Director, Pain, Global Value & Access Strategy

Role Summary

The Director, Pain, Global Value & Access Strategy serves as Market Access Lead for the chronic indications (DPN/LSR/PNP) across the Pain portfolio, with a specific focus on suzetrigine. The role leads the development of Global Market Access strategies and co-leads the Global Commercial Team across the Vertex Pain portfolio, reporting to the Sr. Director, Pain Portfolio lead.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Global payer strategic planning to support value and access optimization for chronic indications (DPN/LSR/PNP) for suzetrigine as well as the broader Pain portfolio
• Lead development of Market Access strategies and core Global P&R deliverables within the cross-functional, cross-regional commercialization process
• Responsible for Global payer strategic planning to support value and access optimization; lead development of Global Payer Plan which integrates value evidence generation, strategic pricing, value communications, stakeholder engagement to support successful reimbursement and pricing
• Accountable for ensuring that payer and market access perspectives are reflected in all cross-functional strategies (e.g. commercial, product development, regulatory affairs)
• Ensure identification and prioritization of all evidence required to capture value, support a differentiated target product profile (TPP), and ensure local pricing and access
• Support strategies with deep functional knowledge, in-depth market research, environmental data & analogs
• Inform financial forecasts
• Partner with HEOR, RWE and Global Marketing to ensure robust value proposition and integrated evidence plans are optimized to support global market access and reimbursement
• Co-lead the Pain Global Commercial Team, and work cross-functionally and cross-regionally to develop optimal commercial strategies
• The Global Commercial Team facilitates development of a commercial strategy to maximize asset lifetime value globally; align input into the Disease Strategy Team
• Ensure collaboration and drive alignment across Global Commercial Team and leadership to integrate market access strategy and ensure resourcing for commercial success
• Support P&MA capability building and thought leadership projects that advance knowledge of and readiness for the rapidly evolving Global payer environment
• Maintain industry awareness and proactively address changes in market trends, competition, product acceptance and new product releases and adjust Market Access plans accordingly
• Collaborate with HEOR, International P&R, Corporate Affairs, US Market Access, Countries, Marketing and Clinical Development to ensure value and access optimization

Qualifications

• Deep working knowledge of both US and ex-US healthcare systems; experience in a comparable Global role is a plus
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams
• Experience in specialty and/or rare disease access models preferred
• Strategic thinker with ability to make sound pricing and market access recommendations
• Entrepreneurial, energetic, proactive, and self-motivated with a sense of urgency
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with understanding of pricing, reimbursement, and HEOR principles
• General experience in commercialization and drug development
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for professionals at all levels
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration across geographies
• Team player with ethical alignment to Vertex values

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline; advanced degree preferred
• Typically requires 8 years of experience or equivalent