Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Field Access Manager (West)

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$135K — $215K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 6+ years' experience in Rare Disease access and reimbursement, with a background in Case Management preferred
  • Proven ability to navigate complex authorization processes for Specialty Medications
  • Results-driven with a strong focus on execution
  • Prior product launch experience is a plus
  • Independent and collaborative team player
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
  • Research skills focused on health plan coverage and state appeal processes
  • Willingness to travel within the US (up to 20%)

Responsibilities

  • Identify access challenges and educate physicians and specialty pharmacies during the payer approval process for IMCIVREE
  • Implement case-specific strategies based on payer mix and authorization requirements
  • Oversee and educate throughout the pharmacy benefit approval process, collaborating with partners for insurance approvals
  • Build trusted relationships with key accounts to optimize patient access
  • Lead local access strategies and develop regional best practices for prior authorization and appeal processes
  • Communicate marketplace changes and payer intelligence to inform strategy
  • Document critical metrics within CRM system
  • Meet annual objectives and demonstrate accountability in execution
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies and legal regulations

Benefits

  • Access to restricted stock units
  • Discretionary annual bonus based on performance
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development
  • Supportive team environment fostering collaboration
Full Job Description
Opportunity Overview
The Field Access Manager (FAM) will partner with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate access to treatment, providing pull through and issue resolution and educating physicians prescribing IMCIVREE. This role requires a deep understanding of payer dynamics and will serve as subject matter expert for access related matters, supporting patient services, market access, territory managers, specialty pharmacy partners, and prescribing physicians. The FAM will identify payer trends and educate matrix partners, while executing tactical plans to help facilitate access. This role is field based, does not interact directly with patients and will report into the Director, Field Access Manager.

Candidates must be willing to work core business hours within the region being covered. This posting is for the West Region that may support accounts within the West Coast time zone.

Responsibilities and Duties
  • Identify access related challenges, educating physicians and specialty pharmacy throughout the payer approval process of IMCIVREE
  • Implement case specific plans based on payer mix, benefit design and authorization requirements
  • Provide oversight and education throughout the pharmacy benefit approval process from prior authorization through any necessary appeals, collaborating with specialty pharmacy partners and matrix partners to facilitate pull through of insurance approvals
  • Establish trusted relationships with key accounts, delivering education to optimize patient specific access
  • Lead local level access related strategies, develop regional best practices that streamline the prior authorization/appeal process and help with treatment access
  • Inform strategy through communication of marketplace changes and payer intelligence gained from key customers
  • Meet documentation requirements of CRM system to facilitate tracking of critical metrics
  • Deliver on key objectives established annually and demonstrate accountability for execution and drive for results
  • Ensures full compliance with all corporate and industry policies/codes and legal and regulatory requirements

Qualifications and Skills
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 6+ years' experience working within Rare Disease in areas of access and reimbursement, a background in Case Management preferred.
  • Demonstrated successful navigation of complex authorization processes for Specialty Medications
  • Results driven
  • Prior product launch experience preferred
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a diverse team
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills
  • Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
  • Perform extensive research into health plan coverage details and state-level appeal methods
  • Ability to travel within the US (up to 20%)

This role is field-based. Candidates applying must be willing and able to travel frequently and have easy access to transportation and airports.

The expected salary range for this position is $135,000 - $215,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, level, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance. This role may be eligible for benefits and other compensation such as restricted stock units.

About Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of rare genetic disorders of obesity. The company's lead product candidate, setmelanotide, is a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist in development for the treatment of several rare genetic disorders of obesity, including POMC deficiency obesity, LEPR deficiency obesity, and Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Size
150 employees
Market Cap
$1.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$134 million
Founded
2010

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