Managing Director, Market Access

Shape the future of market access, where commercial strategy meets real-world impact!

Work shouldn't just be something we do; it should have a purpose. At Envision, we believe in creating life-changing outcomes through the work we do with our clients, giving back to our communities, while creating a company culture where our people thrive. We believe success starts with a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to grow. 

Being part of a collaborative team means there's no limit to what you can achieve. With us, you can be a part of a growing company you want to work for. 

Our Vision: To unleash the power of combined intelligence to accelerate patient access to life-changing treatments. 

Our Mission: Delivering smarter and faster solutions to create, communicate, and commercialize value for our clients. 

Our Values: Excellence, People, Growth 

The opportunity 

Working within our Riparian business, you'll lead a high-impact consulting practice that helps US pharmaceutical manufacturers navigate Government Programs, compliance, market access contracting, pricing strategy, rebate adjudication and other critical commercial challenges.

As Managing Director, Market Access, you will grow and shape our practice across pricing and reimbursement, commercialization strategy and payer-ecosystem optimization. You'll drive new business, set the thought-leadership agenda and ensure outstanding client delivery for pharma, biotech and medical device companies.

We're looking for a seasoned market access leader with a proven track record of building practices in life sciences. You'll blend strategic insight with hands-on delivery across pricing, reimbursement, HEOR, RWE and payer engagement, shaping long-term access strategies and leading teams to interrogate data and deliver implementation-ready recommendations.

How will you make an impact at Envision Pharma Group? 

Role Responsibilities

Practice Leadership & Growth

• Define and deliver the growth strategy for Riparian's Market Access Consulting service line.
• Build and scale a distinctive practice recognised as a trusted partner for complex market access challenges.
• Own the full P&L, including revenue growth, margin performance, forecasting, budgeting and resource allocation.

Client Leadership & Business Development

• Lead business development across pharma and biotech, originating and closing high-value engagements.
• Build and maintain senior (C-suite/VP/EVP) relationships, positioning Riparian as a strategic market access advisor.
• Oversee compelling proposals, SOWs and contract negotiations.

Engagement Delivery & Advisory

• Lead the design and delivery of engagements across:
  • Market access and payer strategy
  • Pricing and reimbursement
  • HEOR and evidence generation
  • Value communication and access optimisation
  • Launch planning and readiness
• Act as senior advisor on key programmes, providing clear viewpoints on payer landscapes, reimbursement pathways, lifecycle access and commercial models.

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Build, lead and inspire a high-performing consulting team.
• Attract top talent, set clear expectations and manage performance to consistently high standards.

Collaboration & Integrated Solutions

• Partner closely with other Riparian and Envision business units to design and deliver integrated solutions.
• Champion cross-sell and up-sell opportunities, ensuring market access perspectives are embedded across wider client programmes.

Thought Leadership & Market Insight

• Shape Riparian's market access thought leadership: publish content, present at conferences and lead client workshops.
• Track trends in healthcare systems, payer behaviour, policy and reimbursement, and translate them into differentiated offerings and points of view.
• Continuously refine best-practice methodologies, tools and frameworks for market access, pricing and evidence strategy.

Analytical & Methodological Rigor

• Lead interpretation of primary/secondary research, RWD and HEOR outputs to generate sharp, actionable insights.
• Ensure robust analytics are used to track market access KPIs and inform real-time strategy adjustments.
• Oversee development of payer-facing materials (e.g. value stories, PIE decks, AMCP dossiers, budget impact tools) to support effective payer/provider engagement and drive repeat business.

Do you have what we are looking for? 

Skills & expertise 

• Senior leader with 15+ years in consulting and/or life sciences, including at least 10 years in market access, pricing & reimbursement, payer strategy or commercial access.
• Proven track record of building, growing or leading a consulting practice or business unit in the life sciences sector.
• Strong business development pedigree: originating and closing deals, managing senior (VP/EVP/Board) relationships, leading proposals and contract negotiations.
• Deep technical credibility in market access: payer landscapes, HEOR, value demonstration, evidence generation, launch readiness and reimbursement pathways.
• Strategic thinker able to read evolving healthcare systems, payer trends, policy and reimbursement shifts – and turn them into compelling client offerings.
• Skilled at aligning market access strategy with organisational goals from early pipeline through launch and post-launch optimisation.
• Expertise in value proposition design, formulary positioning and reimbursement strategy.
• Experience integrating HEOR, RWE and budget impact modelling into targeted payer and provider communications.
• Able to build cross-stakeholder alignment to accelerate coverage, coding and reimbursement.
• Demonstrated ability to design integrated market access solutions that connect evidence generation, stakeholder engagement and brand growth.

Our salary ranges reflect the potential base salary for this role in the United States, considering factors such as your professional and academic experience, training, and role responsibilities. In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer an attractive total compensation benefits package designed to reward and support our people.  

#TogetherWeDiscover  

Do you have the experience we are looking for? If so, explore your place at Envision today!