Associate Director, Access Marketing

San Diego, CA (Remote)

$175K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead access marketing strategy and cross-functional initiatives to drive payer and specialty pharmacy communications, with strong collaboration across Marketing, Market Access, and Patient Services.

  • Own communications strategy for access programs
  • Partner with Market Access and Specialty Pharmacy teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Access Marketing Strategy
  • Develop and execute integrated access marketing strategies aligned with brand, market access, and organizational objectives.
  • Serve as the primary marketing partner to Market Access and Specialty Pharmacy/Patient Services leadership.
  • Identify opportunities to improve stakeholder engagement, program awareness, and utilization across payer, provider, specialty pharmacy, and patient support audiences.
  • Support launch planning and lifecycle management initiatives by incorporating access-focused strategies and materials.
  • Payer Marketing & Value Communications
  • Lead development of payer-facing materials that communicate product value, clinical differentiation, and access-related information.
  • Translate reimbursement strategy, formulary positioning, and customer insights into actionable marketing resources.
  • Oversee development of value proposition presentations, payer toolkits, and account management assets.
  • Ensure messaging is aligned with customer needs, market dynamics, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, or related field.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, patient services, specialty pharmacy, or market access experience.
  • Experience developing payer marketing, reimbursement resources, specialty pharmacy communications, and patient services materials.
  • Strong understanding of specialty pharmacy distribution models, limited distribution networks, patient support programs, hub services, and reimbursement pathways.
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with specialty pharmacy providers, patient services organizations, and market access teams.
  • Knowledge of pharmacy and medical benefit structures, prior authorization processes, benefit verification, copay assistance programs, and patient access workflows.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and effectively collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions.
  • Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred

  • MBA, MPH, or other advanced degree.
  • Experience supporting specialty products in oncology, immunology, neurology, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic areas.
  • Experience with product launches involving specialty pharmacy and patient services infrastructure.
  • Understanding of hub program design, patient journey mapping, access analytics, and adherence/support initiatives.
  • Experience with creating materials catered to specific patient populations (i.e., low vision community).
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Belite Bio

Belite Bio (NASDAQ: BLTE) is a San Diego based clinical stage drug development company targeting untreatable eye diseases, such as dry AMD and Stargardt disease (STGD1) which is the most common inherited retinal dystrophy, and metabolic diseases. Its lead pipeline, Tinlarebant (aka LBS-008), is a novel oral once-a-day tablet intended to treat Dry AMD and STGD1 early. Tinlarebant is in phase 3 and has been granted Fast Track & RPD designation in the US, and ODD in the US and EMA for STGD1.

Founded in 2018
San Diego, California, USA
70 employees (3 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$175K/yr – $200K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
0.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$588.8M
Last Raise
$350M
Post IPO Equity

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $350M
  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $125M
  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $15M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.4K

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~79

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Associate Director, Access Marketing

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