Director, Medical Payer Strategy, Eye Care and Neurotoxins

Director, Medical Payer Strategy, Eye Care and Neurotoxins

Responsibilities:

• Drive development and execution of market access payer, IDN, guidelines, and clinical pathway scientific strategies across all access decision-makers.
• Support scientific and market access needs across brand/market access commercial, HEOR, and medical affairs in a highly matrixed environment.
• Serve as Medical Payer Strategy (MPS) subject matter expert; translate scientific and HEOR data with cross-functional stakeholders (Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Clinical Development).
• Integrate medical access evidence needs into gaps assessment; represent V&A MPS on key cross-functional teams.
• Develop and execute medical affairs access/HCDM strategy across payer, distribution, IDN, and GPO channels.
• Lead HCDM-focused pharmacoeconomic and medical education initiatives (materials, advisories, symposia) and support RWE research.
• Lead RWE plan with HEOR aligned to Medical Affairs Evidence Gaps; oversee high-quality data generation and train stakeholders.
• Stay current on scientific, health economic, and payer policy; represent AbbVie at industry conferences.
• Ensure compliance with applicable corporate/divisional policies; serve as scientific interface for key regulatory/OEC/Legal discussions.

Qualifications:

• PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred.
• Typically 8+ years in pharma (managed care understanding required; pharmacoeconomics preferred).
• Project-level management/leadership; cross-functional leadership; international experience a plus.
• Eye Care or Neuroscience preferred.
• Ability to advance RWE/medical affairs research independently; knowledge of statistical methods, RWE regulatory requirements, and RWE protocol design.
• Excellent oral/written communication; mostly independent with limited guidance.

Benefits (if applicable):

Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) (eligible employees); eligible for long-term incentive programs.

Hybrid role based out of Irvine, CA.