Director, Pricing, Contracting & Analytics

Summary

Genetix Biotherapeutics Market Access, Advocacy & Policy team (MAAP) is focused on helping patients access our therapies to deliver on our mission to transform lives through curative therapies for patients with rare, genetic diseases. This committed group is looking for our newest team member to enable authentic, collaborative engagement with the stakeholders and communities that we serve and to support operations across Market Access. Come work with a dedicated, expert group of employees and contribute to a purpose-driven organization that is shaping the future of gene therapy.

This is a full-time hybrid position (3 days a week) in our Somerville – Assembly Row, Massachusetts office.

Responsibilities

 The Director of Pricing, Contracting & Analytics is an individual contributor role within Market Access, with broad ownership across payer contracting, including outcomes-based agreements, government pricing, and analytics. This person is the operational and strategic lead for the company's payer contract portfolio and is accountable for a set of functions that are compliance-sensitive, deadline-driven, and both strategically and operationally complex. This role requires detailed management and execution, while thinking strategically about contracting and access in a competitive and evolving market. A highly cross-functional position that interfaces regularly with Finance, Legal, Field Payer Team, Patient Services & Channel Operations, payers, external vendor partners, and leadership.

Pricing and Payer Contracting

• Manage payer contracts for gene therapy portfolio for both commercial and government payers and across all stages of the contract lifecycle, including collaboration with cross-functional partners, external stakeholders, and legal counsel
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on contract terms, payer-specific dynamics, and therapy-specific outcomes to support collaboration with Field Payer Team, Legal, Finance, external vendor partners, and leadership
• Develop contracting strategies and pricing scenario analysis in response to changes in the treatment and payer landscape
• Oversee compliance of contracts across payer types, including monitoring performance, addressing disputes, and ensuring terms are met

Government Price Reporting

• Own regular government price reporting obligations in collaboration with third-party vendors and Finance
• Manage pricing events and ensure timely, accurate submissions in compliance with federal and state regulations
• Maintain internal documentation to support compliance and audit readiness

Analytics

• Own payer coverage policy landscape analyses for internal teams and external partners
• Lead payer rebate validation and adjudication, across vendors and internal teams, with accountability for accuracy and support on rebate liabilities and exposure
• Develop and execute gross-to-net modeling, and ad-hoc analytical requests from Finance and leadership

Vendor Management

• Manage vendor relationships, holding vendors accountable to timelines and deliverables, and escalating issues as needed
• Oversee current vendor workstreams spanning market access strategy and operations
• Coordinate vendor activities with cross-functional internal teams to support ongoing business needs

Qualifications

 Experience: 

• 8+ years of experience in pricing, market access, and payer contracting strategy within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, including strategy consulting experience.
• Expertise in coverage, access, and reimbursement for specialty pharmaceuticals; rare disease, cell and gene therapy and/or hospital-based product experience a plus
• Demonstrated experience managing a payer contract portfolio, including contract negotiation, compliance monitoring, and cross-functional support; value-based contracting experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of pricing mechanics, including AMP, Best Price, ASP, and government price reporting requirements; hands-on experience preferred
• Strong business acumen with experience in financial modeling, rebate adjudication, and/or pricing analysis
• Experience managing external vendors and coordinating across multiple workstreams simultaneously.

Skills & Competencies: 

• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and patient-centric focus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with high emotional intelligence and active listening.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical, investigative, and critical thinking skills with ability to translate insights into action.
• Ability to work independently and manage a high volume of complex, ongoing responsibilities.
• Ability to navigate sensitive information with discretion and strict adherence to compliance standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data entry systems.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferred fields: Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences). Relevant advanced degree a plus.

Other Requirements: 

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities.
• Willingness to travel as needed.