Health Policy & Reimbursement Director

Location: Washington, D.C., United States; Flex Commuter / Hybrid

Annual salary: USD 204,050.15–276,067.85

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing and delivering medicines for serious illnesses, including heart disease, obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions, and cancer.

What you will do

• Lead the development and implementation of federal payment policy strategies across therapeutic areas and the biosimilar portfolio.
• Identify and resolve federal payment policy barriers affecting pipeline products and therapies, while advising on policy issues for marketed products.
• Manage assigned engagement with federal payer policy agencies and provide strategic insights for work with HHS and CMS.
• Analyze regulatory and legislative proposals, communicate implications to internal stakeholders, and lead engagement supporting payment policy objectives.
• Conduct policy research and integrate clinical, market, and payer information into federal policy strategies and program submissions.
• Collaborate with Government Affairs, Commercial, Medical, Development, Regulatory, Law, and other functions; provide written and oral updates to key partners.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree and 7 years, or bachelor’s degree and 9 years.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. federal payer environment, including healthcare coverage, coding, reimbursement, and policy-setting authorities.
• Broad experience with federal health policy issues, particularly Medicare, Medicaid, and national health programs.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. biosimilars marketplace and experience working with or alongside federal agencies such as HHS and CMS.
• Experience reviewing clinical literature, payer actions, federal cost estimates, and policy proposals.
• Strong collaboration, research, written communication, oral presentation, and senior executive engagement skills.

Nice to have

• Product commercialization experience.
• Experience in hirify.global therapeutic areas.
• Experience participating in multi-stakeholder groups, trade associations, or disease-specific organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Discretionary annual bonus program and stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time-off plans and career development opportunities.
• Flexible work models where applicable.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until a sufficient number of applications are received or a candidate is selected.
• Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.