Director, Market Access Deal Analytics

The role

The Director, Market Access Deal Analytics will develop data-driven solutions to inform payer strategy, reimbursement optimization, pricing, and patient access. This role leads analytics strategy for in-line and pipeline products to support business cases and payer contracting.

What you will do

• Conduct analytics to support business cases for the Pricing Terms Committee
• Support development of contracting language to meet business intent
• Lead analytics strategy for payer contracting, coverage optimization, and payer engagement
• Conduct claims data analyses to understand coverage dynamics and formulary behavior
• Design modeling frameworks for formulary negotiations and gross-to-net investment optimization
• Build predictive tools to estimate the influence of payer policies on therapy adoption
• Drive integration of payer analytics into National Account pull-through strategy
• Report payer and PBM contract performance to Pricing Committee and Executive Leadership
• Construct scenario-based forecasting models for price and access changes
• Monitor formulary positions and impact on prescribing behavior

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Health, or related field
• Minimum 10 years in pharmaceutical or healthcare analytics with a focus on market access, pricing, or payer strategy
• Proven track record in supporting product launches from an access analytics perspective
• In-depth understanding of U.S. payer systems (commercial, Medicare, Medicaid), reimbursement pathways, and formulary dynamics
• Proficiency in large-scale healthcare datasets (claims, syndicated data sources, longitudinal data sources)
• Strong experience in payer contracting analytics, GTN modeling, and assessing ROI on market access investments
• Expertise in PBM/Payor Contract Language
• Familiarity with data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and cloud-based data ecosystems
• Ability to develop and validate predictive models using machine learning or regression-based techniques
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across Commercial, Access, and Corporate functions
• Experience managing external vendors, data partners, and cross-functional projects
• Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, PhD)
• Strong background in CNS therapeutic areas or other specialty/rare disease domains

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Significant equity
• Generous benefits package

About the company

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous and psychiatric conditions. Their neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and migraine.