Field Reimbursement Manager - Oncology - (Los Angeles, CA)
AstraZeneca

Job Info

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AstraZeneca is a worldwide biologics research and development corporation. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives every day. As one of the world's premier biotechnology companies, our mission is centered on delivering life-changing products that advance world health, and help fight and cure disease. As a Field Reimbursement Manager, Oncology based in Los Angeles, CA you'll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients' lives.

We're constantly pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, with a passion for discovery and a pipeline to show for it. We're pioneering innovative research and exploring novel pathways across key therapeutic areas including oncology, respiratory, inflammation and autoimmunity, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and infection and vaccines. And we're industry-leading in immunology, protein engineering and translational science. We offer a unique and strong collaborative network as part of the AstraZeneca family.

AstraZeneca has a dynamic environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. We attract top minds, and we nurture and build top talent.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The general purpose of the Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) role is to minimize reimbursement barriers for patients and providers and, therefore, optimize access to AstraZeneca products in the Oncology therapeutic area. This purpose will be achieved by delivering quality interactions with key physicians and institutional customers through specialized services.

FRMs will work closely with Managed Markets, Trade & Sales partners in the field, supporting accounts in resolving reimbursement issues or concerns, developing ethical and customer-oriented reimbursement strategies, and communicating payer criteria/terms and practices.

As all other employees, FRMs are fully accountable for compliance with all laws, regulations, and policies that govern the conduct of AstraZeneca activities.

Essential Requirements

Compliance, Knowledge, and Skills

• Does not compromise ethics or integrity, or undertake legal risks while pursuing business goals.
• Demonstrates leadership among peers by consistent application and modelling of appropriate compliance, behavior and conduct.
• Field Based Reimbursement and/or access services related Experience.
• Experience with physician administered injectable, Oncology therapeutic are preferred.
• Excellent reimbursement expertise and payer knowledge.
• Knowledge and experience of legal and regulatory requirements related to the Biotech / Pharmaceutical industries.
• Experience with large territory Development, Planning and Support.
• Spends majority of time visiting customer accounts in the field (Minimum 50-75% overnight travel).
• Works with manager, peers and partners in Marketing, Sales and various Managed Markets and Trade groups to review/understand relevant franchise and managed care business plans, tactics, goals and objectives.
• Spends considerable time and effort working with field partners helping to identify reimbursement-specific opportunities or issues, as well as, educating partners on the payer landscape.

Job Knowledge

• Maintain a high level of Managed Care and related Managed Markets benefit structures, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory influences and health management programs.
• Maintain consistent ability to access and influence key business decision makers.
• Maintain a high level of industry awareness.
• Maintain an outstanding level of Multiple Therapeutic Area knowledge, utilization management techniques, and treatment and reimbursement guidelines.
• Maintain an outstanding level of performance metric analytics.
• Maintain a comprehensive and detailed Territory Plan.
• Maintain an outstanding ability to prepare and present provider level communications.

Planning and Analysis

• Maintain an outstanding level of territory planning, organization and administrative skills.
• Manage territory and all assigned accounts within set budget.
• Develop and justify budgeting requests for specific customer programs.

Communications

• Demonstrate strong oral, written and group communication skills.
• Maintain frequent contact with Field Leadership and local field staff.
• In a timely and accurate manner, submit all budgetary information, expenses reports and required administrative reports to Field Leadership.
• Maintain effective communication with customers and affiliates.
• Seek out and maintain an effective level of communication with account stakeholders and decision makers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required (MBA or other related graduate-level degree is preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Minimum of 4 or more years' sales, managed care or reimbursement experience.

Desirable Requirements

Experience

• Four years of Biotech or Pharmaceutical Sales experience.
• Two to four years of Access Services and/or Managed Markets experience.
• Two to four years of experience in the Oncology therapeutic area
• Experience with business planning and market analysis.
• Experience with buy and bill physician administer specialty products

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial -finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what's next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you.

So, what's next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more?

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