Associate Director, Access and Reimbursement (ADAR)- Radioligand Therapies (RLT) - Washington DC & Baltimore

Novartis

21h•$160,300 - $297,700•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director, Radioligand Therapies (RLT) Access & Reimbursement (ADAR) serves as a trusted partner to healthcare organizations, providing expert guidance and education on patient access, coverage, reimbursement, and related operational processes. The role supports successful patient outcomes by working with complex healthcare systems and provider organizations to identify barriers, resolve challenges, and develop practical solutions that improve access to treatment. As the lead access and reimbursement resource for assigned accounts, the Associate Director collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to support a seamless experience and implement support programs. The position is field-based and remote, supporting key accounts in an assigned geography. It requires travel of 60–80% across a broad territory and driving and/or flying within the territory. The candidate must live in the territory or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 100 miles from its border. Relocation support and visa sponsorship are not available. Driving is an essential function, and a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license is required. The successful candidate must complete initial training, including home study of no more than eight hours per day and 40 hours per week. Customer-facing employees must comply with customers’ credentialing guidelines, which may require COVID-19 vaccination, subject to applicable law and reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry supporting Patient Services, Market Access, Sales, Account Management, or related functions, including at least 2 years in a patient support role for specialty products.
Experience partnering with complex healthcare practices, health systems, and provider networks to support patient access and acquisition pathways.
Ability to manage strategic accounts, identify potential access barriers, and proactively develop solutions that support positive patient outcomes.
Deep understanding of manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs and their integration into healthcare office workflows.
Experience supporting specialty products distributed through Specialty Pharmacy networks and channels.
Strong knowledge of reimbursement and product access pathways, including specialty pharmacy, buy-and-bill, and retail distribution models.
Residence within the territory or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 100 miles from the territory border.
Ability to travel 60–80% over a broad geography and drive and/or fly within the territory.
Valid, fully valid, and unrestricted driver’s license; driving is an essential function of the role.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, or a related field.
Strong understanding of the challenges, workflows, and reimbursement considerations affecting patient access in complex healthcare settings.
Ability to influence and engage senior healthcare leaders and executive stakeholders through strategic conversations and presentations, translating complex access and reimbursement concepts into actionable solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead access and reimbursement strategy across complex healthcare systems, treatment centers, and specialty practices to help enable timely patient access to radioligand therapies.
Serve as the primary field-based expert on buy-and-bill processes, educating and advising on procurement, acquisition pathways, reimbursement, billing, coding, claims management, and operational workflows.
Partner with health system leaders, pharmacy teams, revenue cycle stakeholders, financial counselors, and practice administrators to identify and address access, reimbursement, and procurement barriers.
Assess treatment-site readiness and support onboarding so organizations can establish the operational, financial, and logistical capabilities needed to administer radioligand therapy.
Collaborate with customer-facing and cross-functional teams to facilitate product procurement, treatment logistics, patient support services, and reimbursement solutions.
Develop and execute strategic account plans that address local market dynamics, payer coverage considerations, site-specific challenges, and opportunities to expand patient access.
Advise customers on reimbursement, coverage, and healthcare landscape trends, and communicate insights that may affect treatment access and account operations.
Educate customers about patient support resources and manufacturer-sponsored programs and support their integration into account workflows to help patients initiate and remain on therapy.
Analyze complex access and reimbursement challenges, develop practical solutions, and drive issue resolution through project management and stakeholder engagement.
Maintain compliance, patient privacy, integrity, and cross-functional collaboration while representing the organization to customers and internal teams.