Executive Director, Global Market Access Strategy

Why Sarepta? Why Now?
The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.
 

We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.
 

What Sarepta Offers

At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity. We are committed to offering a range of benefits and work-life resources designed to support people in the following areas:

• Physical and Emotional Wellness

• ​Financial Wellness

• Support for Caregivers
   

For a full list of our comprehensive benefits, see our website: https://www.sarepta.com/join-us
 

The Importance of the Role

Reporting to the Head of Global Market Access Strategy (GMAX), the Executive Director, GMAX drives market access strategy for key Sarepta assets, including ELEVIDYS (delandistrogene moxepavovec, SRP-9001) with influential leadership that represent the goals and priorities of the broader International Business Unit to cross functional teams such as the Global Product Team (GPT) or Customer Org Sub-Team (CT).
In collaboration with the broader International Business Unit, the GMAX team proactively monitors external market access / evidence generation requirements and drives development of market access strategies, including development of the global payer value proposition and evidence generation strategies for Sarepta’s assets in development as well as marketed therapies, to optimize access.

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

• Serve as a key member and organizer of cross functional teams; contribute to continuous improvement and development of Market Access function through leadership of functional initiatives and organizational change. Effectively communicate within the organization and be the lead GMAX representative at key internal governance and executive meetings for supported programs.

• Partner with internal stakeholders (Commercial Brand Leads, Medical Directors, Medical Managed Care, US Market Access, Global teams, etc.) at strategic and tactical levels to generate and disseminate robust evidentiary data in support of a broad set of partners including payers. Assume financial management responsibilities, including budget planning and implementation.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to all GMAX activities supporting value proposition, global market prioritization development, and communicating throughout the organization regarding market access needs and strategy for supported programs.

• Triage incoming requests for evidence / market access support from International Business partners to ensure timely and relevant responses and lead development of internal materials (e.g. Global Value Dossier) to support local market access submissions.

• Closely partner with internal cross-functional teams to enable and drive payer-centricity in all market access and HEOR research and activities for supported programs.

• Role model and cultivate a culture of teamwork and coordinate with cross-functional team to ensure that patient-relevant and reimbursement-relevant endpoints are incorporated into clinical stages of product development to facilitate Sarepta development programs.

• Represent HEOR / Market Access function with Alliance (Co-Development) partners (e.g. sitting on Alliance cross-functional Global Product Teams, market access sub-teams, etc) as appropriate.

• Gather insights on evidence generation needs for key global payer / Health Technology Assessment (HTA) stakeholders, and communicate results within Sarepta:

  • Pressure testing value assumptions and evidence requirements (testing TPP, key value drivers)

  • Payer inputs on value story, evidence generation plan

  • Global reference price tracking

  • Support Life Cycle Teams by informing potential access barriers or implications of development plans

• Identify external market access / HEOR (or other) subject matter experts for potential research collaborations.

• Represent Sarepta with external organizations (e.g. ISPOR) or consortia as appropriate.

• Other related duties as needed.

More about You

• MS required, Doctorate in health economics, epidemiology, statistics, public health, health policy or related field preferred.

• 12+ years of experience in the pharma or healthcare sector, preferably in health economics, market access or related functions/fields is required with at least 5+ years of global HTA experience preferred.

• Proven track record of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Substantial experience in shaping market access, HEOR and RWE strategies, supporting pipeline products, is strongly preferred.

• Experience working in rare disease, neuromuscular disorders, or cell & gene therapies, is preferred.

• Substantial experience engaging or partnering with external organizations (e.g., universities, value assessors, regulatory agencies, etc.) is strongly preferred.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluency working with Microsoft Office.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

What Now?

We’re always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.

So, if you’re comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.
 

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This position is hybrid, you will be expected to work on site at one of Sarepta’s facilities in the United States and/or attend Company-sponsored in-person events from time to time.

The targeted salary range for this position is $248,000 - $310,000 per year. Sarepta is making a good faith effort to be transparent and accurate around our hiring ranges. The salary offer is commensurate with Sarepta’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Sarepta Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and participates in e-Verify.