Field Access Manager – Diabetes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary liaison at specified accounts, delivering account management assistance to healthcare professionals and their teams on behalf of patients who have been prescribed approved products.

• Inform accounts about the Patient Services program, regional payer landscape, and access to pharmacy channels.

• Organize pull-through initiatives for prescribed patients across HUB, specialty pharmacy, and additional channels following the acquisition of HIPAA consent.

• Act as the leading representative of Patient Services platforms within designated healthcare professional offices.

• Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to enhance patient access to products.

• Foster advocacy within healthcare professional offices and instruct staff on access and payer approval procedures.

• Recognize access obstacles and emphasize the necessary actions required from healthcare professionals to surmount them.

• Offer educational materials that support prior authorizations, appeals, specialty pharmacy, and other access-related matters.

• Coordinate the use of patient service platforms when offices opt for HUB or specialty pharmacy routes.

• Oversee annual pharmacy reauthorizations to ensure the continuity of therapy.

• Engage in cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Market Access, Patient Services, and Strategic Accounts.

• Identify and tackle urgent market development and implementation initiatives to eliminate access barriers and enhance adherence.

• Develop and implement strategic business plans for priority accounts and market access strategies.

• Maintain an understanding of national, regional, and local payer landscapes, specialty pharmacy, and utilization management criteria.

• Comprehend how payer, PBM, and specialty pharmacy alignment, along with formularies, impact market access.

• Deliver field insights that support access and patient/payer assistance programs.

• Proactively manage, navigate, and resolve account and patient access challenges with relevant stakeholders.

• Exhibit a dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is required.

• A healthcare degree is advantageous, such as MS, RN, PA, PharmD, or a similar advanced healthcare/scientific qualification.

• Over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in payer policy and patient access.

• At least 5 years of experience in benefit verifications and/or prior-authorization requirements or equivalent patient access experience.

• Familiarity with Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies and processes, including experience with Medicare Parts B & D.

• Understanding of specialty markets, HUB/reimbursement services, and patient access programs.

• A solid grasp of specialty product access/reimbursement processes, including Patient Support Services programs.

• Strong analytical abilities to evaluate market dynamics, competitive activity, and ongoing diabetes monitoring trends.

• Capability to collect and analyze data to inform regional strategies, including insights into HUB and patient claims data.

• Knowledge of Integrated Delivery Networks/Integrated Health Systems.

• Proficient in Microsoft applications and able to conduct virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams.

• Adept at managing multiple priorities while demonstrating excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, initiative, and independence.

• Proven track record of success in a cross-functional environment.

• Ability to deliver impactful educational presentations.

• Strong familiarity with Veeva systems.

• Experience in Pediatric Endocrinology and/or Endocrinology is preferred.

• Previous experience in an Access/Reimbursement role during a product launch is advantageous.

• Additional experience in other biopharmaceutical functions, such as product marketing, managed care, field sales, case management, or large healthcare practice, is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits.

• Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process for qualified candidates with disabilities.

• Equal opportunity employment.