[Hiring] Payer Engagement Lead - Regional Accounts @Praxis Precision Medicines

Role Description

This position may be performed remotely, but requires the flexibility and willingness to travel as needed.

At Praxis, we are building transformative medicines for people living with central nervous system disorders where the need for better treatments remains profound. Ensuring patients can access those therapies requires more than a strong national strategy—it requires trusted partnerships and thoughtful execution in the markets where access decisions are made every day.

The Payer Engagement Lead, Regional Accounts will lead strategic engagement with:

• Regional commercial health plans
• State Medicaid agencies
• Medicaid managed care organizations
• Regional Blue plans
• Other payer stakeholders across the half of the United States

This individual will serve as the bridge between Praxis's national market access strategy and regional execution, helping ensure patients receive timely and sustainable access to our therapies.

This is a builder's role. As Praxis prepares for commercialization, you'll establish meaningful payer relationships, navigate diverse reimbursement environments, and generate insights that influence both regional execution and enterprise strategy. You'll work closely with:

• Market Access
• Medical Affairs
• Commercial
• Legal
• Finance
• Executive Leadership

Success requires strong regional payer expertise, commercial judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to build trust while influencing across functions and organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business, healthcare, life sciences, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology market access, payer engagement, regional accounts, or related commercial leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success working with regional commercial health plans, Medicaid managed care organizations, state Medicaid agencies, regional Blue plans, and other regional payer organizations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. reimbursement and market access, including Medicaid policy, managed care, commercial health plans, Medicare Part D, specialty pharmacy, and evolving payer dynamics.
• Experience supporting payer reviews, value communication, reimbursement strategy, and implementation of clinically appropriate utilization management approaches.
• Experience supporting pre-launch and launch activities, including account planning, payer strategy, value communication, and cross-functional commercialization.
• Experience in CNS, specialty pharmaceuticals, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic areas strongly preferred.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect regional market dynamics to commercial performance and patient access.
• A high degree of ownership, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and accountability.
• Ability to travel approximately 50–70% based on business needs.

Requirements

• The physical and mental requirements of our roles include but are not limited to regular use of a computer, devices or other office equipment, clear communication, and occasional movement.
• You’ll need comfort with screen work, basic hand coordination, and focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Benefits

• Annualized Base Salary: $214,000 - $234,000 USD

Company Description

Praxis Precision Medicines is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system disorders characterized by neuronal imbalance. At Praxis, we share a common vision of reshaping the human condition into a more freeing and fulfilled existence by developing high impact medicines for patients and families affected by and living with complex brain disorders.

• Our core Values of Trust, Ownership, Curiosity, and Results are foundational to every aspect of our business and are exemplified by each and every one of our team members.

Guided by our core values, at Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. we continue to DARE FOR MORE® to advance, promote, and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by encouraging individuals to bring their authentic selves and perspectives to work each day. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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