Field Access Manager - New Orleans
MSD
Summary
The Field Access Manager (FAM) serves as the subject-matter expert on access related issues for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and healthcare organizations (HCOs), and will work cross-functionally with patient support, market access, and field sales to support timely patient access to therapy.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Provide information and/or education to HCP accounts on patient access, including benefit verification, prior authorization process, appeals process, and patient support programs in both live and virtual formats.
- Analyze access trends.
- Partner cross-functionally to identify and address barriers to patient access and supporting patient satisfaction.
- Build collaborative, trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to support seamless patient access to therapy.
- Monitor payer trends to address access barriers.
- Provide access information to HCP offices.
- Provide access education to field teams upon approved direction.
- Escalate and coordinate on access issues with third parties including hub vendor.
- Provide education and support on Specialty Pharmacy issues.
- Provide information to HCP offices on how the products are covered under the benefit design (Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid).
- Answer questions about coverage, including payer-specific access questions.
- Maintain deep knowledge of regional and national market dynamics, and payer coverage policies.
- Act as a subject matter expert on access and affordability challenges across various payer types, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans.
- Educate and update HCPs on key private and public payer coverage and changes that impact access for patients.
- Support patient access to the product by providing subject matter expertise on payer coverage issues impacting product access in a manner that complies with policies, processes and standard operating procedures.
- Educate HCP offices on the product hub program including patient support offerings, financial assistance and hub educational resources.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and communicate information about access resources and payer processes/policies.
- Attend National and Regional Meetings.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in patient support, Pharmaceutical /healthcare sales or operations, or reimbursement support.
- Strong knowledge of health insurance structures (Medicare Part B, Medicaid, commercial) and related access processes, including benefit verification, prior authorization, and appeal processes.
- Expertise in pharmaceutical compliance and HIPAA regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
- Exhibit competent understanding of hub and patient support activities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote environment with 20-25% travel; Must reside in the New Orleans area assigned territory/metro area.
- Ability to operate as a team player in collaborating with multiple sales representatives, sales leadership, and internal colleagues appropriately to reach common goals.
- Must be at least 21 years old with a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholders across teams and disciplines.
Preferred Requirements
- Pharmaceutical industry experience highly preferred.
- Deep understanding of HCP office workflows, prescription flow, and clinic operations; pulmonology experience preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in patient support, Pharmaceutical /healthcare sales or operations, or reimbursement support
- Strong knowledge of health insurance structures (Medicare Part B, Medicaid, commercial) and related access processes, including benefit verification, prior authorization, and appeal processes
- Expertise in pharmaceutical compliance and HIPAA regulations regarding patient confidentiality
- Exhibit competent understanding of hub and patient support activities
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote environment with 20-25% travel
- Must reside in the New Orleans area assigned territory/metro area
- Ability to operate as a team player in collaborating with multiple sales representatives, sales leadership, and internal colleagues
- Must be at least 21 years old with a valid driver's license and a clean driving record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Pharmaceutical industry experience highly preferred
- Deep understanding of HCP office workflows, prescription flow, and clinic operations; pulmonology experience preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Retirement Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate Leave
- Sick Days
- Annual Bonus
- Long-Term Incentive
Company overview
MSD, known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is a global research-intensive biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. Founded in 1891, the company has established itself as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations with a rich history spanning over 130 years. MSD operates as the international division of Merck & Co., Inc., focusing on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. The company's extensive portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments in oncology, infectious diseases, cardiology, diabetes, and vaccines, with notable products such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for cancer immunotherapy, Gardasil for HPV prevention, and Januvia for diabetes management. MSD maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing significantly in scientific innovation to address unmet medical needs worldwide. With approximately 75,000 employees globally, the company operates through four main segments: pharmaceuticals, animal health, healthcare services, and strategic alliances. MSD's mission centers on using leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world, guided by the principle that medicine is for people, not profits.