(1/30/2025 A) Senior Director

1 day ago


Dublin, Ireland UnitedHealth Group Full time

Optum is a global organisation that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

In healthcare, evolution doesn’t just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.

Nuvaila is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to fill the role of Senior Director - Market Access. This leadership role supports a new service line within the UHG network, focused on providing a biosimilar portfolio of products at competitive prices to our customers and patients. As a Senior Director - Market Access, you will be responsible for developing and managing customer relationships and revenue opportunities across a variety of customer types including Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs), Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), pharmacies (including specialty pharmacies), large provider groups and other trade channels such as wholesalers and distributors. You will help develop business development strategies, account targeting strategies and sales & marketing strategies for our new venture.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Develop a comprehensive business development strategy focused on key U.S. market access segments including PBMs, GPOs, specialty pharmacies, health systems and other trade partners.
2. Support the development of pricing and rebate strategies across customer segments by applying prior experience with gross-to-net processes including Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and 340B channels.
3. Plan and execute key programs that will drive long-term profitable relationships with key accounts and the managed markets channel overall.
4. Develop target lists of customers and generate awareness and interest for Nuvaila’s portfolio of products by developing targeted value propositions.
5. Demonstrate a keen understanding of commercial and government customer buying patterns and processes, including knowledge of VA, DoD, and FSS timelines and sales cycles.
6. Develop and lead a team of National Account Managers (NAMs) with experience in business development, market access strategies, pricing & contracting processes and exceptional customer experience.
7. Lead the organization to manage the forecasting and optimization of Gross-to-Net, closely coordinating with our Sourcing, Strategy, Finance, Supply Chain and Accounting teams.
8. Lead the analysis, management, and optimization of payer mix (e.g., Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid) and sales/purchasing channel strategy (e.g., pharmacy, hospital, office/clinic, etc.).
9. Be familiar with buy-and-bill contracting processing and develop opportunities with Provider and GPO customers.
10. Work alongside a pricing analytics team to develop bespoke Provider customer value propositions for applicable products.
11. Research / validate key trends & market dynamics to develop unique account opportunities.
12. Develop and oversee a framework for evaluating potential customer agreements, identifying key contracting clauses and incentives and forecasting gross-to-net value.
13. Oversee executed agreements to ensure continuous compliance with the contract terms.
14. Develop the business case and related presentations for initiatives to scale the market access processes and systems.
15. Develop talent, understanding the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of employees.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree, MBA / PharmD / Masters degree in relevant Business / Pharmacy / Life sciences discipline and / or extensive experience in the US healthcare / pharmaceutical industry / Life Sciences / Consultancy.
2. Existing relationships with PBMs, GPOs, drug wholesalers, specialty distributors, pharmacies, and / or provider practices.
3. Pharmaceutical market access and managed markets business development experience specifically in biosimilar markets.
4. Leading teams and developing customer-focused teams and solutions.
5. Ability to engage with executive team for input on strategic direction, application of corporate objectives into planning processes, development of team objectives, and updating on progress against plan.
6. Experience developing comprehensive business development and sales & marketing strategies at the product, therapeutic area or business unit level.
7. Application of customer analytics and insights, competitor positioning, and market dynamics to develop customized customer solutions.
8. Deep understanding of U.S. commercial / government channel contracting & rebating processes.
9. ASP calculations & impact on buy-and-bill practices for providers.
10. Experience developing flexible pharmaceutical channel strategies for product distribution and product pricing based on customer preferences.
11. Experience and understanding working in a compliant manner when interacting with U.S. and global healthcare professionals.
12. Experience delivering verbal and written client-facing presentations and developing written content for executive summaries.
13. Possesses a technical aptitude to comprehend and communicate clinical benefits for a product’s approved marketing label indications.
14. Experience applying knowledge of pharmaceutical and regulatory environment, including FDA regulations regarding the promotion of pharmaceutical and medical products.
15. Experience as a People Leader, effectively leading teams and setting/achieving performance goals.
16. Experience working with cross-functional teams including marketing, medical affairs, finance, compliance, supply chain and global operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD / Lean Six Sigma / Negotiation strategies qualifications.

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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