Sr. Manager, Access & Reimbursement Manager - (Milwaukee, WI) (field based)

Eisai US•Milwaukee, WI

1d•$166,000 - $217,900•Remote

About The Position

The Access and Reimbursement Manager (ARM) will provide appropriate support for patient access to prescribed Eisai products, including through communication with healthcare professionals about insurance coverage and reimbursement for Eisai products and Eisai’s patient support programs. In the event of an access or reimbursement issue, this role will quickly identify and triage, as needed, the situation to appropriate internal or external Eisai partners and manage the communication until appropriate resolution. This role will have a keen understanding of payer coverage at the customer and regional level and strong communication skills to appropriately educate on payer policies. This role will support the Neurology business unit, providing compliant access and reimbursement education to support an Eisai Alzheimer’s product that will necessitate an understanding of buy-and-bill, miscellaneous J Code billing and specialty distribution procurement. The ARM role will be a field-based individual contributor reporting into the Eisai Access and Reimbursement team under Patient Services/Market Access. Working closely with and reporting to the Associate Director, Access and Reimbursement, the ARM, will be the functional lead for Access and Reimbursement activities across HCP offices, alternate sites of infusion care, State Societies, and Health Systems/institutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field (Master's preferred) with 8+ years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech industry.
Previous patient access or reimbursement experience strongly preferred.
Experience related to distribution, patient support programs, financial assistance, and patient assistance programs.
Market Access payer and/or patient access support programs experience.
Experience of the US healthcare system across one or more major payer segments (Medicare, Medicaid, Federal, and Commercial).
Experience working with medical and pharmacy benefits, coverage policies, and reimbursement.
Proven performance in earlier role.
As a condition of employment and an essential function of this field-based position, applicants must be able to engage in person with HCPs and other third parties at their offices, institutions and other appropriate locations on a regular basis.
In order to gain in-person access, applicants selected for the position may be required to complete third parties’ credentialing and/or entry requirements, which often include an attestation to and/or providing proof of having received certain vaccinations.
To the extent you are unable to meet certain requirements for qualifying medical (including pregnancy-related) or religious reasons, applicants must request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Human Resources Department.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of buy-and-bill, miscellaneous J Code billing and specialty distribution procurement.

Responsibilities

Act as the point of contact for assigned customers with patient access and reimbursement needs/challenges to provide relevant education and support.
Identify, triage, and escalate customer issues to relevant internal/vendor teams as required, and drive resolution.
Develop strategies to address access and reimbursement needs across assigned customer group/region.
Create and deliver high-level training programs to the sales force (e.g., general information on patient access issues, Eisai patient support programs, separation between sales and access/reimbursement).
Proactively track payer trends; develop, coordinate, and execute plans to create and maintain treatment access for patients. based on analyses of trends and information.
Communicate current and pertinent field access/reimbursement information (e.g., customer feedback, payer coverage -medical/pharmacy benefit, access to product procurement, payer updates) to relevant internal/external stakeholders.
Educate external stakeholders (e.g., physicians, office administrators, case managers, financial counselors, medical directors, billing personnel, pharmacists) as appropriate, on matters related to patient access to Eisai products.