West Regional Lead Patient Access, UPLIZNA IgG4, US (Rare Disease)

Role Summary

West Regional Lead, Patient Access - IgG4 (Rare Disease). Location: Western United States; candidates can live anywhere within the territory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of patient access liaisons
• Accountable for the performance, training, and compliance of the team
• Develop key performance metrics appropriate to the team’s efforts and company business objectives
• Track each team member’s performance against key metrics
• Develop each team member individually as needed in order to fulfill the role in each region
• Work with Case Managers and AllCare Care Managers to support patient access to medications
• Ensure the team has appropriate fundamental and ongoing training and expertise
• Identify new patient needs throughout the year and work with cross-functional teams to communicate those needs effectively
• Coordinate team participation in national and local patient meetings and events
• Coordinate and support patient programs, if applicable, to satisfy current patient educational needs
• Develop presentations on the group objectives and performance as needed, at least quarterly

Qualifications

• Required: Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree AND 2 years of Sales/ Account Management OR direct patient care experience; OR Master's degree AND 4 years of Sales/ Account Management OR direct patient care experience; OR Bachelor's degree AND 6 years of Sales/Account Management OR direct patient care experience
• Preferred: Bachelors degree required. MBA or advanced degree in a related field preferred
• Preferred: 10+ years of pharma/biotech experience with a minimum of 5 years in recent orphan experience, preferably with “ultra-rare” patient populations
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in managed care, distribution or patient services/reimbursement
• Preferred: Excellent leadership, project management and problem-solving capabilities
• Preferred: Extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical reimbursement and managed care landscape, reimbursement processes, and specialty pharmacy operations
• Preferred: Experience working with multiple projects and managing multiple external vendors
• Preferred: Must have strong planning, project management, communication, and organization skills. Ability to gather feedback and provide clear direction is essential. Flexibility to work in a fluid, fast-paced environment with multiple demands with initiative and independence required
• Preferred: Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Preferred: Professional, proactive demeanor
• Preferred: Strong interpersonal skills
• Preferred: Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Requirements

• Requires approximately 50% travel, including some overnight and weekend commitments