Role Overview:
- On the Patient Access team, support patients by enhancing access to therapies across Takeda’s portfolio through strategic provider engagement and patient-focused support. Reports to the Regional Director, Patient Access, GI West.
Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Optimize Patient Access: Educate providers to navigate reimbursement and patient access challenges and ensure timely access to therapies.
- Proactive Education and Support: Deliver tailored, field-based reimbursement education to healthcare providers and stakeholders; anticipate and address access challenges.
- Strategic Collaboration: Build relationships with healthcare organizations; identify and resolve reimbursement and patient access issues.
- Enhance Team Capabilities: Educate internal teams with knowledge/tools for complex reimbursement and patient access scenarios.
- Adaptability and Insight: Stay informed on healthcare policies, reimbursement trends, and regulatory requirements.
Required Qualifications/Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 5+ years field-based experience in account management, sales, or medical affairs.
- Strong knowledge of reimbursement landscape and practice management.
- Demonstrated ability to develop/execute account-based strategies to drive patient access.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Expertise in account management, relationship development, and issue resolution.
- Strong interpersonal skills and flexibility.
Desired:
- 5+ years patient services or reimbursement roles in pharma/biotech/rare disease.
- Experience in healthcare policy, reimbursement, market access, or related fields.
- Familiarity with buy-and-bill and pharmacy models.
- Specialty/high-cost therapy experience in chronic/acute care.
Location/Travel:
- Field-based; up to 75% travel.
- Territory: Indiana (including Indianapolis) and western Ohio.
Compensation and Benefits (as stated):
- U.S. Base Salary Range: $152,000.00–$209,000.00.
- May include incentives and benefits such as medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, and well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year and up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.
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