National Payer Accounts Director
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National Payer Accounts Director shaping payer access strategy for Ocular Therapeutix’s ophthalmic therapies. Leading national account engagement, launch readiness, reimbursement, and patient access planning.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute account strategies for national and regional commercial payers
- Engage payer stakeholders across medical, pharmacy, policy, reimbursement, and contracting functions
- Support launch-readiness planning for AXPAXLI/OTX-TKI and access optimization for DEXTENZA
- Monitor payer policies, formulary criteria, utilization controls, benefit design changes, and reimbursement trends
- Partner cross-functionally to align evidence, value communication, field resources, and compliant account engagement
- Translate payer insights into practical recommendations for internal planning and executive decision-making
- Help shape commercial payer strategy for Ocular Therapeutix’s retina pipeline and marketed ophthalmology portfolio
- Report to the Executive Director, Payer Access
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of relevant biopharmaceutical, medical device, market access, payer account management, reimbursement, pricing, contracting, or commercial experience
- 12+ years preferred for Senior Director level
- Experience calling on national and regional payer accounts, including commercial plans, PBMs, IDNs, or payer-affiliated provider organizations
- Strong understanding of medical benefit and pharmacy benefit access, buy-and-bill reimbursement, specialty pharmacy, coding, coverage policy, prior authorization, and utilization management
- Experience in ophthalmology, retina, specialty pharmacy, rare/specialty therapeutics, or provider-administered products preferred
- Strong communication, account planning, analytical, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills
- Comfort operating in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
Benefits:
- High visibility
- Meaningful cross-functional influence
- Opportunity to contribute to an important stage of Ocular Therapeutix’s growth
- Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination protections
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