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National Account Director, Government Payers —Medicaid

Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
October 2, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (United States)
Worldwide
Market Access
Role: National Accounts Director, Government Payers – Medicaid, leading strategic engagement with Fee-for-Service Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and related accounts to ensure access, reimbursement, and affordability of oncology therapies. Responsibilities: build and maintain relationships with payer decision-makers; develop state Medicaid access strategies; navigate utilization management policies; collaborate with cross-functional teams to support patient access initiatives and evidence generation; ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years in biopharma, with 5+ years in government payer or reimbursement roles; 5+ years in oncology account management; deep knowledge of US healthcare payer landscape, Medicaid policies, and oncology drug access, especially buy-and-bill. Skills: strategic thinking, negotiation, relationship management, cross-functional collaboration, compliance expertise; travel up to 50%. Preferred: experience launching oncology buy-and-bill products, Medicaid experience, building government payer functions at pre-commercial or emerging companies. High-Value: oncology focus, immuno-oncology, US Medicaid, regulatory navigation, payer account management, cross-stakeholder collaboration.