Field Access Specialist, Migraine - Grand Rapids, MI

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Field Access Specialist, Migraine.

Grand Rapids, MI

The Migraine Field Access Specialist (FAS) acts as a non-clinical in-office resource that is available to educate and address HCP questions about patient access. The FAS is a field-based role that calls directly on HCP offices in the assigned, specific geography to address questions about patient access & reimbursement in support of AbbVie’s prescription-based migraine portfolio. The FAS provides expertise on coverage and reimbursement barriers to better enhance the patient experience. The FAS responsibilities include educating HCPs about access and reimbursement via AbbVie approved support tools, advising HCPs on patient prescription status, program eligibility, and educating offices on payer processes and procedures.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Educate HCPs on patient support programs, including approved access and reimbursement support tools and services.
• Educate HCPs via approved resources to address access issues.
• Be a subject matter expert on relevant local, regional, and national payer policies to appropriately educate providers on payer requirements.
• Effectively work in a high cross-matrix environment, implementing appropriate ways of working communication with teams in sales, market access, patient service peers, as well as liaising with AbbVie’s Access and Reimbursement support center to update HCPs on Rx status and program eligibility.
• Identify and report back payer trends related for approved products to Patient Services and market access account management teams.
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate providers within the FAS territory, strategically prioritizing travel & activity across the entire FAS geography.
• Remain current on key managed care, reimbursement, and policy activities.
• Demonstrate agility to effectively incorporate the use of approved resources and data to appropriately support HCP education initiatives that enhance the patient’s experience.

Qualifications:

• Grade 18
  • Bachelor’s degree, biological sciences, pharmacy, business related field, or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of experience in neuroscience with field experience in account management, payer account management, and/or field-based account access and reimbursement.
  • Thorough understanding of the payer policy processes, published criteria and documentation for coverage, coding, prior authorization, and appeal processes.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the rules, regulations and risks associated with provision of reimbursement support services.
  • Comprehensive understanding of commercial and governmental payer access dynamics
  • Strong understanding of access and reimbursement support service centers and how to effectively interact in a compliant fashion.
  • Demonstrated success in territory and account management skills, preferably in neurology.
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Valid driver’s license

• Additional Grade 19 Qualifications
  • 5 or more years of industry experience in access and reimbursement or account management.
  • Experience developing approved resources and/or educating others on payer processes, requirement for coverage, and other access related situations for specialty medicines.
  • Strong history of leadership within current role at the national level.

Overnight Travel 25%- 30%

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs
  

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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