Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, as well as multiple novel product candidates addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States. Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at www.axsome.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. About This Role Axsome Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director/Director, Payer Marketing to drive Payer Marketing efforts and to ensure that Axsome’s products are represented effectively and appropriately to payer decision makers. The Associate Director/Director, Payer Marketing will play a critical role in ensuring that patients have affordable access to the Company’s innovative medicines. This position will collaborate cross functionally with the rest of the Market Access organization, Brand Marketing, Market Research, Advocacy, Medical and the Operations teams to develop and articulate payer marketing strategy. This role reports directly to the Executive Director, Payer Marketing. This role is based at Axsome’s HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles. Job Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: <ul> <li>Support the payer marketing team in the development of access and pricing strategies, with a particular focus on interpreting and quantifying the impact of proposed and implemented legislation, political actions, and PBM/payer initiatives.</li> <li>Monitor and interpret federal and state healthcare policy developments (e.g., CMS guidance, Medicare Part D rules, Medicaid coverage standards, commercial market regulations) to assess implications for payer access and affordability strategy</li> <li>Translate complex policy and regulatory changes into clear strategic guidance for payer marketing, brand teams, and senior leadership, working closely with Executive Director</li> <li>Partner with market access, legal, compliance, and government affairs teams to ensure payer strategies and materials align with current and emerging policy requirements</li> <li>Evaluate how policy changes (e.g., utilization management rules, inflation rebates, IRA provisions, coverage mandates) affect formulary positioning, access barriers, and payer decision-making</li> <li>Work across payer marketing team to integrate policy-driven insights into payer value propositions, and account-specific strategies across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial segments</li> <li>Support scenario planning and forecasting by assessing downstream impacts of policy shifts on access timelines, contracting leverage, and payer behavior</li> <li>Develop internal education and training resources to improve cross-functional understanding of policy-driven access dynamics</li> <li>Engage in strategic planning for launches, LOE planning, and lifecycle management by incorporating policy uncertainty and payer response models</li> <li>Partner with

Associate Director/Director, Payer Marketing

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