Sr. Director, Global Market Access Strategy

Kiniksa Pharmaceutical - Lexington, MA

Full-time - Senior

Lexington, MA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Reporting to the VP, Global Value & Access, the Sr. Director, Global Market Access Strategy will be responsible for all of Kiniksa's promising pipeline programs as well as global expansion initiatives. They will work closely with our Program Management Team, Brand Team, Medical Affairs, US Market Access Team, and other cross-functional partners to build a best-in-class process for maximizing Patient Access and Values for all Kiniksa's pipeline programs globally. This role is based in our Lexington office. Our office-based employees follow a hybrid schedule of 4 days in the office, and 1 day remote.

Responsibilities

• Work with clinical and program management to ensure optimization of our clinical trial design and endpoint for a future payer audience in order to achieve target pricing levels
• Optimize the value of the pipeline programs and create necessary market access tools for global payer negotiations and optimal pricing/reimbursement coverage
• Lead global market access launch planning and preparation process including pricing strategy, market access strategies, distribution strategies, etc.
• Develop and manage global pricing strategies and maintain narrow global pricing corridors to optimize the global values of Kiniksa's assets
• Conduct payer research, when needed, and provide insights back to organization
• Develop HEOR and real-world evidence to substantiate the values of Kiniksa's pipeline programs throughout their life cycles

Requirements

• 10+ years of industry experience with 5+ years experiences in leading market access strategy development in phase II/III
• M.S. or M.A. degree required
• Advanced degree preferred
• In-depth payer knowledge and experience in US and ex-US environment
• Extensive knowledge of laws and regulations that govern contracting and pricing for pharmaceutical products globally and locally
• Expert level experience in leading HEOR and RWE initiatives to substantiate value propositions
• Specialty drug launch experience as Pricing and Market Access lead, ideally in orphan disease spaces preferred
• Excellent analytical skills and solid understanding of major market reimbursement systems, current health policy topics and working knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefit dollar flows
• Deep understanding and compliance with the OIG and FDA regulations governing pharmaceutical marketing and the PhRMA code
• Excellent communications skills with stakeholders at all levels of the organization; possess a persuasive and credible presentation style
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven mindset of proactive continuous improvement
• Efficient independent worker with ability to focus and drive for results
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast paced-environment and to handle multiple tasks
• Strong commitment to compliance and ethical standards
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• Specialty drug launch experience as Pricing and Market Access lead, ideally in orphan disease spaces preferred

Benefits

• Salary is commensurate with experience
• Kiniksa Benefits Summary - USA