Associate Director, Field Access Manager - Central - Chicago IL, Indianapolis IN, St. Louis MO

Associate Director, Field Access Management

The Associate Director, Field Access Management serves as the leader to a team of subject-matter experts on access processes, reimbursement issues, and patient assistance programs for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and healthcare organizations (HCOs). In this role, you will work cross-functionally with Field Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Public Affairs, State and Government Affairs, Trade and Specialty Pharmacy Accounts while abiding by all corporate and industry policy and procedures. As a people leader, you will cultivate an environment where collaboration, growth, and professional development are at the forefront. Your leadership will enable your team to leverage access expertise, build trusted relationships, and serve as the primary point of contact for FAMs in your region. Join a mission-driven organization to help coach, mentor, and inspire others by utilizing our scientific expertise and serving as the primary contact for customers within your assigned territory : Chicago IL, Indianapolis IN, St. Louis MO.

Key Responsibilities :

• Train, educate, coach, and lead a team of Field Access Managers (FAMs).
• Execute the field access strategy and oversee the success of the Field Access Management Team for which you are responsible.
• Understand Regional Payor and Medicaid coverage and provide market access education via approved materials to the Field Access Management team.
• Assist with ongoing maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) regarding Hub, specialty pharmacy, field access managers, and appropriate interactions with field sales teams to support appropriate access to therapy.
• Provide proactive field-based access education to internal and external stakeholders by identifying and educating around access issues and sharing successes.
• Educate and communicate technical knowledge of patient enrollment process, payer coverage policies, prior authorization process, appeals process, patient support programs, and Hub operations to Field Access Management team.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings with sales, market access, and marketing to ensure alignment and understanding of the access landscape, issues, and field access strategy.

Minimum Requirements :

Required Skills : Preferred Skills :

U.S. Hybrid Work Model Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote". The salary range for this role is $139,600.00 - $219,700.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https : / / jobs.merck.com / us / en / compensation-and-benefits.