Sr./Executive Director, Program Design & Access Strategy (Ophthalmology)

Location: Remote based in the United States, with travel of up to 25% for vendor meetings, congresses, customer events, and internal company meetings.

Salary: $235,870–$326,167 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic products for serious eye disorders and high unmet medical needs.

What you will do

• Lead the design and evolution of patient support programs, including hub services, copay programs, patient assistance programs, and field access support.
• Shape patient and market access strategy for the current business and future portfolio.
• Coordinate cross-functional access teams across patient services, marketing, sales, payer teams, trade, supply chain, legal, and compliance.
• Improve customer-facing technology, user experience, program scalability, data utilization, and data governance.
• Partner with marketing on patient services materials, forms, and administrative documents.
• Coach team members, influence leaders, manage key initiatives, and represent the Vice President of Patient and Reimbursement Services when appropriate.

Requirements

• 12+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience focused on patient and/or market access.
• Deep understanding of the patient access landscape and the patient access journey in the buy-and-bill environment.
• Experience building and optimizing internal and outsourced patient services programs.
• Demonstrated leadership across multiple support programs and the ability to lead through influence.
• Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements, plus excellent project management, communication, and prioritization skills.
• College degree required; ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice to have

• Recent ophthalmology or retina market experience.
• Specialty pharmacy, trade, product launch, or optometry experience.
• MBA or master's degree.
• Experience working in smaller, fast-paced biotech or start-up environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a patient-centric environment focused on preventing blindness and improving vision outcomes.
• Collaborative culture emphasizing innovation, integrity, compassion, and diverse perspectives.
• Fast-paced, entrepreneurial operating environment with opportunities to influence organizational strategy.
• Equal opportunity employment practices and commitment to diversity and inclusion.