About the role

IT Associate Director supporting Access & Value initiatives in a pharmaceutical company. Delivering technology solutions for payer engagement, pricing strategy, health economics, and outcomes research.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary IT partner for the Access & Value team, including Payer Strategy, HEOR, Pricing & Contracting, and Government Affairs.
Translate business needs into technology requirements and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and data governance standards.
Develop and maintain a multi-year IT roadmap for Access & Value capabilities.
Lead the implementation and support of platforms and tools for: Payer engagement and contracting, Value communication and evidence generation, Pricing analytics and forecasting, HEOR and RWE data platforms.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.
Partner with Data & Analytics teams to enable access to real-world data (RWD), claims data, and health economics models.
Support the development of dashboards and visualizations for payer insights, pricing trends, and access performance metrics.
Ensure data quality, integration, and compliance with regulatory and privacy standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).
Work closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Legal teams to ensure technology solutions meet cross-functional needs.
Support digital initiatives that enhance payer value propositions and evidence dissemination.
Manage third-party vendors, consultants, and technology partners to deliver high-quality solutions.
Lead project planning, execution, and change management activities to ensure successful adoption and business impact.

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
Experience: Minimum 8 years of IT or digital experience, with at least 3–5 years supporting Market Access , HEOR , or Pricing & Contracting in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
Experience with payer data, RWE platforms, and value-based healthcare technologies.
Skills: Strong understanding of the U.S. and global market access environment.
Familiarity with tools such as Model N, Revitas, SAS, Tableau, and cloud-based data platforms.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills.
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to healthcare data.

Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.