Portland, Oregon
Rare Disease Account Specialist Job Opening in Portland, Oregon - Role: Commercial Field Team - Payer Reimbursement
Territory: Pacific NorthWest
Type: Permanent
Salary: Highly Competitive
A fantastic opportunity to work with novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare diseases with an initial focus on serious debilitating metabolic genetic diseases.
For the patients we seek to treat, we recognize that their lives and well-being are dependent upon our efforts to develop new therapies. For this reason, we are passionate about developing these therapies with the utmost urgency and care while ensuring patient access is optimized at the time of approval for these innovative late-stage products.
Position Summary
We are actively building a US Commercial Field Team in anticipation of the approval of clinical stage therapies. The Commercial Field Team will work within the Rare Disease Community. Each Field Team member will be provided a geography of responsibility.
We are seeking to build a permanent Commercial Field Team comprised of individuals who are skilled at running a business and understand the key drivers for business optimization and success. We are not seeking individuals whose general experience is mainly in sales. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of identifying and harnessing business opportunities for efficient growth across diverse landscapes. This role is a rare and unique opportunity for the individual who excels in a patient focused environment with an unprecedented delivery of results in a service model environment.
The priorities within each geography will vary based upon the local environment. It will be the responsibility of the Commercial Field Team Member to determine what the key priorities are within their geography, create a business plan that is organizationally approved and implement this personally designed plan of action, to the highest standards.
Responsibilities
Serve as territory business owner with a focus upon impact and territory analysis. Other key areas of focus include optimizing: i) patient diagnosis and care, ii) educating and expanding the healthcare provider community, iii) treatment fulfillment and iv) compliance to treatment.
Identify and work to resolve HCP and patient access barriers to care
Support HCP?s to ensure they have the tools for patient diagnosis and treatment
Educate HCP?s on disease and product education, patient diagnosis, treatments and treatment fulfillment
Launch and manage patient engagement programs
Provide In-Service training to office staff, local training set-up regarding transfusions and self-administered SQ injections
Build a community based network consisting of treating physicians who diagnose and treat rare diseases
Educate HCP?s on diagnostic testing opportunities and techniques
Ensure payer access and reasonable coverage policy with local health plans, that are most relevant to these practices
Requirements
Experience in HCP education and promotion, with a track record of success, communicating scientifically complex products to a specialty medical audience
Broad experience developing and running a business that goes beyond the traditional sales roles in organizations
Demonstrated success with novel products that are first-in-class and a deep interest in truly advancing the care of Rare Disease patients.
Ability to research and develop external networks to expand the base of physicians involved with patients
Ability to effectively network with physician societies, engaging them in evaluating new treatment paradigms, patient support programs and care pathways
Excellent skills in the development of business plans, utilization of resources and budget to optimize patient care within a territory
Ability to research and problem solve complex issues impacting HCP?s and patient access barriers to care
Demonstrated experience effectively presenting clinical/scientific information required
Expert understanding of payer access and reimbursement
Approximately 30-70% (dependent on geography) travel is required; overnight travel is required as needed
Education Requirements
Minimum - Bachelor?s Degree with 8+ years of science and business skills experience
Preferred - Master?s Degree in Science or Business, MBA and/or Medical Degree
We are an equal opportunity employer & prohibit unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital and veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Rare Disease: 3 years
Payers / Reimbursement: 3 years
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