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Biogen Rare Disease Family Access Manager - Detroit, MI - REQ18117 in Detroit, Michigan
What You'll Do
Support patients/families to work through the steps required to gain access to therapy (disease and product education, site of care logistics, understanding of payer policy and procedure, and other support services)
Play the role of patient advocate in cross functional meetings with internal partners (Case Manager, Account Executive, Market Access & Reimbursement to build and maintain accurate case plans for patients (e.g. case histories, insurance, ongoing coverage needs, treatment plan changes, etc.)
Works cross functionally to identify and support the resolution of patient access barriers including insurance coverage, reimbursement, financial limitations, site of care, procurement/distribution issues
Works with Market Access & Reimbursement team members to ensure appropriate reimbursement, engage with payers, specialty pharmacies, and specialty distributors to ensure access
Must be able to provide strong emotional support for individuals living with rare diseases and their loved ones/caregivers and collaborate with them in a way that allows for forward progress
Be knowledgeable of any changes in the patient access environment to proactively identify issues that may impact access and communicate information appropriately to patients/caregivers
Complete a comprehensive assessment of the individual needs of the patient taking into account the patient's family and team of healthcare providers. This assessment will include understanding the individual's payer policies, plan designs, including Medicaid coverage if applicable, as well as the healthcare system local to the patient
Develop and offer solutions to the family, when necessary, that may also include communication of alternative insurance options and how families can best connect to available resources
Educates patients, families, and caregivers on product and all Biogen Patient services
Develop activities with the goal of achieving greater openness and understanding of rare disease
Build your own rare disease network/relationships through local advocacy groups, rare disease related events, and attending national conferences
Become an expert on the Rare Disease portfolio and Biogen resources to provide the highest level of patient/caregiver support with the goal of positively impacting the patient journey
Who You Are You have a passion to empower and educate patients and their sites of care through a dynamic treatment journey. You do this by using your market access knowledge to solve to remove non-clinical barriers to enable on-time treatment. You have the desire to collaborate within a matrix team and at times lead without authority.
Qualifications
5+ years business experience in the healthcare or biotech industry with at least 3 years field-based experience in account management, sales, and/or field reimbursement. Rare disease experience is preferred.
A successful track record in field reimbursement, clinical education or in pharmaceutical sales/management of products that required significant payer and reimbursement involvement
Experience with physician-administered drugs (PADs)/biologics and various outpatient sites of service
Seasoned, mature pharmaceutical professional with a comprehensive understanding of field / patient reimbursement, charitable funding, non-profit organizations
Experience leading cross-functionally and influencing without authority
Case management or experience supporting patients/caregivers directly a plus
Must be familiar with relevant legal and regulatory environment in biotech industry
Strong EQ, communication, listening skills and empathy skills required
Effective at managing complex individualized cases
Must be comfortable spending 60% of their time traveli