State
Nationwide
Title
Vice President, Global Market Access
Overview
Albireo (NASDAQ: ALBO) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is creating therapies for orphan pediatric liver diseases and other liver and gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Albireo’s clinical pipeline includes mid-to late-stage product candidates that are being developed to treat diseases and disorders associated with irregularities in bile acid biology. This is an exciting and pivotal time at Albireo. Our lead product candidate, odevixibat, is in a Phase 3 clinical trial for a rare, life-threatening pediatric liver disease with no approved pharmacologic treatment option. We expect topline results in mid-2020. Meanwhile, we are advancing our pipeline in other disease indications. We are in an excellent financial position for a pre-launch company and have a small team of great people. We know personally many of the patients and families we are working to help, and they motivate us every day.
Responsibilities
Accountabilities for the VP, Global Market Access include but are not limited to:
- Provide leadership, strategic planning, direction and implementation of global market access and reimbursement initiatives for Albireo’s products in development
- Build and deploy Global Market Access Strategy, including value story, global value dossier, economic models, and integrated policy and communications approach to demonstrate the value of Albireo’s therapies in the US and the key HTA markets in Europe and elsewhere
- Build and lead strategic global market access team to support Global Pricing and HEOR initiatives in support of market access strategies
- Build US Managed markets team to support US launch, including account management, government pricing and product distribution Lead development of evidence-based economic value messages to communicate the value story to payers, healthcare providers and other decision-makers
- Lead development of the distribution strategy and lead the execution of the plan including relationships with specialty distributors and pharmacies in the US
- Develop and execute an account strategy for best in class launch success, including building/managing/mentoring a field-based Market Access team.
- Provide ongoing education and support to sales, marketing, finance and broader corporate team to ensure fluency in addressing market access questions and issues, and to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations
Requirements
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree; MBA or advanced science/medical degree helpful
- 15+ years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry including 10+ years in a senior management role in market access, with deep expertise in value pricing, reimbursement, patient access as well as operational budget management.
- Specialty product launch experience in the US; rare disease therapeutic launch experience a plus
- Deep understanding and compliance with the OIG and FDA regulations governing pharmaceutical marketing and the PhRMA code
- Ability to lead by example, attract and develop talent, build partnerships and create a culture of collaboration and high performing teams that fosters open communication, constructive feedback and organizational flexibility
- Experience working with specialty pharmacy/specialty distribution network contracting and management including launching products distributed through these class of customers
- Experience preparing for and launching new products globally and in the US, achieving formulary access and market share objectives.
- Expertise in payer markets including understanding all major payer segments, how payers make profit/manage budgets, manage formulary access, operationalizes coverage decisions/utilization management
- Experience in designing/managing specialty reimbursement hubs, copay and patient assistance programs, and leadership of field reimbursement teams
- Strong alignment with Alberio’s core values of Focus, Teamwork, Excellence and Trust
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