Associate Director, Field Reimbursement

Summary

Join Scholar Rock, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing therapies, as an Associate Director, Field Reimbursement. You will support patients and caregivers by enhancing access to a novel SMA treatment. As a trusted partner to healthcare providers, you will address reimbursement barriers through strategic account management and education. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact the lives of SMA patients. You will be a critical member of the Patient Access and Experience Team, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure access, affordability, and support throughout the patient treatment journey. The position requires significant travel (up to 60%).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in reimbursement roles within the pharmaceutical or biotech space; prior account management, HUB/patient services and/or market access experience preferred
• Experience in rare disease, buy & bill/specialty pharmacy, and understanding of complex provider and hospital reimbursement processes is required; prior launch experience preferred, to include knowledge of miscellaneous j-code reimbursement requirements
• Experience with specialty or high-cost therapies in chronic or acute care settings is required, with a strong preference for those experienced in launching new therapies into infusion sites
• Exceptional ability to develop and execute account-based strategies in a highly matrixed environment to ensure access and operational efficiencies. Adept at anticipating challenges and educating HPCs (and other critical stakeholders) to overcome patient access and affordability barriers
• Ability to analyze complex data sets and derive actionable insights to prioritize activity and facilitate broad access opportunities within a geography or account
• Strong understanding of the evolving patient access landscape to include payer, PBM, and SP interdependencies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, patient-centricity and flexibility to meet evolving customer and organizational needs
• Expertise in account management, relationship development (internal and external), and issue resolution
• Role is field based, requiring up to 60% travel
• Candidate must reside in territory

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support through tailored, field-based education on reimbursement processes to HCPs and infusion site/institutional stakeholders. This includes hospitals, academic institutions, private group practices, specialty pharmacies, and alternate treatment sites
• Develop and execute strategic, patient-centric plans and account-specific initiatives to ensure access, affordability, and support for patients at various stages of their treatment journey
• Build and maintain collaborative, strategic relationships with healthcare organizations and aligned stakeholders (internal and external) that may impact patient access to therapy
• Analyze data and use customer insights to identify barriers to access, making data-driven decisions to prioritize activity and optimize access pathways
• Foster strong relationships and facilitate effective communication with cross-functional partners in market access, patient services, sales, and medical
• Provide education and support to internal teams, equipping colleagues with the knowledge and tools to address access and reimbursement challenges quickly and successfully
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards in the delivery of patient support and handling of PHI
• Stay informed on healthcare policies, reimbursement trends, and regulatory requirements to address challenges and opportunities in the marketplace