US Market Access Key Account Director (MAx-KAD), Cell Therapy - Southern California

Location: United States - Field; must live and work within the Southern California region

Salary: $205,615.00–$266,090.00 per year, plus potential discretionary bonus, stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and benefits.

Company

Biopharmaceutical company developing CAR-T and TCR-engineered cell therapies for cancer treatment.

What you will do

• Lead vision, strategy, account plans, and business relationships with assigned national and regional payer and provider accounts.
• Improve patient access to CAR-T by negotiating coverage policies, reimbursement terms, contracts, and network expansion opportunities.
• Build relationships with payers, authorized treatment centers, hospital systems, provider networks, C-suite and D-suite executives, and P&T committees.
• Evaluate treatment-center performance, identify expansion sites, and support certification and ongoing operational development of new and existing centers.
• Drive strategic partnerships involving EMR integration, clinical pathways, population health analysis, real-world evidence, data agreements, and innovative payment models.
• Provide market insights, financial modeling, payer trend reporting, and internal education on reimbursement and access challenges.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree with 8+ years of experience, master's degree with 10+ years, or bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience.
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in strategic customer-facing, payer relations, or market access roles.
• Market access experience with private and public payers, reimbursement, policy, and healthcare delivery settings.
• Strong understanding of CAR-T reimbursement, single-case agreements, network requirements, and innovative payment models.
• Experience in oncology sales or related roles, with proficiency in oncology clinical science and health economic data.
• Strong negotiation, financial management, project management, communication, leadership, and executive relationship-building skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in sales leadership, field reimbursement, pharmacy leadership, medical leadership, or healthcare institutions.
• Experience developing processes across hospital systems and community treatment centers.
• Experience engaging C-suite and D-suite executives, P&T committee members, and other senior decision-makers.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission focused on developing cancer immunotherapies and improving long-term patient outcomes.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Paid time off and potential discretionary annual bonus.
• Potential discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, subject to role eligibility.
• Inclusive work environment supporting diverse perspectives and individual development.