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SERB Pharmaceuticals · 13 hours ago

Director of Reimbursement, Payer & Patient Services

SERB Pharmaceuticals is a fast-growing specialty pharmaceutical company that equips healthcare providers worldwide with life-saving medicines for patients facing rare conditions and emergencies. The Director of Reimbursement, Payer and Patient Services is responsible for leading all commercial and government payer, reimbursement, and patient access activities across SERB’s specialty, rare disease, and oncology portfolio.

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Responsibilities

Leads development and optimization of reimbursement tools (billing guides, coding support, claims assistance, site-of-care optimization)
Educates providers and HCDMs on NTAP, outlier payments, DRGs, and oncology/rare disease reimbursement pathways
Oversee chargemaster optimization and partners with billing teams on accurate CPT, HCPCS, J-, C-, Q-codes, and NDC usage
Serves as escalation point for complex reimbursement issues, denied claims, and appeals across inpatient, outpatient, and specialty pharmacy settings
Monitors reimbursement and policy trends to refine coding guidance and provider education
Oversee key HUB and specialty pharmacy operations, including enrollment, benefits investigation, prior authorizations, and pharmacy coordination
Ensures a seamless, compliant patient and provider experience supporting access and adherence
Partners cross-functionally and with vendors to optimize HUB performance, reporting, and launch readiness
Builds and leads a national Field Reimbursement Manager team delivering front-line access and reimbursement support
Defines team structure, deployment, metrics, and training aligned to portfolio and launch needs
Aligns field reimbursement with sales, account management, and payer teams to drive pull-through and issue resolution
Develops and executes national commercial and government payer strategies for specialty, rare disease, and oncology products
Manages relationships with major commercial payers, PBMs, Medicaid GPOs, and Medicare Administrative Contractors
Leads access and reimbursement negotiations, including discounts, rebates, and value-based arrangements
Assesses payer landscape to identify access risks, opportunities, and emerging trends
Communicates clinical and economic value propositions to payer stakeholders
Leads payer and reimbursement strategy for new product launches, including pre-launch planning and access readiness
Deploys launch infrastructure such as coding guidance, billing tools, HUB workflows, and field reimbursement support
Partners with Marketing, HEOR, and Medical Affairs to align value messaging and evidence strategy
Collaborates across Marketing, Sales, Medical, HEOR, Legal, Finance, and Compliance to support brand and lifecycle strategy
Serves as internal SME on reimbursement, payer policy, and market access trends

Qualification

Payer strategyReimbursement executionProvider supportField reimbursement leadershipPharmaceutical experienceOncology reimbursement modelsMarket access trendsStakeholder managementLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required
Minimum 10 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, with significant focus on specialty, rare disease, and/or oncology products
Demonstrated experience leading payer strategy, reimbursement execution, and provider support across commercial and government channels
Proven success supporting new product launches, including team build-out and access infrastructure
Strong understanding of payer dynamics, Medicare Parts B and D, Managed Medicaid, MAC processes, ASP pricing, NTAP, and oncology reimbursement models
Experience leading and developing field-based reimbursement or market access teams
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to travel up to 50%

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Benefits

Remote Working
Vacation, Personal and Sick time
15 Paid Company Holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision and other Voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Discretionary Bonus Plan
Competitive 401(k), $1 for $1 up to 6% of pay. The safe harbour match is vested immediately. In addition, SERB also offers a discretionary match of up to 4% of pay which vests 20% a year for 5 years.

Company

SERB Pharmaceuticals

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SERB Pharmaceuticals focuses on treating critical conditions, primarily in emergency care and rare diseases.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Vanessa Wolfeler
Chief Executive Officer
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Vignesh Rajah
Chief Medical Officer
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