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Curium Pharma · 4 days ago

Associate Director Field Access and Reimbursement

Greater Houston

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Curium Pharma is the world’s largest nuclear medicine company, and they are seeking an Associate Director, Field Access and Reimbursement. This remote position focuses on educating healthcare providers about reimbursement processes and ensuring patient access to Curium's products across complex healthcare networks.

Pharmaceutical

Hiring Manager

Jeff Wiehardt

Responsibilities

Interact with complex accounts and engage with key providers in multiple-state territories

Proactively educate providers and staff on programs to support the integration of products into office processes and workflows

Work with key members of the urology/oncology community (e.g., providers, administrators, billing and coding staff, claims departments, revenue cycle managers) to support patient access and minimize barriers for patients and providers

Work closely with Market Access and Field Sales, supporting providers in resolving access, coding, coverage, payment issues or concerns

Provide education on patient programs and HUB services, in collaboration with Market Access and Field Sales

Maintain expertise in regional and local access and payer landscape, anticipating changes and provide reimbursement support (as needed)

Support pull-through on coverage decisions, proactively communicate policy changes or issues that could potentially affect coverage

Develop ethical and customer-oriented business plans focused on reimbursement and payer strategies

Identify, develop, and execute territory business plans by focusing on opportunities to improve patient and provider access to the Curium product portfolio

Collaborate and coordinate across functions (Sales, Market Access, Marketing, and Medical Affairs) to achieve business goals

Responsible for establishing preferred acquisition pathways

Educate and support buy-and-bill processes, workflows, and facilitate pull-through in complex accounts, including scenarios of centralized acquisition and use of alternative channels such and alternate site of care for administration

Must maintain operational compliance with US and international regulatory agencies and guidelines (i.e. FDA, EU, HC, TGA, PIC/S, ISO, USP, NRC, cGMP, etc.)

Qualification

Reimbursement expertisePatient access strategiesCross-functional collaborationPharmaceutical/biotech experiencePayersBusiness acumenCommunication skillsMS Office proficiencyProblem-solving skillsTeamwork

Required

BS/BA in Business and/or biological science education preferred

10+ years' experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry

2+ years of reimbursement-related experience (coverage, buy and bill, coding, payment, and policy)

Demonstrates a solid understanding of both commercial and public payers and understands the process for authorizing therapies within the payer network

Ability to thrive in a cross-functional work environment and successfully manage multiple tasks while maintaining high attention to detail and responding to rapidly changing priorities

Experience launching new products

In-depth knowledge of current reimbursement trends, Buy and Bill, patient access, and HUB services

Possesses strong business acumen and presentation skills

Proven ability to build internal teamwork and collaboration centered on shared commitment and goals to achieve high standards of performance

Superb written and verbal communication skill

Demonstrated ability to develop relationships within highly matrixed organizations such as hospital IDNs and large oncology/urology group practices to communicate and implement successful strategic initiatives

Successful decision-making, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills

Field-based role; must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and organize own work without continuous direct supervision

Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Project), MS Teams, Adobe, and raw data sets

Ability to travel (50% +)