Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Travere Therapeutics is dedicated to improving the lives of those with rare diseases, and they are seeking a Senior Director, Metabolic Market Access Strategy & Marketing. This role involves developing and executing the U.S. market access strategy for the Pegtibatinase program, ensuring optimal patient access and commercial success while collaborating with various teams to address payer needs and support product launch readiness.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of comprehensive U.S. payer and reimbursement strategies to maximize patient access, product adoption, and long-term brand performance
- Develop segment-specific value propositions and access strategies tailored to commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and integrated delivery system stakeholders
- Serve as the primary market access representative on launch readiness, brand planning, and lifecycle management teams
- Lead market access launch planning and readiness activities to support a successful PegT commercialization in the U.S. and selected ex-U.S. markets
- Establish foundational strategies across pricing, contracting, patient support services, trade and distribution, payer engagement, reimbursement, and access analytics
- Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate market access risks and barriers prior to launch
- Lead development of payer-focused value communications, including AMCP dossiers, value dossiers, economic models, payer presentations, and other evidence-based resources
- Ensure all market access materials are scientifically rigorous, compliant, and aligned with brand strategy
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, HEOR, and Commercial teams to strengthen stakeholder perceptions of PegT's clinical, economic, and humanistic value
- Lead development of launch pricing recommendations, gross-to-net strategies, and payer contracting approaches
- Partner with Finance, Commercial Operations, and Market Access leadership to evaluate pricing scenarios and business implications
- Monitor market dynamics and competitive trends to inform pricing and access decisions throughout the product lifecycle
- Partner with HEOR and Medical Affairs to identify evidence gaps, prioritize payer-relevant research, and shape evidence-generation strategies
- Guide post-hoc analyses, economic modeling, and real-world evidence initiatives that support payer decision-making
- Translate clinical and economic evidence into compelling access narratives for external stakeholders
- Monitor payer policy changes, reimbursement trends, competitor strategies, and legislative developments to proactively adjust market access plans
- Lead payer market research, advisory boards, and insight-generation activities to inform strategic and tactical decisions
- Integrate payer insights into brand strategy, forecasting assumptions, and lifecycle planning
- Collaborate closely with field market access, reimbursement, medical, marketing, government affairs, legal, and commercial teams to align on access objectives and execution plans
- Provide strategic guidance, training, and tools that enhance payer engagement effectiveness
- Support implementation and pull-through initiatives that improve access outcomes and field execution
- Develop and manage market access research, consulting, and promotional budgets
- Ensure effective allocation of resources to support strategic priorities and business objectives
- Contribute to forecasting, planning, and financial discussions related to market access investments
- Support promotional review processes and ensure market access materials comply with legal, regulatory, and corporate standards
- Maintain a deep understanding of evolving healthcare policy and compliance requirements relevant to payer engagement and value communications
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- 12+ years' years of combined relevant work experience in market access, sales, marketing, sales operations, HEOR, payer analytics, market research or strategic brand consulting in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry
- 5+ years with progressive leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting specialty, rare disease, or orphan products
- Experience leading market access strategy for product launches
- Deep understanding of U.S. payer, reimbursement, pricing, and contracting dynamics
- Experience developing market access strategies for biologics, enzyme replacement therapies, or injectable specialty products
- Familiarity with limited-distribution and specialty pharmacy channel strategies
- Strong analytical, strategic, and financial acumen, including understanding of gross-to-net economics, P&L drivers, gross margin, COGS, and forecasting
- Proven ability to translate complex clinical and economic evidence into compelling stakeholder narratives
- Experience developing payer segmentation, market research programs, and actionable customer insights
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize competing priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, influence, and executive presentation skills
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically
- All positions have an essential job function to be able to perform face to face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote
- Advanced degree, MBA or MA preferred with degree concentration in marketing research, business, marketing, life sciences or other related fields
Benefits
- Premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents
- Wellness and employee support programs
- Life insurance
- Disability
- Retirement plans with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock)
Company Overview
Travere discovers and develops drugs for the treatment of catastrophic diseases that are debilitating and often life-threatening. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://travere.com/.