Ardelyx, Inc.

Associate Director, Market Access Analytics

Ardelyx, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $187,000 - $229,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Lead the design and execution of analytics frameworks evaluating quality of access, formulary performance, and payer utilization across all segments
  • Analyze payer coverage policies, step edits, prior authorization requirements, and reimbursement trends to identify access opportunities and barriers
  • Monitor pull-through effectiveness, quantifying access-driven utilization across national and regional accounts
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and executive-level reporting to track payer performance, formulary wins/losses, and core access KPIs
  • Lead analytic preparation for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBRs/QBRs), including performance summaries, coverage updates, and strategic recommendations
  • Partner with Market Access leadership to model and forecast the impact of access changes, formulary updates, contracting strategies, and share shifts
  • Provide insights to Payer Account, Trade, Patient Services, and Field Access teams that support access optimization and patient affordability initiatives
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on payer, formulary, coverage, and claims utilization data, including developing sound business rule logic, ensuring consistent data definitions, and conducting QC testing to validate accuracy and reliability
  • Conduct ad hoc analyses to diagnose access challenges, support contracting decisions, and respond to field inquiries
  • Manage relationships with data and consulting vendors, including scope alignment, deliverable oversight, and budget management

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree preferred, in Business or related field required
  • 8 - 10 years of progressive experience in Market Access, Payer Analytics, or Commercial Analytics or equivalent experience
  • Proven ability to analyze payer, formulary, and claims data to identify trends, measure performance, and drive access strategy
  • Working knowledge of IQVIA LAAD, MMIT, Payer Spine, Copay data and Access pull-thru application
  • Expertise with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, SQL, Excel)
  • In-depth understanding of payer contracting, coverage determination, medical and pharmacy policies
  • Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance standards, including HIPAA and manufacturer data privacy regulations
  • Demonstrated success translating complex analytics into actionable business insights for senior stakeholders
  • Excellent collaboration, communication, and presentation skills; ability to influence and align across cross-functional teams
  • Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically
Benefits
  • 401(k) plan with generous employer match
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Up to 12 weeks of living organ and bone marrow leave
  • Equity incentive plans
  • Health plans (medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision)
  • Life insurance and disability
  • Flexible time off
  • Annual Winter Holiday shut down
  • At least 11 paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysispayer analyticsformulary performanceclaims data analysisdata visualizationanalytics frameworksbusiness rule logicQC testingaccess strategycontracting strategies
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationpresentation skillsinfluenceorganizational skillsproject managementability to manage multiple prioritiesstrategic recommendationsrelationship managementinsight translation