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The Director of Rare Disease Market Access Strategy will lead development and execution of MA&R strategy for Friedreich Ataxia (FA), including the development of payer messaging, pricing & contracting strategy, coordination across all other MA&R functions, and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise. This role will report to the Head of Rare Disease Access Strategy within the US Market Access & Reimbursement and lead a rare disease access strategy team in optimizing access for Friedreich Ataxia (FA).
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute comprehensive market access strategies to support the FA brands across commercial and government payer segments.
- Lead cross-functional planning and execution across all MA&R functions (including Payer Insights, Trade & Distribution, Patient Access, and National & Regional Account Teams) to ensure alignment with approved strategies.
- Ensure coordination and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise, including on overall strategy as well as internal and external messaging.
- Deliver impactful value propositions, messaging, and promotional materials (both branded and unbranded) tailored to key customer segments (e.g., plans, PBMs, GPOS, IDNs).
- Champion pull-through activities to ensure access optimization.
- Partner with Medical, HEOR, Global V&A to support evidence generation to support access strategy.
- Define and drive the contracting strategy in collaboration with Brand, legal, and finance to align with market dynamics and brand goals.
- Develop pricing and innovative contracting strategies (e.g., value-based contracts).
- Work with cross-functional teams to model scenario-based business cases to support key contracting recommendations to senior leadership.
- Research, compile, analyze, and assess market landscape data/trends to develop customized solutions that maximize patient access.
- Support development of Free Drug and co-pay support strategies.
- Support development of SP and SD strategies to optimize patient access.
- Execute and support training of MA&R RADs and NADs in alignment with approved strategies and materials.
- Lead initiatives to evaluate MA&R performance in support of the Rare Disease Franchise.
- Lead and support multiple cross-functional teams in various projects as a market access expert (e.g., gross-to-net workstreams, forecasting, long-range planning, etc.).
- Support pipeline activities, including Biogen’s pipeline assets for rare disease.
Who You Are
You are a proactive team leader with strong communication and analytic skills with deep expertise in the US healthcare system.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related fields within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Ability to work cross-functionally to develop payer messaging, contracting strategy, build business cases, and develop training/communication plans for field teams.
- Knowledge of standard Payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics.
- Excellent analytical, strategic thinking and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate data into strategy.
- Must be highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Ability to develop and deliver clear, compelling presentations on complex pricing topics to senior-level executive audience.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize to meet individual and team goals.
- Must be able to produce high quality, accurate work under time constraints.
- Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-team ties to influence colleagues.
- Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Job Level: Management
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is: $204,000.00-$281,000.00
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about Biogen.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
About This Role
The Director of Rare Disease Market Access Strategy will lead development and execution of MA&R strategy for Friedreich Ataxia (FA), including the development of payer messaging, pricing & contracting strategy, coordination across all other MA&R functions, and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise. This role will report to the Head of Rare Disease Access Strategy within the US Market Access & Reimbursement and lead a rare disease access strategy team in optimizing access for Friedreich Ataxia (FA).
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute comprehensive market access strategies to support the FA brands across commercial and government payer segments.
- Lead cross-functional planning and execution across all MA&R functions (including Payer Insights, Trade & Distribution, Patient Access, and National & Regional Account Teams) to ensure alignment with approved strategies.
- Ensure coordination and alignment with the Rare Disease Franchise, including on overall strategy as well as internal and external messaging.
- Deliver impactful value propositions, messaging, and promotional materials (both branded and unbranded) tailored to key customer segments (e.g., plans, PBMs, GPOS, IDNs).
- Champion pull-through activities to ensure access optimization.
- Partner with Medical, HEOR, Global V&A to support evidence generation to support access strategy.
- Define and drive the contracting strategy in collaboration with Brand, legal, and finance to align with market dynamics and brand goals.
- Develop pricing and innovative contracting strategies (e.g., value-based contracts).
