Therapy Access Manager
Location: Massachusetts
Description: Actelion is looking of Therapy Access Manager right now, this job will be placed in Massachusetts. More complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Job Responsibilities
The Therapy Access Manager (TAM) is responsible for serving as the primary field-based lead for education, assistance, and issue resolution with healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding ! patient access and adherence to Actelion therapies. This role involves investing significant time (up to 75%) on-site with HCPs assessing their needs and facilitating collaboration with various stakeholders. Stakeholders may include Specialty Pharmacies and Payers (external) and various Actelion departments including Patient and Pharmacy Access (PPA), Market Access and Field Sales (internal).
Primary responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Build relationship with targeted HCPs to uncover specific needs in support of patient access and adherence to Actelion therapies.
Develop and execute a customer action plan consisting of prioritized activities to best meet the needs of targeted HCP customers.
Monitor, analyze, diagnose and triage situations which may adversely impact patient access to therapy. These may include pre-start, pending, treatment gap, discontinuations and denial cases.
Liaise with other group! s, including but not limited to PPA, Market Access, Specialty ! Pharmacies and HCPs to resolve issues regarding patient access to therapies.
Educate target customers regarding Pre-Certification and Prior Authorization requirements, including Medicare treatment guidelines, and the impact of healthcare reform on PAH coverage.
Collaborate with HCPs to educate patients about PAH programs and services, including advocacy organizations (Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) and Scleroderma Foundation (SF)), non-profit assistance programs, and disease/product specific programs (Sure Steps, LabTrac, etc.). This includes participation in regional support groups.
Deliver nurse, ancillary staff and patient education regarding Actelion therapies and their associated devices, in order to maximize adherence to therapy, as prescribed by HCPs, for optimal patient outcomes.
Build relationships with regional policy leaders, societies, nurses, practice managers and patient organizations to monitor coverage and reimbursement issues.
! Maintain and share relevant information regarding customer contacts, prior authorization requirements, trends, competitive intelligence, policy drivers, etc. with the PPA and Market Access teams.
Educate peers in the Customer Care Area about various elements of Market Access, including reimbursement, medical coverage policies and medical versus pharmacy benefit designs.
Secure appropriate formulary status/medical policy and payment for Actelion products and their associated devices with targeted local payers to be assigned on an “as needed†basis
Candidate Requirements
This job requires a
combination of analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills. To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with di! sabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
Minimum
college degree required; advanced degree preferred.
A minimum
of 5 years of healthcare experience in specialty disease state(s); 7 to 10
years experience preferred.
2+
years of reimbursement or relevant managed care experience is preferred.
Proven
ability to thrive in both an independent setting and in a cross functional
/ team environment.
Strong
clinical knowledge and solid business acumen.
Strong
organizational, problem solving and project management skills.
Experience
in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or related areas of cardiology
and/or pulmonology strongly preferred.
Understanding
of national and state legislative, Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer
initiatives affecting reimbursement of pharmaceutical and biotechnology
products.
Experience
and prior interaction with payer decision makers preferred.
Excellent
technical knowledge and expertise in pa! yer policy, including all elements
of reimbursement (coding, coverage and payment) is preferred.
Success
exhibiting peer leadership, mentorship and coaching to new hires as well
as the rest of the team.
Must have
superior communication skills (written and verbal) and excellent follow
through
Ability
to develop and execute formative strategies.
Recognized for exemplifying Actelion Core Values of Innovation,
Trust and Team Work, Open Communication and Results Driven.
Candidates
must live in within assigned geographic region
Physical Demands
The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
r! equired to talk and hear. The employee
is required to frequently op! erate a personal computer and occasionally move
about the facility. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
Will travel approximately 75% of the time.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Actelion Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status and other protected classifications. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, ! disciplinary actions and terminations.
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. is also committed to taking affirmative action to hire and advance minorities and women as well as qualified individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.
Employees of and applicants to Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. will not be subject to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisting in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights related to any Federal, State, or local law regarding EEO for qualified individuals with disabilities or qualified protected veterans.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:03:44 GMT
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