Payer Engagement Lead - Regional Accounts

The role

The Payer Engagement Lead, Regional Accounts will lead strategic engagement with regional commercial health plans, state Medicaid agencies, and other payer stakeholders. This person will bridge national market access strategy with regional execution to ensure patient access to therapies.

What you will do

• Develop and execute strategic account plans for regional payers.
• Build trusted relationships with regional payer leaders.
• Communicate clinical, economic, and value propositions of therapies.
• Partner with stakeholders to support clinically appropriate utilization management criteria.
• Gather and analyze regional payer intelligence.
• Identify access barriers and emerging opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure strategy alignment.
• Monitor Medicaid policy, reimbursement trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Support launch readiness activities.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology market access, payer engagement, regional accounts, or related commercial leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success working with regional commercial health plans, Medicaid managed care organizations, state Medicaid agencies, regional Blue plans, and other regional payer organizations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. reimbursement and market access, including Medicaid policy, managed care, commercial health plans, Medicare Part D, specialty pharmacy, and evolving payer dynamics.
• Experience supporting payer reviews, value communication, reimbursement strategy, and implementation of clinically appropriate utilization management approaches.
• Experience supporting pre-launch and launch activities, including account planning, payer strategy, value communication, and cross-functional commercialization.
• Strong business acumen.
• High degree of ownership, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and accountability.
• Ability to travel approximately 50–70% based on business needs.
• Regular use of a computer, devices or other office equipment, clear communication, and occasional movement.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in business, healthcare, life sciences, or a related discipline
• Experience in CNS, specialty pharmaceuticals, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic areas

Benefits

• 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans
• Company-paid life insurance
• AD&D
• Disability benefits
• Voluntary plans
• 401(k) matching up to 6%
• Long-term stock incentives
• ESPP
• Discretionary quarterly bonus
• Flexible wellness benefit
• Generous PTO
• Paid holidays

About the company

Praxis Precision Medicines is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system disorders. The company aims to develop high impact medicines for patients and families affected by complex brain disorders.