Senior Director Public Policy Federal Policy & Reimbursement

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Job Location:

Washington DC, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 216100 - 360200

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Senior Director of Federal Policy and Reimbursement will be responsible for shaping strategizing and translating U.S. federal public and private payer policy to enable timely appropriate patient access to Regenerons medicines. This leader will help drive cross-functional alignment on federal policy and reimbursement strategy and will partners with other functions throughout the organization including market access commercial HEOR pricing provider/patient advocacy and field teams to ensure policy readiness at launch and throughout the product lifecycle.

In this role a typical day might include the following:

Lead development of policy and reimbursement strategies that anticipate evolving regulatory and payer landscapes across Medicare Medicaid commercial payers and integrated delivery systems.
Translate complex policy changes (e.g. coverage criteria coding/payment updates inflationary policies price negotiations step therapy prior authorization) into actionable business implications for brand teams.
Shape company positions and responses to proposed/final rules guidance and sub regulatory memorandums.

Reimbursement Pathway Enablement:
- Help strategize and map optimal coding coverage and payment pathways (e.g. HCPCS CPT ICD-10 DRG) across sites of care (physician office hospital outpatient specialty pharmacy) to prepare for product launches.
- Guide coding strategy and support applications for product-specific codes; monitor and communicate coding/payment updates.
- Partner with pricing and contracting to align policy and reimbursement assumptions to gross-to-net and payer access goals.

External Engagement & Advocacy:
- Engage with trade associations and policy influencers to shape the external environment and represent Regenerons policy perspectives.
- Partner with patient and provider advocacy organizations to understand access barriers and co-develop policy solutions.
- Support government affairs in comment letters stakeholder briefings and policymaker education.

Insights Analytics & Reporting:
- Establish policy monitoring frameworks dashboards and indicators for access risks and opportunities.
- Synthesize payer policy changes and reimbursement trends into concise executive updates and recommendations.
- Commission and interpret analyses (claims policy impact modeling) to guide decision-making.

This Job Might Be For You If You Have:

Serve as the policy reimbursement subject matter expert on brand/core teams across the portfolio.
Facilitate alignment across pricing trade channel legal medical field reimbursement and commercial teams to ensure cohesive execution.
Lead mentor and develop a high-performing team; manage external consultants as needed.

To be considered for this role you must have:

Must have a bachelors degree; graduate degree in public policy healthcare policy or law or another Minimum of 15 years relevant experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills to convey complex and changing legislation regulations and their impact to internal and external stakeholders
Strong strategy and execution skills
Strong track record of working with key thought leaders and diverse stakeholders
Ability to travel to relevant meetings/conferences up to 20% of the time primarily within the U.S.

Does this sound like you Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We have an inclusive culture that provides comprehensive benefits which vary by the U.S. benefits may include health and wellness programs (including medical dental vision life and disability insurance) fitness centers 401(k) company match family support benefits equity awards annual bonuses paid time off and paid leaves (e.g. military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels! For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the US please visit For other countries specific benefits please speak to your recruiter.
Please be advised that at Regeneron we believe we are most successful and work best when we are together. For that reason many of Regenerons roles are required to be performed on-site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about Regenerons on-site policy and expectations for your role and your location.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or belief (or lack thereof) sex nationality national or ethnic origin civil status age citizenship status membership of the Traveler community sexual orientation disability genetic information familial status marital or registered civil partnership status pregnancy or parental status gender identity gender reassignment military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company will also provide reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities or chronic illnesses of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of the Companys business.

For roles in which the hired candidate will be working in the U.S. the salary ranges provided are shown in accordance with U.S. law and apply to U.S.-based positions. For roles which will be based in Japan and/or Canada the salary ranges are shown in accordance with the applicable local law and currency. If you are outside the U.S Japan or Canada please speak with your recruiter about salaries and benefits in your location.

Please note that certain background checks will form part of the recruitment process. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with the law of the country where the position is based including the type of background checks conducted. The purpose of carrying out such checks is for Regeneron to verify certain information regarding a candidate prior to the commencement of employment such as identity right to work educational qualifications etc.

Salary Range (annually)

$216100.00 - $360200.00

Required Experience:

Exec

In this role a typical day might include the following:

Lead development of policy and reimbursement strategies that anticipate evolving regulatory and payer landscapes across Medicare Medicaid commercial payers and integrated delivery systems.
Translate complex policy changes (e.g. coverage criteria coding/payment updates inflationary policies price negotiations step therapy prior authorization) into actionable business implications for brand teams.
Shape company positions and responses to proposed/final rules guidance and sub regulatory memorandums.

Reimbursement Pathway Enablement:
- Help strategize and map optimal coding coverage and payment pathways (e.g. HCPCS CPT ICD-10 DRG) across sites of care (physician office hospital outpatient specialty pharmacy) to prepare for product launches.
- Guide coding strategy and support applications for product-specific codes; monitor and communicate coding/payment updates.
- Partner with pricing and contracting to align policy and reimbursement assumptions to gross-to-net and payer access goals.

External Engagement & Advocacy:
- Engage with trade associations and policy influencers to shape the external environment and represent Regenerons policy perspectives.
- Partner with patient and provider advocacy organizations to understand access barriers and co-develop policy solutions.
- Support government affairs in comment letters stakeholder briefings and policymaker education.

Insights Analytics & Reporting:
- Establish policy monitoring frameworks dashboards and indicators for access risks and opportunities.
- Synthesize payer policy changes and reimbursement trends into concise executive updates and recommendations.
- Commission and interpret analyses (claims policy impact modeling) to guide decision-making.

This Job Might Be For You If You Have:

Serve as the policy reimbursement subject matter expert on brand/core teams across the portfolio.
Facilitate alignment across pricing trade channel legal medical field reimbursement and commercial teams to ensure cohesive execution.
Lead mentor and develop a high-performing team; manage external consultants as needed.

To be considered for this role you must have:

Must have a bachelors degree; graduate degree in public policy healthcare policy or law or another Minimum of 15 years relevant experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills to convey complex and changing legislation regulations and their impact to internal and external stakeholders
Strong strategy and execution skills
Strong track record of working with key thought leaders and diverse stakeholders
Ability to travel to relevant meetings/conferences up to 20% of the time primarily within the U.S.