Payer Engagement Account Director

About the Role:

• Own and actively drive a defined pipeline of payer opportunities, with clear accountability for progress, outcomes, and timelines.
• Initiate, build, and expand relationships with assigned payer accounts, proactively identifying opportunities to advance discussions toward pilots, data evaluations, and access-enabling activities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead payer meetings from initial outreach through follow-up execution, ensuring momentum is maintained and next steps are clearly defined.
• Translate payer interest into concrete deliverables, including pilots, collaborations, or agreements, in close partnership with the Senior Director, Payer Engagement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years of experience in payer engagement, market access, managed care, or healthcare account leadership.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully closing payer negotiations that resulted in meaningful, expanded insurance coverage.

Why GRAIL:

• Be part of a mission-driven company working to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including flexible time-off, 401(k) with employer match, and medical, dental, and vision coverage.