Associate Field Access Director, Washington DC
Incyte
September 04, 2026
On-site
Washington, DC
Market Access
Job Summary / Role Responsibilities:
- Educate HCPs and key stakeholders on prior authorization requirements, coverage status, payor appeals, medical exception requirements, and alternate funding options for uninsured/underinsured patients.
- Establish and maintain relationships with HCPs, office stakeholders, and health care systems to resolve payor/UM criteria issues.
- Monitor in-process patient cases through a patient navigator portal with proper patient consent.
- Use specialty pharmacy knowledge to help customers navigate specialty pharmacy distribution complexity.
- Use retail Dermatology pharmacy knowledge to help customers navigate retail Dermatology distribution complexity.
- Apply knowledge of payor geographic presence/influence, payor mix, product coverage, and payor policies.
- Serve as subject matter expert in assigned geography for reimbursement and access across patient support programs; ensure all activities comply with regulations, laws, and company policies.
- Set and execute patient access objectives; develop local business plans using strategic analyses of local customers.
- Collaborate across functions to identify/respond to local opportunities and customer needs; partner to develop and deliver local access strategy plans and achieve KPI goals.
- Partner with compliance/legal to ensure programs are compliant and evolve with new regulations.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (healthcare, business, or life sciences).
- Minimum 5 years pharmaceutical or healthcare experience (prior therapeutic area/biologics highly desirable); district management, patient access and/or managed markets preferred.
- Experience with specialty pharmacies, retail Dermatology pharmacies, distribution hubs, and managed care.
- Strong initiative, decision-making, collaboration skills; resilient/adaptable.
- Ability to lead without authority; translate strategy into tactical local plans.
- Experience with KOLs/high-influence customers in large practices, hospitals, or managed care.
- Effective communication/presentation and analytical skills.
Application/Working Conditions:
- Expected to be in the field, calling on customers 3–4 days per week.
- Educate HCPs and key stakeholders on prior authorization requirements, coverage status, payor appeals, medical exception requirements, and alternate funding options for uninsured/underinsured patients.
- Establish and maintain relationships with HCPs, office stakeholders, and health care systems to resolve payor/UM criteria issues.
- Monitor in-process patient cases through a patient navigator portal with proper patient consent.
- Use specialty pharmacy knowledge to help customers navigate specialty pharmacy distribution complexity.
- Use retail Dermatology pharmacy knowledge to help customers navigate retail Dermatology distribution complexity.
- Apply knowledge of payor geographic presence/influence, payor mix, product coverage, and payor policies.
- Serve as subject matter expert in assigned geography for reimbursement and access across patient support programs; ensure all activities comply with regulations, laws, and company policies.
- Set and execute patient access objectives; develop local business plans using strategic analyses of local customers.
- Collaborate across functions to identify/respond to local opportunities and customer needs; partner to develop and deliver local access strategy plans and achieve KPI goals.
- Partner with compliance/legal to ensure programs are compliant and evolve with new regulations.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (healthcare, business, or life sciences).
- Minimum 5 years pharmaceutical or healthcare experience (prior therapeutic area/biologics highly desirable); district management, patient access and/or managed markets preferred.
- Experience with specialty pharmacies, retail Dermatology pharmacies, distribution hubs, and managed care.
- Strong initiative, decision-making, collaboration skills; resilient/adaptable.
- Ability to lead without authority; translate strategy into tactical local plans.
- Experience with KOLs/high-influence customers in large practices, hospitals, or managed care.
- Effective communication/presentation and analytical skills.
Application/Working Conditions:
- Expected to be in the field, calling on customers 3–4 days per week.