Director, Patient Access

Background

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is the states Stem Cell Agency. We were created by the voters of California with an initial investment of $3 billion when they approved Proposition 71 in 2004 and renewed when Proposition 14 was approved in 2020 providing an additional $5.5 billion to invest in stem cell research in California. CIRMs mission to accelerate world-class science to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments in an equitable manner to a diverse California and world is what drives us to succeed every day.

CIRM is the worlds largest institution dedicated to helping people by bringing the promise of regenerative medicine closer to mission goes beyond research we are building the infrastructure partnerships and policies that enable equitable access to the next generation of therapies.

General Statement

The Patient Access (PA) Team collaborates across CIRMs core programs to foster innovative care delivery models and enhance the accessibility of regenerative medicine therapies. This team develops and manages clinical infrastructure programs such as the Alpha Clinics (AC) Network Community Care Centers of Excellence (CCCE) and the Patient Support Program (PSP). Additionally the group serves as a bridge to policymakers and payers collaborating with CIRMs Accessibility and Affordability Working Group (AAWG) and Standards Working Group (SWG) as outlined in Proposition 14.

Role Summary

The Director Patient Access provides operational leadership of the Patient Access Team and serves as the programs lead for CIRMs Access & Affordability (A&A) Function. Reporting to the Chief Science Officer (CSO) this role also works in close coordination with the AAWG and its Chair to operationalize strategic priorities inform policy recommendations and drive integration of infrastructure payer engagement and affordability planning. The Director will lead implementation efforts that enable timely equitable and sustainable access to CIRM-funded therapies coordinating across CIRMs Clinical Development (CDEV) Preclinical Development (PDEV) Legal and Communications teams.

Job Function

Leadership Integration and Oversight

Provide strong managerial leadership direction and accountability for the Patient Access Team including program leads (Alpha Clinics CCCEs PSP) project managers and consultants supporting policy economic modeling and payer engagement. Build a high-performance mission-driven team culture that emphasizes clarity of roles proactive communication and delivery of measurable outcomes to advance access and affordability of CIRM-funded therapies across California.

Infrastructure Alignment

Oversee the integration and performance of CIRMs clinical infrastructure programs (ACs CCCEs PSP and Community-Based Organization (CBO) partnerships) and drive alignment and active mapping of the CIRM clinical development portfolio to this infrastructure. This includes guiding funding strategies program implementation program management and clinical infrastructure network management.

Policy and Payer Engagement

In coordination with the CSO and AAWG Chair lead the development of structured payer and provider engagement frameworks and evidence-sharing forums that leverage CIRMs clinical portfolio and infrastructure data to inform payer decision-making. Facilitate dialogue and collaboration with public and private payers to support the design of California-based reimbursement approaches strengthening payer confidence and enabling sustainable coverage pathways for CIRM-supported therapies.

Affordability and Financial Innovation

Collaborate with the President CSO and external economic experts to support the development and evaluation of financial models (ex. outcome-based or risk-pooling approaches) that enhance affordability and promote equitable delivery of advanced therapies.

Program Coordination and Portfolio Integration

Coordinate with CDEV and PDEV programs to ensure that Clinical Infrastructure supports the clinical planning trial execution and patient support needs of CIRM-funded projects. Partner with CDEV and PDEV program needs to identify cross-portfolio needs access barriers and implementation challenges to ensure these insights are incorporated into the Access & Affordability Function. The Director will facilitate coordinated solutions align infrastructure and payer engagement strategies accordingly and drive these efforts towards advancing the development and reimbursement preparedness of CIRM-funded projects as well as CIRMs strategic goals.

Governance Reporting

Serve as program liaison to the AAWG supporting meeting coordination policy analysis and reporting to the Board. Oversee collection and synthesis of data for annual Access & Affordability in collaboration with the Communications team.

External Partnerships and Advocacy

Build partnerships with public and private payers policymakers providers and patient advocacy organizations to advance access screening and coverage initiatives aligned with Proposition 14 mandates and CIRMs Strategic Allocation Framework (SAF).

Data Accountability

Lead development of standardized performance metrics and dashboards across infrastructure programs to monitor equity patient engagement and clinical trial reach. Ensure transparency and accountability in CIRMs access initiatives.

Supervision Received

The Director Patient Access reports to the Chief Science Officer (CSO).

Supervision Exercised

The Director Patient Access will manage and provide general direction to the Patient Access team and associated contractors and / or consultants.

Qualifications (Experience and Education)

• Advanced degree (ex. PharmD MD PhD) or a Masters degree (including MBA MPH etc.) may be considered in lieu of doctoral degree provided the candidate has at least 2 additional years of relevant experience.
• 8 years in a senior leadership role within healthcare access clinical infrastructure leadership patient access or market access preferably within biotech health systems or public sector programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-site initiatives and manage cross-sector collaborations spanning healthcare providers payers and policymakers.
• Experience in Cell and or Gene Therapy or other advanced therapy modalities strongly preferred.

Competencies & Skills

Working Conditions

Salary Range and Benefits

This position is expected to pay $250000 - $272000 which fits within the full salary range of $229154 - $305964 for the Director job classification. It is uncommon for an individual to be offered a salary near the maximum of the range for a position. Salary for this position will reflect the final candidates qualifications experience skills knowledge relevant education and certifications in addition to being aligned with the internal leadership peer group.

Required Application Documents

Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this position.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the interview process should inform the interview scheduler at the time of scheduling.

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Benefits

EEO Contact Information

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creedsex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 229154 - 305964