Director, Field Access Management

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Director, Field Access Management in United States.

This senior leadership role is focused on shaping and executing national access and reimbursement strategies that ensure patients can successfully obtain prescribed therapies in a complex and evolving healthcare environment. You will lead a high-performing field access organization, guiding managers who support healthcare providers in navigating coverage, coding, and reimbursement pathways. The role plays a critical part in removing barriers to treatment by aligning field execution with broader market access and brand strategies. You will collaborate extensively across market access, sales, medical affairs, legal, and patient support functions to ensure seamless, compliant execution. This position requires both strategic vision and hands-on leadership in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment, with a strong emphasis on payer dynamics and patient access optimization. It is an opportunity to directly influence patient outcomes through improved access to innovative therapies.

Accountabilities

You will provide strategic direction and operational leadership to ensure effective patient access programs and field execution, including:

• Leading, hiring, training, and developing a national team of field access managers focused on reimbursement support and patient access solutions.
• Establishing clear performance expectations and ensuring consistent achievement of key operational and access-related metrics across the team.
• Developing and executing comprehensive access and reimbursement strategies aligned with brand priorities and corporate objectives.
• Coaching and mentoring team members to strengthen payer knowledge, reimbursement expertise, and customer engagement effectiveness.
• Ensuring strict compliance with all regulatory, legal, and ethical standards, including HIPAA and OIG requirements.
• Partnering cross-functionally with Market Access, Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Legal, and Patient Support teams to ensure integrated execution.
• Overseeing provider and office education on patient support programs, billing processes, coding, and prior authorization workflows.
• Maintaining deep expertise in commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid payer landscapes and anticipating policy and reimbursement changes.
• Translating complex access policies into actionable field strategies and training materials for the team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an experienced access and reimbursement leader with strong strategic, analytical, and communication capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in market access, field reimbursement, patient services, or related pharmaceutical/biotech functions.
• 3+ years of experience as an access/reimbursement manager or in a field-based leadership role.
• Strong understanding of payer environments, including medical and pharmacy benefits, buy-and-bill models, and specialty pharmacy pathways.
• Proven ability to lead in highly matrixed organizations and influence without direct authority.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex information to both internal leadership and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience navigating payer policies and reimbursement systems for specialty therapies.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 40%.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ranging from $223,000 to $273,000, based on experience and qualifications.
• Annual bonus eligibility and potential equity incentive awards.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous employer match.
• Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks.
• Paid time off, including flexible vacation and company holidays with annual winter shutdown.
• Disability, life insurance, and additional wellbeing benefits.
• Equity participation and long-term incentive opportunities.
• Inclusive and mission-driven workplace culture focused on patient impact.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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