Associate Director admilparant – Immunology, Neuroscience, and CV Patient Access Program Strategy and Marketing

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is seeking an Associate Director for Patient Access & Support services. This role is crucial for ensuring patients can access necessary treatments. The position involves collaborating across departments to develop and execute patient access strategies, leading market research for new brand launches, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring program excellence. The ideal candidate will possess strong market access expertise, a deep understanding of the patient journey, and the ability to make data-driven decisions. BMS offers a challenging and meaningful work environment with opportunities for growth and a wide range of competitive benefits designed to support employees' personal and professional goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Health or Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, or related field required.
• 5+ years in the pharmaceutical industry including 2+ years in patient services required.
• Relevant experience in claims reimbursement required, including billing and coding; managed care coverage processes and practices; distribution and dispensing of specialty pharmaceuticals; buy and bill; and aspects of patient support and/or hub services.
• Demonstrates BMS Values and culture in day-to-day tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge in insurance benefit design for both commercial and government payers.
• Experience in managing complex projects, programs, and teams required.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MA Public Health, PharmD, etc.) preferred.
• Experience in Fibrosis/Pulmonology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively collaborates across MAx to ensure aligned patient access strategy, identifying and addressing current and anticipated gaps while making changes to tactics, tools and communications as needed.
• Supports a new brand or indication launch by leading the patient services focused market research, vendor selection, development of program Business Rules, processes, materials, and hub, vendor, and field team training.
• Develops program launch execution plan as part of launch master planning with PASS, internal matrix teams (i.e., Brand), and external vendors.
• Evaluates and updates vendor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and holds vendors accountable for KPIs as defined in contracts.
• Communicates with field teams, office teams, and vendors about program changes, with a focus on potential impact on customer and patient access experience; retrains as needed.
• Collaborates with leadership, PASS teammates, and matrix teams to create the program strategy and share opportunities to optimize the approach.
• Uses subject matter expertise about the patient journey (e.g., therapeutic area, brand, indication, etc.) to expedite the path to therapy in alignment with the Brand team’s overall strategy.
• Uses Market Access technical expertise (i.e., coding, reimbursement and payer policies related to Medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and private insurance) to educate matrix partners, field teams, PMs, and Senior PMs.
• Conducts regularly scheduled vendor site visits.
• Incorporates the voice of the patient and explains patient needs and viewpoints to others.
• Anticipates marketplace trends that could apply across brands, and proactively seeks and shares trend insights across brands to improve visibility and mitigate issues.
• Continues to develop expertise in patient access stakeholders, patient affordability, out-of-pocket costs, pharmacy benefits, payer influences, and different business and reimbursement models.
• Maintains excellent organizational and planning skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Validates data and seeks additional insights to make reliable, data-driven decisions.
• Identifies opportunities for improved data gathering and consistency across programs and brands.
• Reviews robust data analytics insights to continuously improve Business Rules and hub processes.
• Identifies program trends and shares relevant insights with external vendor partners (as appropriate), and internal leaders and matrix teams.
• Proactively acts when programs are trending toward or away from Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Collaborates with data analytics team to identify data outputs and build dashboards needed for monitoring program performance, anticipating high demand, and proactively mitigating potential problem areas.
• Stays up to date and compliant with BMS compliance policy guidance, rules of engagement and Business Rules in general, and specific to relevant disease states.
• Leads matrix teams and hubs to identify reimbursement issues and ensure consistency with coding, coverage, and payment with payers.
• Models and fosters matrix team effectiveness by sharing information, knowledge, and experience.
• Builds and maintains relationships among PASS teammates and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Access Marketing, Brand, Trade, etc.) throughout the organization.
• Identifies and acts on opportunities for improvements in ways of working and team dynamics.
• Leads the implementation of and advises others about the PASS strategic vision.
• Generates strategic ideas and innovations from a wide spectrum of internal and external sources to position PASS as a valued partner.
• Provide overall leadership and direction for Patient Service programs. Ensure alignment with organizational objectives and oversee day-to-day operations.
• Access Marketing and Legal Point for effective program management. Negotiate contracts, optimize vendor agreements, and evaluate vendor performance.
• Manage Patient Services budget, monitor spending, and develop annual budgets. Liaise with relevant points (CMM, Xavier, RxCrossroads, etc.) for budget coordination.
• Oversee data governance processes and compliance initiatives. Evaluate and optimize vendor agreements to ensure compliance with operational standards.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level