ARD (Access & Reimbursement Director) - Texas
BridgeBio
4 months ago
Remote friendly (United States)
United States
Market Access
What You'll Do
- Execute the launch strategy across a rare disease portfolio, integrating provider-facing reimbursement strategy with patient access and support coordination.
- Serve as a regional expert navigating complex reimbursement pathways while supporting compliant education and coordination for patient access and support programs.
- Partner with healthcare providers, consented patients and care partners, specialty pharmacies, and internal stakeholders to support patient understanding of reimbursement, affordability, and access processes.
- Reports into Market Access / Patient Services leadership; collaborates with Medical, Compliance, Legal, Commercial, Sales, and Patient Services.
Responsibilities
Reimbursement & Access Strategy (Provider-Facing)
- Serve as a regional subject matter expert on reimbursement and access for BridgeBio therapies.
- Educate provider offices on benefits investigation, prior authorization, appeals, and coverage pathways.
- Identify and compliantly address access barriers in commercial and government payer environments.
- Support integration of access processes into provider office workflows.
- Provide compliant education on patient support programs and services.
- Share payer policy trends and field insights with Market Access leadership.
Patient Support & Access Coordination
- Provide access and affordability education to consented patients and care partners in alignment with compliance and privacy regulations.
- Support understanding of reimbursement processes and available patient support resources.
- Coordinate among hubs, specialty pharmacies, prescriber offices, and support programs to facilitate continuity of access.
- Identify and escalate access-related challenges impacting the patient journey.
- Support onboarding and ongoing engagement of consented patients within patient support programs in accordance with program rules.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Insight Generation
- Act as a senior field partner to Market Access, Patient Services, Compliance, Legal, Medical, Commercial, and Sales.
- Provide compliant, de-identified field insights on access trends, barriers, and process gaps.
- Develop/refine access strategies, tools, and field materials.
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve patient access pathways.
- Mentor and resource field access colleagues where appropriate.
Compliance & Ethical Standards
- Operate in strict adherence to company policies and applicable laws/regulations, including HIPAA and OIG guidance.
- Provide patient-facing support in a hybrid setting while following HIPAA/OIG requirements.
- Ensure interactions are compliant, non-promotional, and within scope.
- Handle protected health information (PHI) per company policy.
Scope & Impact
- Senior individual contributor with lateral leadership experience and enterprise impact.
- High autonomy and professional judgment.
- Manage complex and escalated access and reimbursement challenges.
- Influence access strategy through field insights and cross-functional collaboration.
Where You'll Work
- U.S.-based field role; >50% domestic travel based on regional needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 8+ years of biotech/pharma experience with significant experience in reimbursement, market access, patient services, or rare disease.
- Deep understanding of U.S. payer systems (commercial and government coverage pathways).
- Experience navigating specialty pharmacy and hub models.
- Strong knowledge of compliance requirements related to patient support and access services.
- Ability to work independently in a field-based, cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, RN, or other advanced clinical or business degree.
- Rare disease experience.
- Experience supporting both provider reimbursement and patient access programs.
- Experience working with complex health systems and specialty centers.
- Background in cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, or other specialty therapeutic areas.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Market-competitive base pay (salary range for California): $185,000 - $235,000 USD.
- Annual performance bonus; company equity.
- 401(k) with employer match; Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
- Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking); referral bonus for hired candidates; subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents.
- HSA with annual employer contributions; FSA.
- Fertility & family-forming benefits.
- Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources).
- Hybrid work model with flexibility.
- Flexible “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays.
- Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave.
Note: No application instructions were included in the provided posting.
- Execute the launch strategy across a rare disease portfolio, integrating provider-facing reimbursement strategy with patient access and support coordination.
- Serve as a regional expert navigating complex reimbursement pathways while supporting compliant education and coordination for patient access and support programs.
- Partner with healthcare providers, consented patients and care partners, specialty pharmacies, and internal stakeholders to support patient understanding of reimbursement, affordability, and access processes.
- Reports into Market Access / Patient Services leadership; collaborates with Medical, Compliance, Legal, Commercial, Sales, and Patient Services.
Responsibilities
Reimbursement & Access Strategy (Provider-Facing)
- Serve as a regional subject matter expert on reimbursement and access for BridgeBio therapies.
- Educate provider offices on benefits investigation, prior authorization, appeals, and coverage pathways.
- Identify and compliantly address access barriers in commercial and government payer environments.
- Support integration of access processes into provider office workflows.
- Provide compliant education on patient support programs and services.
- Share payer policy trends and field insights with Market Access leadership.
Patient Support & Access Coordination
- Provide access and affordability education to consented patients and care partners in alignment with compliance and privacy regulations.
- Support understanding of reimbursement processes and available patient support resources.
- Coordinate among hubs, specialty pharmacies, prescriber offices, and support programs to facilitate continuity of access.
- Identify and escalate access-related challenges impacting the patient journey.
- Support onboarding and ongoing engagement of consented patients within patient support programs in accordance with program rules.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Insight Generation
- Act as a senior field partner to Market Access, Patient Services, Compliance, Legal, Medical, Commercial, and Sales.
- Provide compliant, de-identified field insights on access trends, barriers, and process gaps.
- Develop/refine access strategies, tools, and field materials.
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve patient access pathways.
- Mentor and resource field access colleagues where appropriate.
Compliance & Ethical Standards
- Operate in strict adherence to company policies and applicable laws/regulations, including HIPAA and OIG guidance.
- Provide patient-facing support in a hybrid setting while following HIPAA/OIG requirements.
- Ensure interactions are compliant, non-promotional, and within scope.
- Handle protected health information (PHI) per company policy.
Scope & Impact
- Senior individual contributor with lateral leadership experience and enterprise impact.
- High autonomy and professional judgment.
- Manage complex and escalated access and reimbursement challenges.
- Influence access strategy through field insights and cross-functional collaboration.
Where You'll Work
- U.S.-based field role; >50% domestic travel based on regional needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 8+ years of biotech/pharma experience with significant experience in reimbursement, market access, patient services, or rare disease.
- Deep understanding of U.S. payer systems (commercial and government coverage pathways).
- Experience navigating specialty pharmacy and hub models.
- Strong knowledge of compliance requirements related to patient support and access services.
- Ability to work independently in a field-based, cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, RN, or other advanced clinical or business degree.
- Rare disease experience.
- Experience supporting both provider reimbursement and patient access programs.
- Experience working with complex health systems and specialty centers.
- Background in cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, or other specialty therapeutic areas.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Market-competitive base pay (salary range for California): $185,000 - $235,000 USD.
- Annual performance bonus; company equity.
- 401(k) with employer match; Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
- Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking); referral bonus for hired candidates; subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents.
- HSA with annual employer contributions; FSA.
- Fertility & family-forming benefits.
- Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources).
- Hybrid work model with flexibility.
- Flexible “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays.
- Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave.
Note: No application instructions were included in the provided posting.