Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Activities
Journal Publications, Policy Briefs, Fact Sheets, & Conference Proceedings
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SOPHIE SNYDER

Los Angeles

Summary

Experienced biotechnology leader specializing in Market Access, HEOR, and Data Analytics, with significant experience in cell and gene therapies and oncology and rare disease. I am passionate about improving the use of data and evidence in the pharmaceutical industry to inform policy and enhance patient access. Proven ability to serve as a strategic advisor to senior management, translating complex business problems into actionable insights and data-driven decisions. Strong track record in team leadership and cultivating cross-functional partnerships to expand service capabilities and deliver measurable outcomes.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Market Access Policy and Strategy

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
11.2023 - 12.2025
  • Provided strategic insights and developed market access strategy focusing on gene therapy and pipeline assets
  • Engaged cross-functional teams—including Managed Markets (Payer), Pricing, Contracting, Government Affairs, and business unit leadership—to develop and implement unified strategies that improved payer coverage and reimbursement terms, ultimately aligning business objectives with the complex needs of accounts and payers.
  • Delivered timely and accurate market and customer insights to senior management by pulling internal and external data from numerous sources, which was critical for improving access and policy trend analysis, refining market access strategy, reporting to executive leadership, and improving team meeting productivity for data-driven decision-making.
  • Developed and implemented field-facing tools and resources to facilitate discussions and improve understanding among stakeholders regarding the complex costs, contracting, and reimbursement dynamics inherent to cell and gene therapies.
  • Cultivated partnerships with key industry players to expand service capabilities and market reach.
  • Established and managed relationships and administrative tasks with vendors and suppliers to secure favorable terms for materials or services.
  • Developed data visualization dashboards using advanced analytical tools for presentations.

Non-senate Faculty

UCLA
08.2023 - Current
  • Teach coursework in data analytics and management, data visualization, and decision modeling.

Managing Director

QualiaBio
01.2020 - 11.2024
  • Provided unique insights into the political economics of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostic manufacturing.
  • Acquired and oversaw large datasets for client-driven and academic projects.
  • Led strategic planning initiatives to drive company vision and growth.
  • Mentored senior leaders to foster a culture of performance and accountability.

Director

BluePath Solutions
01.2016 - 12.2019
  • Head of modeling and simulation, with a specific focus on oncology and CAR T therapy policy and data analytics.

Graduate Student Researcher

UCLA Center for Health Advancement
06.2012 - 12.2015
  • Evaluated public health interventions based on a multitude of criteria, including cost, effectiveness, and population served.
  • Modeled (in Excel) the effects, costs, and benefits of public health interventions.

Private Equity Analyst

Wedbush Capital Partners
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Executed due diligence processes
  • Built financial models to perform leveraged buyout valuations

Education

Ph.D. - Political Economics

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • Economic research and econometrics
  • Market access strategy
  • Data analytics and modeling
  • Policy analysis and forecasting
  • Leadership and training
  • Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
  • Pipeline analysis
  • Budget oversight
  • Client relationship and vendor management
  • Statistical software (R, Stata, SAS)
  • Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
  • Tableau & CRM