- Work with cross-functional teams to model scenario-based business cases to support key contracting recommendations to senior leadership.
- Research, compile, analyze, and assess market landscape data/trends to develop customized solutions that maximize patient access.
- Support development of Free Drug and co-pay support strategies.
- Support development of SP and SD strategies to optimize patient access.
- Execute and support training of MA&R RADs and NADs in alignment with approved strategies and materials.
- Lead initiatives to evaluate MA&R performance in support of the Rare Disease Franchise.
- Lead and support multiple cross-functional teams in various projects as a market access expert (e.g., gross-to-net workstreams, forecasting, long-range planning, etc.).
- Support pipeline activities, including Biogen’s pipeline assets for rare disease.
Who You Are
You are a proactive team leader with strong communication and analytic skills with deep expertise in the US healthcare system.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in U.S. market access, payer marketing, pricing, or related fields within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Ability to work cross-functionally to develop payer messaging, contracting strategy, build business cases, and develop training/communication plans for field teams.
- Knowledge of standard Payer research methodologies, financial analyses, and gross-to-net dynamics.
- Excellent analytical, strategic thinking and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate data into strategy.
- Must be highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Ability to develop and deliver clear, compelling presentations on complex pricing topics to senior-level executive audience.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize to meet individual and team goals.
- Must be able to produce high quality, accurate work under time constraints.
- Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-team ties to influence colleagues.
- Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Job Level: Management
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is: $204,000.00-$281,000.00
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about Biogen.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Market Access Strategy
Align your degree to market access
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to the role. A background in health economics, public health, or business analytics maps cleanly to Market Access Strategy. A general management degree may trigger a Request for Evidence.
Target pharma and medtech H-1B filers
Search Migrate Mate by industry to identify companies with active H-1B LCA filings for market access, HEOR, or payer strategy roles. DOL disclosure data shows which employers have filed, not just posted openings.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Run your job title and metro area through the OFLC Wage Search to find the DOL wage level your employer must certify. Level I and Level II wages differ significantly and affect what the LCA will support.
Verify the role matches O*NET specialty occupation criteria
Pull the O*NET profile for your specific title. Market Access Strategy work often maps to Management Analysts or Health Economists. Your offer letter job duties should mirror the O*NET description USCIS uses when evaluating specialty occupation status.
Clarify cap-exempt status with academic or nonprofit employers
Universities, research hospitals, and nonprofit research organizations are cap-exempt under USCIS rules. If you're targeting health system or academic medical center roles in market access, cap-exempt employers can file year-round without lottery registration.
Request premium processing if your OPT end date is close
If your OPT expires before October 1, ask your employer to file with premium processing. USCIS adjudicates premium petitions within 15 business days, giving you a faster answer than standard processing during cap-gap uncertainty.
H-1B Visa Market Access Strategy: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Market Access Strategy role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer can show the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as health economics, pharmacy, life sciences, or business analytics. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field are more likely to receive an RFE. Your offer letter job duties should reflect the technical depth USCIS expects for specialty occupation classification.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for market access professionals?
Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health economics and outcomes research consultancies, and managed care organizations are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for market access roles. These employers file LCAs through DOL before petitioning USCIS, and their filing history is publicly available. Migrate Mate filters employers by LCA filing history so you can target companies that have sponsored these roles before.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect market access job offers?
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your job title and work location. Market access roles in major metro areas carry higher prevailing wages than rural markets. If an offer falls below the certified wage level, the LCA will not clear DOL review. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the wage level before signing an offer.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new market access employer mid-year?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file before your current authorized period expires and the role must still qualify as a specialty occupation. You don't need to go through the lottery again since you already hold H-1B status.
What documentation should I gather before a market access employer begins my H-1B petition?
Collect official transcripts showing your degree field, a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., any professional certifications relevant to payer strategy or HEOR, and a detailed job description that maps your duties to your degree. USCIS may also request evidence that the specific position requires a specialized degree, so prior performance reviews or published work in market access can strengthen the record.