionally and cross-regionally, particularly across Market Access teams, HEOR, Real World Evidence, Government Affairs and Public Policy and to ensure alignment around and delivery against access goals.
• Manage 2 direct reports.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in life sciences, post graduate preferred.
• 12+ years of direct biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry experience; 5+ years of supervisory/management experience preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of both US and ex-US healthcare systems required; experience in a comparable global and/or specialty disease area role, especially involving product launches in highly competitive markets with potential for expansion into multiple indications, considered a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make sound pricing and market access recommendations.
• Strong practical, quantitative and analytical skills combined with a sound understanding of how to successfully apply pricing & reimbursement / HEOR principles to support Vertex.
• Exhibits outstanding written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively write and deliver presentations to professionals at all levels within Vertex.
• Demonstrated ability to manage initiatives that require cross-functional collaboration and relationships at all levels of the organization and across geographies.
• 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 and culture.