Associate Director, Value and Access, Dupixent - Franchise – US

Job Title: Associate Director, Value and Access, Dupixent - Franchise – US

Location: Cambridge, MA or Morristown, NJ

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

The Associate Director, Value and Access, Dupixent will be a key leader and contributor to Sanofi’s growing flagship brand Dupixent and responsible for supporting market access strategic execution for the Dupixent franchise, driving leading Franchise level projects aligned with Dupixent’s Pricing & Contracting strategy, across payer channels

This role requires a high level of collaboration and integration with all groups within the broader US Market Access organization to ensure the goal of profitable access. 

This position is be based in Cambridge, MA or Morristown, NJ and reports to Dermatology Team Lead, Value and Access (Dupixent). 

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Support strategic and tactical execution for the Dupixent Value & Access team and integration of payer marketing tactics into brand business and alliance management 

• Manage Dupixent payer brand budget for project work 

• Collaborate with the brand therapeutic areas and provide input into brand strategy and tactical development for Dupixent indications, serving as expert for the payer, distributor and channel perspective and ensuring economic considerations are incorporated 

• Implement an unbranded and branded payer engagement strategy, supporting the Dupixent strategic plan 

• Execute on V&A strategy and tactical plans, including the Payer value proposition (PVP), and help to integrate payer tactics into the overall brand plan, including payer access messages to HCPs 

• Identify gaps in current market access understanding and develop plans to gain direct payer insights through primary research, advisory boards, etc., and work with vendors to implement projects in a timely, impactful manner 

• Support payer access pull through opportunities and execution of pull through strategy for all channels and geographies based upon formulary position and opportunity 

• Manage vendors/agencies, including the development of RFPs, review, selection and milestones achievement towards contract deliverables 

• Support the Derm team lead in operational efficiencies and have the flexibility to take on other responsibilities, as needed by the business over time 

About You

Professional Skills and Competencies 

• Basic understanding of US Healthcare system dynamics preferred 

• Experience in payer/brand marketing, specialty space including pricing, distribution and payer dynamics unique to specialty products 

• Understanding and experience in different access and reimbursement models: Commercial, Medicare Part D and Medicaid 

• Understanding of key payer value drivers and ability to develop and implement payer value propositions 

• Leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead cross functionally 

• Experience identifying trends and insights assimilating into market/channel strategy and ability to develop a clear, tangible execution plan 

• Working understanding of strategic pricing and commercial contracting strategy, process and rules 

• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop business opportunities  

• Strong financial acumen, analytic skills & critical thinking ability 

• Understanding of the legal/regulatory environment and internal Sanofi legal/regulatory guidelines and processes 

• Ability to communicate at the executive level 

• Open willingness to test new platforms and evolve ways of working to embrace technology, drive efficiency and reduce cost 

• Strong project management capabilities including time and events, scenario and contingency planning, and the ability to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of outputs and deliverables 

• Team playe