Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is hiring a Regional Director, Access & Reimbursement. This field-based role serves as the regional lead for Novartis Neuroscience Patient Support (NPS) Access & Reimbursement teams, providing leadership, management, coaching, and compliance oversight to accelerate business objectives and support patient access.
What You'll Do
- Lead a team of diverse field access and reimbursement roles focused on supporting customers regarding patient access to the neuroscience portfolio.
- Attract, coach, and retain a team of high-performing Access & Reimbursement professionals.
- Oversee recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, and staffing for the regional team.
- Provide frequent, ongoing coaching and performance feedback to all direct reports.
- Create and nurture a team culture that embodies company values and drives innovation.
- Pull through national strategy at a regional level to enable effective execution.
- Proactively anticipate and coach teams on how to address access hurdles.
- Ensure the team delivers effective education to support appropriate patients starting and staying on therapy.
- Integrate with company leadership and collaborate across multi-functional teams for regional field success.
- Identify and resolve challenges, escalations, or delays in treatment initiation and continuation.
- Understand and resolve questions associated with practice and patient reimbursement.
- Identify opportunities to complement company capabilities to strengthen patient access.
- Maintain a deep understanding of company policies and perform all responsibilities with integrity.
- Identify and report adverse events via established company systems.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of 8 years in reimbursement, contract strategy, managed care, sales/marketing, or related field roles.
- At least 2 years leading a regional or local team and managing across multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working with highly complex practices or health systems to establish access pathways.
- Strategic account management experience using a proactive approach to anticipate access hurdles.
- Deep expertise and experience integrating manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs.
- General knowledge of reimbursement pathways (specialty pharmacy, buy-and-bill, retail).
- Experience with specialty products acquired through specialty pharmacy networks and the buy-and-bill process.
- A strong understanding of Commercial payers, Medicare plans, and state Medicaid in the geographic region.
- A proven track record of building and motivating teams.
- Past success in the execution of launch strategies and plans.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A proven, successful history in a leadership and motivational role.
- Must live within the assigned territory or near a major airport with a short flight into the geography.
- Driving is an essential function; must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
Nice to Have
- An advanced degree is preferred (Sciences, Business, Pharmacy, and Healthcare majors).
Team & Environment
This role leads a team of Access & Reimbursement professionals. It is a field-based role serving as the regional lead for Novartis Patient Support (NPS) Access & Reimbursement field teams. The company fosters a forward-thinking culture of collaboration and accountability.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $194,600.00 - $361,400.00/year.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
- 401(k) eligibility.
- Various paid time off benefits (vacation, sick time, parental leave).
- May include a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates in California, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
