Sr./Executive Director, Program Design & Access Strategy

About the role

The Sr./Executive Director of Program Design and Access Strategy leads the design and evolution of patient support programs with a focus on the patient and practice experience. This role is at the forefront of the company effort to deliver best-in-class solutions that support patient access.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall design of patient support programs.
• Seen as a leader within the organization with an impact beyond the specific scope of the role.
• At the center of bringing together a cross-functional access core team to ensure excellent collaboration and communication in order to achieve organizational access goals.
• Focus on ensuring patient access and designing a program that delivers excellent patient and practice experience.
• Improve program innovation, customer-facing technology, and user experience with people, processes, and platforms.
• Lead through others and assist the VP of Patient and Reimbursement Services with charting the path forward for the organization.
• Maintain high levels of engagement with leadership and functions outside of Patient and Market Access.
• Navigate the corporate structure, coach and assist team members with planning, and pull through on key initiatives.
• Partner closely with field access leadership and hub operations leadership to ensure teams have what they need to deliver on organizational goals.

Requirements

• 12+ years of pharma/biotech experience with a focus on patient and/or market access.
• Deep understanding of the patient access landscape and grasp of the patient access journey in the buy and bill landscape.
• Experience building multiple aspects of patient support programs: Hub services, commercial copay programs, PAP, field access teams, etc.
• Experience optimizing both internal patient services programs and outsourced vendor programs in the space.
• Diverse background in patient access, with successful personal performance or leadership across different patient access functions.
• Specialty pharmacy and trade experience a plus.
• Recent ophthalmology market experience, ideally in the retina space.
• Firm grasp of the compliance and regulatory environment.
• Ability to inspire and influence while leading without authority.
• Comfortably create presentations and deliver compelling messages to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with accountability for multiple support programs.
• Leverage data to drive decision-making and improve patient access.

Qualifications

• College degree is required; MBA or master's level degree is a plus.
• Excellent project management skills and follow-through, as well as a proven ability to delegate and lead through others for key deliverables.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and simplify approach based on priorities.
• Desire to actively solicit feedback on performance and skill development needs.
• Appreciation for diversity of perspectives and approaches among peers.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach.
• Ability to navigate complex regulatory and compliance environments.
• Strong analytical and data-driven skills.
• Effective presentation and communication skills.

Benefits

EyePoint offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The target salary range for this position is listed below: $235,870 USD - $326,167 USD.

Schedule

This position is remote based with the ability to travel, including flight travel, up to 25% of the time to attend external vendor meetings, congresses, customer events, and regular internal company meetings.