Director of Rare Disease Market Access Strategy
Biogen
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Market Access
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute comprehensive market access strategies to support SMA and ALS brands across commercial and government payer segments.
- Lead cross-functional planning and execution across all MA&R functions to ensure alignment with approved strategies.
- Ensure coordination and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise for overall strategy and messaging.
- Deliver value propositions, messaging, and promotional materials tailored to key customer segments.
- Champion pull-through activities to optimize access.
- Partner with Medical, HEOR, and Global V&A to support evidence generation for access strategy.
- Define and drive contracting strategy in collaboration with Brand, legal, and finance.
- Develop pricing and innovative contracting strategies, such as value-based contracts.
- Model scenario-based business cases for senior leadership.
- Research and analyze market landscape data/trends for customized solutions.
- Support development of free drug and co-pay support strategies; SP and SD strategies to optimize patient access.
- Execute and support training of MA&R RADs and NADs.
- Evaluate MA&R performance in support of the Rare Disease Franchise.
- Lead and support multiple cross-functional teams as a market access expert.
- Support pipeline activities for SMA and ALS populations.
Who You Are / Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related roles in pharma/biotech.
- Ability to work cross-functionally on payer messaging, contracting strategy, business cases, and field training/communication plans.
- Knowledge of payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics.
- Strong analytical/strategic/critical thinking skills; able to translate data into strategy.
- Ability to present complex pricing topics to senior executives.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurances; fitness & wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); Short- and Long-Term Disability; paid vacation and shutdown; paid holidays and personal days; sick time; paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000/year); Employee Resource Groups participation.
- Develop and execute comprehensive market access strategies to support SMA and ALS brands across commercial and government payer segments.
- Lead cross-functional planning and execution across all MA&R functions to ensure alignment with approved strategies.
- Ensure coordination and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise for overall strategy and messaging.
- Deliver value propositions, messaging, and promotional materials tailored to key customer segments.
- Champion pull-through activities to optimize access.
- Partner with Medical, HEOR, and Global V&A to support evidence generation for access strategy.
- Define and drive contracting strategy in collaboration with Brand, legal, and finance.
- Develop pricing and innovative contracting strategies, such as value-based contracts.
- Model scenario-based business cases for senior leadership.
- Research and analyze market landscape data/trends for customized solutions.
- Support development of free drug and co-pay support strategies; SP and SD strategies to optimize patient access.
- Execute and support training of MA&R RADs and NADs.
- Evaluate MA&R performance in support of the Rare Disease Franchise.
- Lead and support multiple cross-functional teams as a market access expert.
- Support pipeline activities for SMA and ALS populations.
Who You Are / Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related roles in pharma/biotech.
- Ability to work cross-functionally on payer messaging, contracting strategy, business cases, and field training/communication plans.
- Knowledge of payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics.
- Strong analytical/strategic/critical thinking skills; able to translate data into strategy.
- Ability to present complex pricing topics to senior executives.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurances; fitness & wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); Short- and Long-Term Disability; paid vacation and shutdown; paid holidays and personal days; sick time; paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000/year); Employee Resource Groups participation.