What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Market Access Analytics position at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Corporation?
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Role Overview:
Director of Market Access Analytics
The Director of Market Access Analytics will be a critical leader in driving data-driven decision-making within the Market Access function. This individual will leverage advanced analytics, data science methodologies, and deep healthcare business acumen to shape market access strategies that optimize payer engagement, reimbursement, pricing, and patient access. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in U.S. healthcare dynamics, payer behavior, and pharmaceutical analytics, with a proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
Position Responsibilities:
Market Access Insights & Strategy Development
- Lead the development and execution of analytics-driven strategies to enhance payer engagement, reimbursement optimization, and contracting decisions.
- Conduct dispense data analysis to identify market dynamics, payer policies, and their impact on brand performance.
- Evaluate utilization management, tiering, and payer medical policies to assess access barriers and forecast impact on treatment flow.
- Design and refine analytics frameworks to support formulary positioning, payer negotiations, and gross-to-net (GTN) investment.
- Develop predictive models to assess the impact of payer policies, pricing strategies, and access restrictions on product adoption and performance.
- Design and implement integrated analytics which inform market access and sales pull-through strategies and tactics for National Accounts
- Build and maintain robust analytics tools and dashboards to track key payer, PBM, and provider network performance indicators.
- Develop forecasting models to simulate the effects of pricing changes, contract structures, and reimbursement policies on overall market access.
- Standardize claims analysis methodologies and enhance data management processes to ensure consistency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Monitor and assess the impact of formulary positions on demand generation and conversion, supporting Market Access contracting initiatives.
- Analyze key metrics and market access customer engagement data to proactively drive Market Access performances and improve investment decisions
- Serve as a strategic advisor to Market Access leadership, translating analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Partner closely with internal teams, including Forecasting, Market Research, Data Strategy, and Commercial Operations, to drive a unified analytics approach.
- Align analytical insights with broader business strategy, ensuring data-driven decision-making informs payer engagement and pricing strategies.
- Work cross-functionally to enhance analytics capabilities, identifying opportunities for automation, standardization, and integration.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field; an advanced degree (MBA, MPH, PhD) is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years in market access analytics, healthcare analytics, or pharmaceutical consulting**, with a strong focus on **payer strategy, pricing, and reimbursement.
- Healthcare & Market Access Expertise
- Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare reimbursement systems, payer landscapes, and formulary decision-making.
- Expertise in analyzing large healthcare datasets (e.g., claims data, HUB data, syndicated sources).
- Experience with formulary data, payer contracting processes, and gross-to-net (GTN) modeling.
- Proven ability to develop predictive models and apply machine learning techniques to market access challenges.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or other advanced analytics tools.
- Experience with data visualization and business intelligence platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate complex insights to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience managing analytics vendors and external data sources to enhance insights generation.
- Launch experience preferred.
- Strategic Problem-Solving: Ability to synthesize large datasets into actionable insights that support business objectives.
- Business Impact Orientation: Demonstrates a clear focus on translating analytics into strategies that drive revenue, access, and reimbursement success.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to collaborate across Commercial, Market Access, and Data Strategy teams to integrate analytics into decision-making.
- Innovation & Adaptability: Forward-thinking in analytics methodologies, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation.
- Effective Communication: Ability to distill complex data into compelling narratives that inform and drive Market Access strategy.
Base salary is determined by several factors that include, but are not limited to, a successful candidate's qualifications, skills, education, experience, business needs, and market demands. The role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits, which include flexible paid time off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance.
Madrigal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or disabled status, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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