Market Access and Payer Sales Jobs

As of Nov 8, 2026, there are 128 live market access and payer sales postings. Median advertised annual base: $200,000 (n=105), versus $130,541 nationally.

No clinical call point at all. The customer is a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager or an employer group, and the sale is coverage rather than preference. What is being won here is formulary position and medical policy — whether a product is covered, at what tier, and with what prior authorization attached. That decision sits above every individual prescriber, which is why one of these roles can be worth more than a region of field reps. Long cycles, contract-heavy, and almost never a way in. Most people arrive after carrying a territory, because the argument you make to a plan is built out of the evidence you learned to use in front of clinicians. Field reimbursement and access-support roles, which help patients get coverage rather than sell it, are not listed here. 128 open roles right now. Every listing here either names this setting in the posting itself or names a product line that is only sold in one place — never a guess from the employer's industry.

Open roles

Current posting briefing

No clinical call point at all. The customer is a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager or an employer group, and the sale is coverage rather than preference.

Matching live postings · Observed on the board Nov 8, 2026. Counts are postings, not individual vacancies or hires.

Advertised pay compared with the United States
MeasureThis searchUnited States
Median advertised annual base$200,000$130,541
Qualifying annual base ranges105 of 1286,390 of 9,174
Publish a numeric pay range (any pay type)110 (86%)6,986 (76%)

Method: advertised annual base in USD; midpoint of each published range; hourly and on-target earnings (OTE) excluded. Implausible midpoints outside $20,000–$700,000 are excluded. Medians require 8 ranges. Missing pay is unknown, not $0. Range disclosure counts any pay type; the median uses only qualifying annual base ranges.

Who is hiring here
EmployerOpen postings
Bausch + Lomb6
Otsuka6
Altivera Medical5
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals4
Capital Rx4
Eli Lilly4
Leo Pharma4
MedImpact4
Alexion3
Ipsen3
Experience mix · stated minimum
ExperiencePostingsShare of this search
0–2 years2318%
3–4 years1310%
5+ years8466%
Not stated86%
Call points in this market
SettingPostingsShare of this search
Payer / managed care128100%
Hospital / IDN5946%
Physician office2923%
C-suite1814%
Long-term care65%
Surgery center65%
Cancer / infusion center54%
Pharmacy32%
Operating room22%

Settings may overlap and include classifications from product context; the board labels assumptions on individual roles. They do not add up to 100%. Experience not stated is kept separate from zero years.

Accepted backgrounds named in postings
BackgroundPostingsShare of this search
Outside or B2B sales2620%
Clinical or allied health54%
Military32%
Scientific or technical22%

Questions about market access and payer sales jobs

Are there entry-level market access and payer sales jobs?

As of Nov 8, 2026, 23 matching postings state a minimum of zero to two years, while 8 do not state a minimum. These are stated experience requirements, not a guarantee of entry-level eligibility. A posting can require industry experience, a credential or a particular background separately; read the employer's qualifications before applying.

What do market access and payer sales jobs pay?

The median advertised annual base is $200,000, calculated from 105 qualifying postings as of Nov 8, 2026. This uses each published range's midpoint and excludes hourly rates and on-target earnings. It measures advertised base pay, not take-home pay or first-year total compensation. 86% publish a numeric pay range of any kind.

Which companies hire for these roles?

The largest matching employer counts as of Nov 8, 2026 are Bausch + Lomb (6), Otsuka (6), Altivera Medical (5). These are currently advertised postings on MedSales Radar, not a complete census of hiring or proof of expansion. Counts can change after an employer refreshes its careers site; use the linked listings to check current requirements and locations.

Are these remote jobs or territory roles?

9 of 128 matching postings are flagged remote as of Nov 8, 2026, meaning worked from home with no field territory; 69 state a travel percentage. A field role run from a home office is not counted as remote, because it involves customer visits and a defined territory. A missing remote flag does not establish an office requirement, and an unstated travel percentage does not mean no travel. Confirm territory and travel expectations with the employer.

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