Associate Director, Market Access & Patient Support Marketing - Job ID: 1839

Ascendis Pharma is a dynamic, fast-growing global biopharmaceutical company with locations in United States, Denmark, and Europe. Today, we are advancing programs in Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology.

Here at Ascendis, we pride ourselves on exceptional science, visionary leadership, and skilled and passionate colleagues.

Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs.

Our culture fosters a place where skilled, adaptable, and highly resourceful professionals can truly make their mark. We offer a dynamic workplace for employees to grow and develop their skills.

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director, Market Access & Patient Support Marketer , to join our team. This is a key role, responsible for developing and executing access strategies and tactics to ensure optimal patient and provider access for products in our Endocrinology Rare Disease portfolio. This role requires the ability to be both strategic and tactical, demonstrating strong leadership, project management, and communication skills. The implementation and refinement of the access marketing plan will be achieved through innovative thinking and collaboration with cross functional teams such as Market Access, Brand Marketing, Patient Support Services, Sales, Medical Affairs, Finance, Legal, external customers and agency partners.

This role will report to the Director, Market Access & Patient Support Marketing. The expectation is in-office three days a week at our Princeton, NJ location to collaborate with team members and colleagues.

The estimated salary range for this position is $180,000 - $195,000. Actual salary determination is dependent on a variety of factors some of which include: experience, qualifications, and geographic location. This position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus or an incentive compensation plan (eligibility varies based on role and position level), discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry with Market Access experience in Payer Marketing and Managed Care.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree in a related field (Health Policy, Health Administration, etc) preferred
• Deep knowledge of the US healthcare system, payer segments (Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid) and reimbursement methodologies (e.g. specialty pharmacy)
• Experience managing external agency and vendor partners
• Strong analytical skills as well as a strong understanding of healthcare market dynamics and the ability to identify market trends that impact business goals
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interact with multiple audiences including internal and external partners
• Experience leading projects with cross-functional partners, influence without authority and facilitate consensus-building.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development of all payer-facing materials and customized access messaging to ensure the brand strategy is executed flawlessly across the entire access continuum. This includes creating actionable field and patient support tactics.
• Develop innovative, high-impact Patient Services tactics that optimize the end-to-end patient experience, specifically from prescription intake to achieving and maintaining therapy adherence.
• Lead the development and maintenance of all payer-facing materials, including promotional marketing assets, value decks, and resources to support payer account teams and their negotiations.
• Develop and execute "pull-through" and "push-through" initiatives to ensure product utilization once formulary access is secured.
• Create and maintain educational materials for Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and field reimbursement teams that clarify product coverage, prior authorization criteria, and patient support options.
• Collaborate with brand marketers to align marketing tactics and share insights on payer and patient/caregiver needs and opportunities.
• Lead Medical, Regulatory and Legal Review of all market access and patient support promotional material, ensuring a high level of collaboration.
• Manage relationships with external agencies in executing payer and patient support tactics.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-offered Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Company-provided short and long-term disability benefits
• Unique offerings of Pet Insurance and Legal Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Professional Development
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various incentive compensation plans
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Mental Health resources
• Paid leave benefits for new parents

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation. Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma Inc Human Resources team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed. If this occurs your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.