Senior Director – Market Access

🕒 July 27

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Achieve Life Sciences

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2015

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology

Achieve Life Sciences is a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing cytisinicline as a treatment for nicotine dependence (smoking and vaping cessation). The company is advancing cytisinicline through Phase 2 and Phase 3 ORCA trials and has submitted an NDA; its clinical program targets nicotinic receptors to reduce withdrawal and smoking satisfaction, with the goal of providing a new FDA-approved treatment option for tobacco and nicotine dependence.

📋 Description

• Developing and leading the market access contracting strategy for cytisinicline, ensuring alignment with the Company’s overall commercial launch strategy and access objectives across Medicaid and Commercial payer channels. • Developing and executing contracting strategy for Medicaid channels, ensuring compliance with government pricing regulations and alignment with access goals. • Developing and executing contracting strategy for Commercial payers, including negotiation approach, pricing and rebate structures, and value-based contracting opportunities where appropriate. • Leading market research initiatives to inform contracting strategy, analyzing payer landscape dynamics, competitive contracting approaches, and access barriers to shape a data-driven approach to payer negotiations. • Building and managing robust, detailed timelines for payer discussions and contracting activities spanning pre-approval preparation through post-approval execution, ensuring readiness for launch. • Supporting engagement with key payers, incorporating payer feedback and contracting insights into the broader market access and launch strategy. • Defining and tracking key performance indicators for contracting outcomes, ensuring accountability to launch timelines and access targets. • Collaborating with Legal and Compliance to ensure all contracting activities adhere to regulatory standards, government pricing requirements, and corporate policies. • Recruiting, leading, and developing the contracting teams needed to support launch readiness across both Medicaid and Commercial channels, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture. • Partnering with HEOR, Medical Affairs, Legal, and Commercial Operations to ensure contracting strategy reflects a compelling value proposition and supports the broader market access strategy.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, business, or a related discipline; an advanced degree such as an MBA is preferred. • At least 10 years of market access, contracting, or related commercial experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with a preference for candidates with a minimum of 3 years of oncology, rare disease, or other specialty therapeutic area experience, and expertise in payer contracting, pricing, and reimbursement. • In-depth knowledge of the U.S. payer landscape across Medicaid and Commercial channels, including government pricing requirements.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance • a 401(k) retirement plan • participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan • company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage • paid time off • paid company holidays