
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
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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