TheNational Account Director Commercial Payerswill play a critical leadership role in shaping and executing our U.S. market access strategy with national and large regionalcommercial payersin preparation for ourfirst gene editing therapy launch. This is ahigh-impact, field-basedposition responsible for building relationships with key payer stakeholders, communicating product value, and securing favorable coverage and reimbursement pathways.
This is a highly strategic, hands-on role that is ideal for an experienced national account professional who thrives in fast-paced, build-from-scratch environments and understands the complexity of launching innovative, high-value therapies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic engagementwith national and large regional commercial payers (e.g.,CVS, Zinc,Aetna,Synergie/Elevance, Kaiser,Regional Blues Plans,etc.).
- Build and manage relationships with key decision-makers across payer organizations.
- Analyze the competitive landscape and coverage policies toanticipatepayer needs and barriers.
- Develop and execute early account engagement plansin anticipation of launch, educating payer stakeholders on gene editing science, disease burden, andanticipatedvalue proposition.
- Partner with internal teams (Market Access Strategy, Contracts and Pricing, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Clinical, Regulatory) todevelop and tailor payer-facing materials, including early scientific exchange, evidence dossiers, PIE presentations, and budget impact models.
- Drive payer insight generation to inform pricing strategy, contracting models, and patient access programs in pre-launch and launch phases.
- Collaborate with internal launch team tosupport pull-through planning, distribution strategy, and affordability/access solutions.
- If required,identify, shape, and lead negotiation of value-based or outcomes-based contracting opportunitiesaligned with Intellia, product profile, and payer priorities.
- Monitor and influence payer policy development relevant to gene editing and high-cost cell & gene therapies.
- Serve as theinternal voice of the payerandprovidestrategic guidance to senior leadership oncoveragerisks, opportunities, and commercial landscape dynamics.
- Ensure all engagements and materials are fully compliant with legal, regulatory, and corporate standards.
Cross-Functional Integration & Collaboration
- Serve as a key commercial liaison across internal stakeholders, including Market Access Leadership, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Patient Services, Finance, and Regulatory, to ensure alignment on strategic initiatives and execution plans that support national accountobjectives.
- Partner closely with Field Market Access, Trade, and Channel teams to co-develop and deliver integrated account strategies that enhance access, affordability, and distribution of gene therapy products across national payers, PBMs, IDNs, and specialty pharmacies.
- Lead cross-functional account planning sessions to synthesize market insights,anticipatecustomer needs, and develop tailored engagement models that driveoptimaltherapeutic adoption and long-term value creation.
- Collaborate with clinical and HEOR teams to translate complex scientific and economic value propositions into compelling narratives for diverse payer stakeholders.
- Facilitate seamless internal coordination and communication to ensure the delivery of compliant, consistent messaging and solutions that reflect both the scientific innovation and commercial strategy of the organization.
- Drive organizational readiness and pull-through efforts across functionalteamspre- and post-launch to ensure market access success in a highly regulated and evolving gene therapy landscape.
Success Metrics
- Achievement of targeted payer coverage milestones and KPIs
- Breadth and depth of payer access across account
- Execution of value-based contracting, ifrequired
- Internal alignment and readiness to support access and alignment efforts
Supervisory Responsibilities
Requirements
Skills/Abilities
About you:
- Proventrack recordof managing national commercial payer accounts, includingpre-launch and launch readinessfor specialty or rare disease products.
- Experience withinnovative reimbursement models, especially value-based or indication-based contracting.
- Strong grasp of payer decision-making processes, formulary management, medical policy development, and specialty pharmacy dynamics.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive inearly-stage or launch environments,operatingwith agility and strategic foresight.
- Excellent communicator who can conveycomplex scientific and economic data to non-scientific audiences.
- Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills and analytical capabilities.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity with a strong bias for action and accountability.
Travel:
- Up to 50%, including partner meetings, conferences, and internal cross-functional workshops.
Education / Certifications
- Bachelor's degreerequired; MBA or other graduate degree preferred.
- 8+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech market access experience, payer account management, or managedmarketsstrategy.
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Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled at which point the position will be taken down.
The base salary for this position is expected to range between $243,000.00 - $297,000.00 USD per year.
The salary offered is determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant education and training, overall related experience, specialized, rare or in-demand skill sets, internal comparators and other business needs. Upon joining Intellia, your salary will be reviewed periodically and additional factors such as time in role and performance will be considered. Intellia may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.
Additional compensation includes a performance-based annual cash bonus, a new hire equity grant, and eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards the value of which are determined annually at the Company27s discretion.
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