Activities

Policy, Teaching, Cycling, Swimming, Running, Yoga, Gardening, Wine

Journal Publications, Policy Briefs, Fact Sheets, & Conference Proceedings

  • Snyder, Sophie, et al. "Travel-Related Economic Burden of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Administration by Site of Care." Advances in therapy 38.8 (2021): 4541-4555.
  • Snyder, Sophie, et al. "Access to chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for diffuse large B cell lymphoma." Advances in therapy 38.9 (2021): 4659-4674.
  • Snyder, Sophie, et al. "Cost-Effectiveness and Estimated Health Benefits of Treating Patients with Vitamin D in Pre-Dialysis." Forum for Health Economics & Policy. Vol. 1. No. ahead-of-print. De Gruyter, 2020.
  • Lyman, Gary H., et al. "Economic Evaluation of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy by Site of Care Among Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma." JAMA network open 3.4 (2020): e202072-e202072.
  • Fujimoto, J., Tien, D. M., Snyder, S., Hertz, J. A., & Schweitzer, S. (2019). The effect of patent expiration on sales of branded competitor drugs in a therapeutic class. Journal of Generic Medicines, 15(4), 177-184.
  • Abramson, Jeremy S., Tanya Siddiqi, Jacob Garcia, Christine Dehner, Andy Nguyen, Sophie Snyder, Matthew Gitlin, and Karen C. Chung. "Burden of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurologic events (NE) in patients (Pts) with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) receiving lisocabtagene maraleucel (Liso-cel; JCAR017) in TRANSCEND NHL 001." (2019): 6637-6637.
  • Kalantar-Zadeh, K., Hollenbeak, C. S., Arguello, R., Snyder, S., & Ashfaq, A. (2019). The cost-effectiveness of extended-release calcifediol versus paricalcitol for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in stage 3–4 CKD. Journal of medical economics, 1-8.
  • Snyder S, Hollenbeak C, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Ashfaq A. “Estimating the Health Economic Outcomes of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Intact Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Stage 3-4 CKD: The Impact of Treatment Timing.” FR-PO124. ASN 2018. San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Hammes F, Wakeford C, Gitlin M, Snyder S. “Payer and Societal Benefit Of Peginterferon Beta-1a Versus Glatiramer Acetate In Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis In Italy” PND33. 2018, ISPOR Europe 2018, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Garcia J, Snyder S, Gitlin M. “A Systematic Literature Review of the Methodological Approaches and Conclusions from Published Cost-Effectiveness Models in the Treatment Of Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas.” PCN104. ISPOR 2018. Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Garcia J, Snyder S, Gitlin M. “Estimating the Lifetime Costs in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the United States.” PCN94 ISPOR 2018. Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Snyder S, Duffant B, Gitlin M. “The Next Level in the Game Of Playing For Formulary Preference.” PCP20. ISPOR 2018. Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Watson C, Gitlin M, Snyder S. “Cost Consequence Analysis of Sc Peginterferon Beta-1a Every 2 Weeks Versus Sc Interferon Beta-1a1w In Patients With Rrms In Five European Countries.” PND26. ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting 2017. Boston, MA, USA.
  • Pourat, Nadereh, Dana A. Charles, and Sophie Snyder. "Availability of Care Coordination Services and Medical Home Principles Among Those With Chronic Conditions: Measuring Care Outcomes." Medical Care 54.3 (2016): 262-268.
  • Charles, Shana Alex, and Sophie Snyder. "The Recession Index: Measuring the Effects of the Great Recession on Health Insurance Rates and Uninsured Populations." California Journal of Politics and Policy 7.2 (2015).
  • Lavrardera SA, Snyder S. Health benefits mandates and their potential effects by racial and ethnic groups: Measuring disproportionalities among insured populations. Submitted for the Medical Care program of the 2013 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA.
  • Lavrardera SA, Snyder S, Ponce N, Kominski G. Before Health Reform Expansion, Public Programs Already Covered One in Five Nonelderly Californians in 2012. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, October 2013.
  • Lavrardera, S., Snyder, S., & Roby, D. (2012). Health Care Proposals in the 2012 Presidential Campaign. Center for Health Policy Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Lavrardera, S., & Snyder, S. (2012). Job-based Coverage Insures Less than Half of Nonelderly Californians in 2012. Center for Health Policy Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Lavrardera SA, Snyder S, and Brown ER. The Effects of the Great Recession on Health Insurance:Changes in the Uninsured Population from 2007 to 2009. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, June 2013.
  • Lavrardera SA and Snyder S. Three-Fourths of Children and Parents in California’s Building Healthy Communities Sites Eligible for Health Insurance Expansions. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA: July 2013

Timeline

Director, Market Access Policy and Strategy

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
11.2023 - 12.2025

Non-senate Faculty

UCLA
08.2023 - Current

Managing Director

QualiaBio
01.2020 - 11.2024

Director

BluePath Solutions
01.2016 - 12.2019

Graduate Student Researcher

UCLA Center for Health Advancement
06.2012 - 12.2015

Private Equity Analyst

Wedbush Capital Partners
01.2006 - 01.2010

Ph.D. - Political Economics

University of California, Los Angeles
SOPHIE SNYDER