Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers life-changing therapies for people with serious diseases that have high unmet need. As a global leader in the biology of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily of cell proteins and named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures, the clinical-stage company is focused on advancing innovative treatments where protein growth factors are fundamental. Over the past decade, the company has created a pipeline with the potential to advance the standard of care for neuromuscular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, cancer, and other conditions where growth factor-targeted drugs can play a transformational role.
Scholar Rock is the only company to show clinical proof of concept for a muscle-targeted treatment in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This commitment to unlocking fundamentally different therapeutic approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. By harnessing cutting-edge science in disease spaces that are historically under-addressed through traditional therapies, Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients. Learn more about the company’s approach at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock and on LinkedIn.
Summary of Position:
The Director, Value & Access Strategy is a critical member of the Value & Access Leadership Team responsible for the US market access strategy and marketing for apitegromab. This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial individual to help shape the trajectory of our first launch in SMA. Working across the organization, this role leads and supports a wide range of important initiatives across Value & Access insights, strategy, marketing, and operations.
Position Responsibilities:
- Build effective partnerships within Value & Access (payer, channel, and patient services teams) and across the organization. Be a collaborative, strategic market access presence. Proactively identify and execute against opportunities to improve patient access to care
- Collaborate with Insights team to generate access and payer insights. Maintain up-to-date understanding of coverage policies, pricing, access competitive intelligence, and access/policy landscape. Define implications and actions for Scholar Rock and apitegromab
- Lead overall US value and access strategy development, value proposition and evidence requirements, pricing and contracting strategy, distribution/channel and patient services strategy, including financial implications of our approach
- Manage access agency of record and marketing budget, develop impactful solutions and collateral for payer, channel, and patient services teams. Proactively identify and address National Account Team and customer needs
- Support patient access and pull-through with field sales, field reimbursement, and payer teams
- Represent Value & Access on apitegromab Brand team and support financial and strategic planning processes
- Effectively communicate insights, strategies, voice of access customers, and implications to leadership
- Provide operational support across the Value & Access organization
- Support pipeline and business development initiatives, as necessary
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelors degree required. Advanced degrees in related healthcare fields a plus
- At least 6 years’ experience in US Market Access with a deep understanding of evolving access, coverage, and reimbursement landscape
- Track record of success in working cross-functionally to achieve objectives (Marketing, Medical, HEOR, Finance, Sales, Patient Services, etc.)
- Strong understanding of market access strategy and marketing fundamentals: insights, strategy development, pricing & contracting, value proposition, impact on demand and GTN
- Strong understanding of payer and channel decision making bodies and cycles, processes/procedures, and data and reporting
- Rare disease, medical benefit, provider-administered/infusion, reimbursement experience strongly preferred
- Pre-launch experience at a biotechnology company preferred
- Independent, proactive problem solver with strong written/PowerPoint and verbal communication skills
Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
