Patient Access Manager Lead - East
Seeking Talent Near: Boston, MA; Pittsburg, PA; Chicago, IL
Responsible for leading and providing expert field-based leadership to assigned geographical team. The Patient Access Manager, Lead is a field-based position that provides access and reimbursement support, serving as a dedicated point of contact for healthcare providers for their access needs in a designated geographic territory. Ensures cross-functional alignment and collaboration to meet Patient Access objectives. The Patient Access Leader is a non-promotional role within Acadia.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead execution of strategic and tactical initiatives
- Motivate change/resolution of coverage policy issues with field-based National Accounts team, including commercial and government payers
- Serve as the primary customer concern point for PAM issues; primary point of contact for Regional Sales Managers (RSMs), National Sales Director, and Case Management/Hub leadership
- Ability to lead internal teams to achieve common goals; internal teams including sales, case managers, and other commercial functions
- Ability to lead external customers to achieve access for patients; external customers include physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals; public and commercial payers; specialty pharmacies
- Successfully and independently identify access solutions and determine the appropriate plan for resolution, including leading and managing a cross-functional team to resolution
- Collaborates with the National Access Director to:
- Develop and implement training and onboarding of new PAMs; with support from Acadia’s training teams
- Manage the evolution of the PAM team as the role develops and the business needs and market evolve
- Develop and drive appropriate metrics to measure performance and communicate those metrics to internal collaborators
- Develops and mentors team members to support individual and team success
- Oversee and guide a variety of personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance management and promotions
- Ensures that all actions, both internally and externally working on Acadia’s behalf are in compliance with all laws, regulations, policies and demonstrates Acadia values
Education/Experience/Skills
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience in Pharmaceutical Sales, Access, National Accounts, Specialty Pharmacy, Nursing, etc., with extensive experience and technical expertise associated with access and reimbursement; MBA is a plus. Three years (3) of Access or Leadership experience (Market Access, Patient Access, National Accounts, Sales Management and/or Access Leadership). Medicare expertise is strongly preferred with a strong background and understanding of field environment in healthcare industry. An equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered.
- Must display a patient-centric mentality with a high degree of emotional intelligence and empathy
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Understand HIPAA rules and regulations related to patient privacy
- Strong written and verbal communication as well as presentation skills
- Ability to manage expenses within allocated budgets
- Adaptable and open to an environment of change
- Must be a fast learner, flexible, and able to adjust quickly
- Must be able to manage cross-functional communication internally (case manager, RSM, National Account Managers, Access & Reimbursement) and externally among a diverse set of customers (physician, nurse, hub vendor, specialty pharmacy, patient)
- Demonstrate a history of successful cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to travel up to 60%
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment and independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Ability to travel by car or airplane independently up to 60% of the time and work after hours if required by travel schedule or business issues. This position is geographically based.
What we offer you:
- Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5%
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in
- 15+ vacation days
- 14 paid holidays plus one floating holiday of your choice, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st
- 10 days of paid sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition assistance
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