Director, Medical Payer Strategy, Eye Care and Neurotoxins

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Hiring Remotely in Irvine, CA, USA
Remote or Hybrid
182K-346K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Leads medical payer and market access strategy for Eye Care and neurotoxin products. Develops evidence plans, real-world evidence strategies, pharmacoeconomic materials, educational programs, and field resources. Partners with Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Clinical Development, Legal, and Regulatory teams while engaging payers, IDNs, GPOs, and healthcare decision-makers. Represents AbbVie externally, supports research and access initiatives, provides scientific training, and ensures compliance with healthcare and regulatory requirements.
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About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Director, Medical Payer Strategy, Eye Care and Neurotoxins: 

  • Drives the development and execution of the market access payer, IDN, guidelines, and clinical pathway scientific strategies within the therapeutic areas across all access decision-makers.
  • Works cross-functionally in a highly matrixed environment to support scientific and market access needs of brand and market access commercial, HEOR, and medical affairs. 
  • Represents Medical Payer Strategy (MPS), both internally and externally, as the subject matter expert in translating the scientific and HEOR data with cross-functional stakeholders (Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Clinical Development, etc).
  • Represents V&A MPS on key cross-functional teams to communicate and integrate medical access evidence needs into the gaps assessment process.

Responsibilities:

  • Development and execution of the medical affairs access/HCDM strategy and tactics across all access channels (payer, distribution, IDN, GPO) for
  • As a leader in our Medical Affairs department, you will play a critical role in developing and executing the payer strategy for our innovative medical products pertaining to Eye Care, Toxins & other related pipeline assets
  • To excel in this position, you must have a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape and possess strong business acumen, along with exceptional communication and leadership skills
  • Actively participate in relevant cross-functional (e.g., Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Clinical Development, etc) teams to provide market access scientific and pharmacoeconomic subject matter expertise.
  • Actively participate in global gaps assessment development and provide medical market access input into Integrated Evidence Plans via IEST
  • Lead the development of strategic resources and provide relevant scientific and technical training.
  • Lead HCDM-focused development of medical pharmacoeconomic materials, medical education programs, advisories, and HCDM symposia. May assist with the scientific review, development, execution, and communication of medical affairs sponsored or supported RWE research activities.
  • Identify and execute strategic initiatives with HCDM-focused professional organizations focused on enhancing quality of healthcare delivery
  • Create and manage appropriate approval of field materials (slide decks, FAQs, etc.) for use by the Value & Access MOSL team with external access/HCDM customers
  • Lead the development of the Real World Evidence (RWE) plan in partnership with HEOR to support scientific and business strategy which is aligned to Medical Affairs Evidence Gaps; oversees generation of high quality and relevant data; provide training to key stakeholders.
  • Develops strategy for potential access/HCDM collaborative customer research aligned with strategic objectives of the Therapeutic Area and AbbVie
  • Keeps abreast of scientific, health economic and payer policy through conferences and/or medical literature and acts as a subject matter expert to cross functional stakeholders.
  • Represent AbbVie at industry conferences and events, presenting on payer strategy and advocating for patient access to our medical products
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Responsible for understanding the legal and regulatory requirements as well as, the healthcare landscape and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC and Legal discussions.
  • Support development of Medical Affairs resources and deliver training to the Value & Access Field teams

This is hybrid role based out of Irvine, CA

Qualifications

  • Advanced Education PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred.
  • Typically, 8 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of managed care required and pharmacoeconomic experience preferred.
  • Management and leadership experience at project level, experience with strategic initiatives and issues. Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional environment. International experience is a plus.
  • Experience in Eye Care or Neuroscience preferred.
  • Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
  • Ability to advance RWE studies or medical affairs directed research independently with little supervision. Knowledge of statistical methodology, regulatory requirements governing RWE and experience in development strategy and the design of RWE protocols.
  • Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Works mostly independently with limited guidance.
     

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

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Skills Required

  • Advanced education such as PhD, PharmD, PA, or NP
  • Typically 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent
  • Substantial understanding of managed care
  • Pharmacoeconomic experience
  • Project-level management and leadership experience
  • Experience with strategic initiatives and issues
  • Proven leadership in a cross-functional environment
  • International experience
  • Experience in Eye Care or Neuroscience
  • Ability to support global business strategy with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to independently advance real-world evidence studies or medical affairs-directed research
  • Knowledge of statistical methodology
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements governing real-world evidence
  • Experience developing real-world evidence strategy and designing research protocols
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work mostly independently with limited guidance

AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.

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Year Founded: 2013

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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.

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