Director, Field Access and Reimbursement
AbbVie
18 days ago
On-site
Chicago, IL
$160,500 - $305,000 USD yearly
Market Access
The Director, Immunology Field Reimbursement Managers (FRM) will lead the national strategy and execution of the Immunology Rheumatology FRM team, providing direct leadership to 3+ Associate Directors and indirect leadership to up to 50 Field Reimbursement Managers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set the vision and execution priorities for the Rheumatology FRM team, aligned to brand strategy and patient access goals; own the measurement framework demonstrating impact on revenue, access velocity, pull-through, and patient starts.
- Ensure FRM operating procedures and field activities comply with applicable regulations, AbbVie policies, and MLR-approved ways of working.
- Develop and execute a national strategy for patient services, access resources, and programs.
- Identify training needs and support in-field, regional, and national meeting execution.
- Build access infrastructure, training, and deployment models for new indication launches, new modalities, and geographic expansion.
- Monitor performance/activities/capacity via analytics; shift from activity metrics to impact metrics.
- Drive a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, compliance, and customer-centricity.
- Identify and develop succession candidates at the AD and FRM levels.
- Partner with Market Access, Trade, Legal, Compliance, Patient Support Services, and IT to maintain program integrity and accurate vendor data exchange.
- Ensure consistent, compliant reimbursement support (coding, coverage, billing, patient affordability, product acquisition).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MPH/PharmD or equivalent strongly preferred.
- 8–12+ years progressive experience in field leadership, access/reimbursement market access, and healthcare strategy.
- 5+ years leading field-based teams, including experience managing managers.
- Proven ability to build/scale in-field teams.
- Proven ability to navigate regulatory requirements and mitigate compliance risks.
- Deep understanding of Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D reimbursement; specialty drug acquisition and distribution.
- Excellent oral/written/presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated leadership impact and cross-functional effectiveness.
- Valid driver’s license; able to pass pre-employment drug screening and meet safe driving requirements.
- Ability to drive a personal or company vehicle or operate powered material handling equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set the vision and execution priorities for the Rheumatology FRM team, aligned to brand strategy and patient access goals; own the measurement framework demonstrating impact on revenue, access velocity, pull-through, and patient starts.
- Ensure FRM operating procedures and field activities comply with applicable regulations, AbbVie policies, and MLR-approved ways of working.
- Develop and execute a national strategy for patient services, access resources, and programs.
- Identify training needs and support in-field, regional, and national meeting execution.
- Build access infrastructure, training, and deployment models for new indication launches, new modalities, and geographic expansion.
- Monitor performance/activities/capacity via analytics; shift from activity metrics to impact metrics.
- Drive a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, compliance, and customer-centricity.
- Identify and develop succession candidates at the AD and FRM levels.
- Partner with Market Access, Trade, Legal, Compliance, Patient Support Services, and IT to maintain program integrity and accurate vendor data exchange.
- Ensure consistent, compliant reimbursement support (coding, coverage, billing, patient affordability, product acquisition).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MPH/PharmD or equivalent strongly preferred.
- 8–12+ years progressive experience in field leadership, access/reimbursement market access, and healthcare strategy.
- 5+ years leading field-based teams, including experience managing managers.
- Proven ability to build/scale in-field teams.
- Proven ability to navigate regulatory requirements and mitigate compliance risks.
- Deep understanding of Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D reimbursement; specialty drug acquisition and distribution.
- Excellent oral/written/presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated leadership impact and cross-functional effectiveness.
- Valid driver’s license; able to pass pre-employment drug screening and meet safe driving requirements.
- Ability to drive a personal or company vehicle or operate powered material handling equipment.