Payer Engagement Account Director (Market Access)

Location: Remote from approved U.S. locations in California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, or Utah; coverage during Pacific/Mountain Standard Time is expected. Travel to offices and other locations may be required, including 30–40% travel across U.S. markets.

Annual base pay: $169,000–$242,000, plus potential bonus or incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a healthcare company developing technologies for early cancer detection through next-generation sequencing, clinical studies, computer science, and data science.

What you will do

• Own and advance a defined pipeline of payer opportunities, including progress, outcomes, risks, timelines, and next steps.
• Build relationships with payer accounts and move discussions toward pilots, data evaluations, collaborations, and access-enabling agreements.
• Lead payer meetings from outreach through follow-up execution and maintain momentum toward clearly defined outcomes.
• Identify clinical, economic, and decision-making stakeholders within complex payer organizations.
• Partner with Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Government Affairs, and clinical development teams on payer evidence and access requirements.
• Prepare and deliver compliant payer-facing materials communicating clinical and economic value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in payer engagement, market access, managed care, or healthcare account leadership.
• Demonstrated success closing payer negotiations that expanded insurance coverage.
• Ability to travel 30–40% of the time across U.S. markets and institutions.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payer decision-making, medical policy, reimbursement, and access pathways.
• Excellent communication, executive presence, stakeholder management, prioritization, and independent execution skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as MBA, MPH, PharmD, MD, or PhD.
• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in biotech, diagnostics, pharma, or healthcare technology.
• Experience with payer pilots, value-based arrangements, evidence-generation collaborations, HEOR, real-world evidence, or clinical development.
• Experience in growth-stage or evolving commercial environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote home-based workplace with occasional travel to hirify.global offices or team-related events.
• Full-time employment with flexible time off or vacation.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Mindfulness programs and potential annual bonus or incentive compensation.