VP, Managed Markets Strategy

GSW, powered by Syneos Health, includes Spherico, a market and patient access agency serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and health-and-wellness clients. The VP, Managed Markets Strategy leads strategic oversight for key accounts, develops market access strategies, supports new business growth, and provides strategic guidance to clients and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the strategy for key accounts within Spherico
• Work directly with clients and contribute to solving their business challenges. Identify ways to support client success and organic growth opportunities for the agency (being an indispensable thought partner to the client)
• Partners with client management in identifying market access opportunities and strategic vision in collaboration with cross-functional team of strategists (Brand, Medical, OCX). Is a steward of the brand who champions thinking and approaches consistent with the client’s vision of the managed markets space
• Engages in content development, closely partnering with creative writers and medical to ensure strategic excellence
• Proactively brings managed markets trends, learnings, updates from the market and their experience to clients, demonstrating true strategic value
• Establishes industry-leading best practices and knowledge of the craft to ensure work quality and client service
• Leverages strong communication and listening skills that deliver effective presentations and points of view
• Engages in continual learning and development to refine their strategic craft
• Creates thought leadership content and points of view for agency marketing and promotion and team learnings

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant managed markets strategy experience
• Experience working in communications for health-related brands and categories (pharmaceutical, hospitals/health systems, health insurers)
• Experience working on the following: market research/data analysis, managed markets pharmaceutical or biotech marketing launches, and value/cost message development
• Knowledge of the managed markets space, payers (commercial and government), integrated delivery networks, health systems, specialty, retail, wholesalers, and GPOs
• Demonstrated strategic leadership, team collaboration, and communication skills
• BS/BA required
• Advanced degree preferred (MBA, RPH, PharmD)