Field Reimbursement Manager–Immunology Biologics – Florida-Savannah, GA.

AstraZeneca•Tampa, FL

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) role is to minimize reimbursement barriers for patients and providers, thereby supporting access to AstraZeneca products in the Immunology Biologics therapeutic area. This is achieved by delivering high-quality interactions with key physicians, accounts, and institutional customers through specialized services. The FRM must possess a strategic mindset and complex problem-solving skills. FRMs will collaborate with various internal departments and cross-functional partners, including Managed Markets, Access Services, Key Accounts, Trade & Channel, and Sales & Marketing, to support accounts facing challenging reimbursement, access, and affordability cases within AZ’s Immunology therapeutic area. FRMs are responsible for developing and executing ethical and customer-oriented reimbursement strategies. They must demonstrate market expertise in communicating payer criteria/terms and practices as they relate to assigned AZ products. All FRMs are accountable for compliance with all laws, regulations, and policies governing AstraZeneca activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum of 10 plus years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
Minimum of 6 plus years of sales, managed care, or reimbursement experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
Ability to travel a minimum of 50-75% (overnight).
Must live in Geography.

Nice To Haves

8+ years of Biotech or Pharmaceutical Sales experience.
4 years of experience in the Respiratory Biologics therapeutic area.
2 years of Access Services, Reimbursement, and/or Managed Markets experience.
Significant and documented experience with business planning and market analysis.
Minimum 2 years experience with buy & bill physician-administered specialty products.

Responsibilities

Partners with the manager, peers, and internal partners in Marketing, Sales, and various Managed Markets and Trade groups to review and contribute to relevant franchise and managed care business plans, tactics, goals, and priorities.
Identify trends and emerging issues, align resources to address the issue, and communicate resolution to the customer/field in a timely fashion.
Maintain a high level of Managed Care and related Managed Markets benefit structures, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory influences, and health management programs.
Access and influence key business decision-makers.
Maintain an outstanding level of industry awareness and Therapeutic Area knowledge, utilization management techniques, and treatment and reimbursement guidelines.
Maintain an outstanding level of performance metric analytics.
Prepare and present provider-level communications.
Maintain a comprehensive and detailed Territory Plan.