Associate Director, Market Access Marketing and Strategy

Company: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Location: Poway
Posted on: April 5, 2026

Job Description:

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information. The Associate Director (AD) of Market Access Marketing is responsible for executing access strategies and tactics that support brand and market access objectives and ensure optimal payer, channel, and patient access. Reporting to the Director of Market Access Marketing, the AD serves as a strategic partner in shaping commercial brand strategy and ensuring alignment between brand marketing and market access priorities. This role is responsible for the tactical execution of market access strategies for EPIDIOLEX. driving the development of payer value propositions, promotional and nonpersonal resources, and access focused initiatives for use with third party payers, including Managed Care organizations, Government agencies, Hospital Institutions, and other channel customers. The AD partners closely with internal Market Access teams—including Payer Accounts, Field Access & Reimbursement, Patient Access Services, Wholesaler/Pharmacy Accounts, and LTC Account Teams to develop and execute franchise?aligned strategies and tactics, ensuring each team is equipped with the tools, messaging, and resources needed to optimize customer engagement. The AD also partners with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Insights, and Sales to ensure seamless customer experience and alignment with overall brand goals. Essential Functions/Responsibilities Lead execution of all market access marketing resources and messaging across all market access functions, ensuring tactical delivery aligns with core job responsibilities. Support development and execution of short- and long-term Market Access strategies across functions. Implement strategies and tactics supporting brand and access goals to optimize payer, channel, and patient access for assigned products. Serve as a strategic partner to the Director of Market Access Marketing, shaping commercial brand strategy and driving alignment between brand marketing and market access priorities. Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure Market Access strategies and tactics are intentionally incorporated early in the brand planning cycle, providing clear input on shaping pre-launch and in-line brand performance. Partner with Market Access Directors and SMEs to help prepare for evolving access dynamics such as legislative changes, competitive shifts, 340B developments, and updates in distribution models. Work with cross-functional leaders to incorporate integrated market access strategies into the franchise’s three-year plan and annual tactical plan, aligning with corporate and franchise objectives. Partner with Market Access functions to ensure strategies and tactics align with corporate and franchise objectives within the franchise’s three-year strategic and annual tactical plans. Partner across Market Access functions—Market Access Marketing, Pricing/Contracting & Reimbursement, Channel Distribution & Trade Relations, Patient Access Services, Payer Field Teams, Payer Value & Outcomes, and Market Access Analytics & Insights—to support the execution of cohesive and integrated strategies. Continuously monitor and assess effectiveness of Market Access strategies. Establish and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) across key Market Access functions. to execution across Market Access functions. Collaborate with Market Access Strategy counterparts across franchises to ensure consistency and alignment where appropriate. Lead the creation, refinement, and optimization of Payer Value Propositions and access messaging, partnering with Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR and PVO). Ensure messaging reflects clinical, economic, and real-world value aligned with payer needs and brand strategy. Develop personal and nonpersonal promotional materials, programs, and tactics to support Payer Account teams, Access & Reimbursement teams, Patient and Access Teams, and Wholesaler/Pharmacy Account teams. Ensure resources shape payer decision-making and support effective brand pull-through. Partner with the Pull?Through Effectiveness team to develop market access pull?through messaging and resources for field sales engagement with HCPs. Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Insights, Training, Compliance, Regulatory, and Legal to ensure alignment and cohesive customer experience. Lead agency and vendor partners in the development of promotional programs and materials aligned with brand and access strategy. Oversee and Lead the internal Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) review process for Market Access Marketing materials. Maintain a deep understanding of the payer and channel landscape through market research, payer advisory boards, customer interactions, policy monitoring, and analytics tools. Identify emerging access opportunities, risks, and competitive dynamics and recommend strategic responses. Develop and manage annual Market Access Marketing budget. Ensure programs and tactics are delivered on time and within budget. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry. Minimum 4 years of experience in patient services, payer account management, or managed markets marketing (preferred). Experience leading core marketing processes (brand planning, insights generation, value proposition development, promotional campaign development). Demonstrated success influencing cross?functional teams and senior stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills; exceptional project management capability. Proven record of success in working with cross-functional teams; demonstrated ability to successfully influence multiple levels of an organization, both internally and externally Proven vendor and agency leadership experience. Strong strategic thinking, problem?solving, and decision?making skills. Experience managing budgets and forecasting. Experience in Epilepsy or Movement Disorders (preferred). Customer?facing experience (preferred). Knowledge of traditional formulary pull?through strategies and tools (preferred). Excellent communication (written and verbal) and project management skills Required/Preferred Education and Licenses Bachelor’s degree required MBA or other advanced degree preferred ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MBA or other advanced degree preferred CONTACTS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL) Market Access Business Partners Franchise Leaders and Business Unit Marketing colleagues Payers/Customers/Accounts Sales force Medical/Legal/Regulator/Compliance personnel HEOR personnel Third party vendors and agencies LI-Remote Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is: $172,000.00 - $258,000.00 Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis. At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html .

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