Senior Manager/Associate Director, Access Marketing

Needham, MA (Hybrid)

$160K/yr – $238K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support market access strategy and cross-functional value-prop development to enable payer and patient access.

  • Must-have: pharma/biotech market access experience with US payer dynamics
  • Standout: cross-functional leadership and field-voice integration across access activities

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the execution of pre-launch and post-launch market access strategy and tactical plan
  • Lead the development and evolution of a strong product value proposition for payers, population-based decision-makers, and channel customers
  • Lead the development of patient- and office-facing materials and enhance resources to support patient access
  • Develop and gain approvals for access marketing tactics and materials that effectively communicate the value story. This may include items “above-brand” and/or branded promotional pieces through internal review process (ex. PRC), training of internal stakeholders (ex. field account teams), and development of KPIs to measure effectiveness
  • Collaborate with medical affairs and HEOR/RWE to inform real-world evidence generation plans and ensure evidence generation activities meet the needs of payers
  • Collaborate across the patient access team to identify opportunities for evolving office and patient support messaging
  • Act as the field account team liaison by interfacing with the account directors to keep a pulse check on customer needs/market access trends and ensure field insights are used to refine and improve strategic considerations and/or field tool development
  • Identify gaps and opportunities in the evolving market access landscape, especially as it relates to best practices when supporting field account team engagement and pull-through initiatives
  • Coordinate and contribute to payer market research efforts where applicable (ex. advisory boards, in-depth interviews, syndicated reports, etc.)
  • Build cross-functional relationships with key internal stakeholders (HEOR/RWE, Market Access Analytics, Patient Access, Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs) and external stakeholders (payers, KOLs, professional organizations)

Requirements

  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (ex. MBA).
  • 3+ (Senior Manager level) or 5+ years (Associate Director level) of experience in pharma or biotech industry, including 3+ years of related market access or marketing experience.
  • US market access launch experience with pharmacy benefit products preferred.
  • Strong understanding of US payer and channel market dynamics and how managed care organizations make decisions across commercial and government channels.
  • A highly organized and self-motivated individual who has demonstrated the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet project objectives, timelines, and budget.
  • Ability to take resources, concepts, and tools effectively through internal PRC review processes.
  • Proven ability to drive results at a high level of quality.
  • Driven by intellectual curiosity, “roll-up your sleeves” attitude, and highly effective despite ambiguity.
  • Strong analytical skills with proven ability to effectively analyze data to determine trends and inform strategy
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills, especially with senior leadership.
  • Up to 20% travel may be required based upon business needs

Preferred

  • Experience leading direct reports or managing teams
  • Experience partnering with agencies to implement access strategies
  • Prior experience with HEOR/RWE evidence generation

Benefits

  • Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.
  • Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development, and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need. Our lead molecule, azetukalner, is a novel, potent, selective Kv7 potassium channel opener in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of epilepsy, major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar depression (BPD). We are also advancing an early-stage portfolio of multiple promising potassium and sodium channel modulators, including Kv7 and Nav1.7 programs in Phase 1 development for the potential treatment of pain. We have offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1996
Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
393 employees (24 in marketing)