Associate Director, Oncology Market Access Marketing, PVEK

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The Associate Director, US Market Access Marketing, Oncology supports market access marketing strategy for PVEK (pivekimab sunirine), a first in class, HCP-administered antibody-drug conjugate therapy targeting CD123 on cancer cells. PVEK is under development for the treatment of patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare cancer with an incidence estimated to be fewer than 500 patients per year in the US.   The Associate Director effectively orchestrates execution and alignment across the Payer, Trade, GPO, HEOR, Government Affairs, and market research/analytics channels and serves as a US Market Access subject matter expert for the Oncology Brand Team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute PVEK market access strategy and tactics in partnership with key cross- functional partners (e.g. marketing analytics and business intelligence (MABI), brand marketing, clinical development, medical affairs, HEOR, government affairs, medical and regulatory review, OEC, and legal. 
• Help build a value proposition that conveys the clinical and economic value provided by PVEK by understanding and articulating the business implications and economic impact for each stakeholder.
• Lead the coordination of relevant stakeholder involvement for successful payer coverage and reimbursement of PVEK across channels.
• Coordinate and manage agency relations and activities in conjunction with external collaboration partners to enable development of core launch materials for Market Access Field Teams.
• Partner with marketing analytics and insights to drive primary market research activities designed to inform launch strategy and development of value proposition.
• Partner, as needed, with the Trade and Distribution Team regarding the distribution network performance to ensure seamless patient access to therapy.
• Liaise with Patient Services, Consumer Marketing, and Trade to ensure patient support is coordinated and aligned.
• Create and track and aligned set of KPIs to measure access goals.
• Serve as a US Market Access and reimbursement subject matter expert and providing Pipeline Commercial Development and International Market Access and Pricing teams guidance around the US Market Access environment through membership of relevant product Value and Access Teams (VATs).
• Provide support for marketing vision, strategies, plans and resource investment for PVEK while encompassing a “Team” mindset in all strategies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required to enable this individual to demonstrate an appropriate level of business acumen, the ability to process scientific information and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to understand clinical aspects of a pharmaceutical product and its application to marketing strategy and tactical execution.
• 5-7 years of marketing or market access experience required
• Previous experience supporting HCP-administered assets.
• Knowledge of the Commercial and Medicare FFS aspects of the Medical Benefit and associated utilization management and reimbursement dynamics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Oncology experience strongly preferred, but not required
• 3 years of US Market Access experience preferred
• Pre-launch activities and Market Access launch experience
• Demonstrated understanding of financial planning and analysis
• Master’s Degree

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Builds strong relationships with peers and internal matrix partners to enable exceptional performance and seamless execution of key deliverables.
• Exceptional learning agility, grasps the “essence” and can change the course quickly when necessary.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Cultivates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation, and manages innovation to reality.
• Positive, solutions-oriented attitude required.

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