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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, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, and multiple late-stage development programs 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 a Director, Market Access Deal Analytics to serve as a strategic leader in developing data-driven solutions that inform payer strategy, reimbursement optimization, pricing, and patient access. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in payor and PBM deal analytics, strong understanding of payor incentives, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, understanding of specialty pharmacy, hub, patient services programs, and a pragmatic, action-oriented mindset that connects insights to execution. This position reports to the Senior Director, Pricing and Contracting Strategy.   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:   Conduct robust analytics to support business cases to be presented to Pricing Terms Committee (PTC)   Support development on contracting language that supports meeting of business intent    Lead analytics strategy to inform payer contracting, coverage optimization, and payer engagement across Axsome’s in-line and pipeline products   Conduct claims data analyses [rejections, reversals, abandonment] to understand coverage dynamics, formulary behavior, and their implications on uptake and persistency   Design modeling frameworks to guide formulary negotiations, segmentation strategies, and gross-to-net (GTN) investment optimization   Build predictive tools to estimate how payer policies and pricing dynamics influence new therapy adoption across CNS specialties   Drive integration of payer analytics into National Account pull-through strategy, including actionable field-level insights for Market Access and Field Sales teams   Support development of key metrics, and report payer and PBM contract performance to Pricing Committee and Executive Leadership   Construct scenario-based forecasting models that simulate the impact of price and access changes on revenue and patient access   Monitor formulary positions and their downstream impact on prescribing behavior, conversions, and persistency to inform contract renewal cycles   Partner with Finance and GTN teams to continuously refine accruals based on evolving pricing and access dynamics   Collaborate closely with Forecasting, Commercial Operations, HEOR, and Market Access Data Science teams to harmonize analytics across functions   Embed analytics into pricing and access strategy development, ensuring that all recommendations are grounded in data and aligned to business goals   Proactively identify opportunities to improve data infrastructure, automate insight generation, an