Associate Director, SMA Infusion Lead

Summary

Join Scholar Rock as the SMA Infusion Lead and spearhead the development and implementation of their infusion support program. Lead a team of Infusion Specialists/Clinical Nurse Educators, enhancing patient experiences for a novel infused SMA treatment. This role significantly impacts patients' lives through a patient-centric approach and collaboration with Patient Access and Experience colleagues. Responsibilities include developing educational programs, leading the infusion specialist team, collaborating with internal and external partners, streamlining processes, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate possesses a strong nursing background, infusion experience, leadership skills, and a patient-centric approach.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) with Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 3 years leading an infusion team or similar, including experience developing and implementing infusion team strategy
• Strategic and solution-oriented with exceptional critical thinking skills required
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Appropriate and current immunizations and screenings (as required by policy or State and Federal laws or signed waiver)

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Scholar Rock’s educational programming and resources on infusion (e.g., protocols, guidelines, order sets)
• Lead team of infusion specialists who support HCPs and sites of care through the infusion process of Scholar Rock’s approved therapies
• Collaborate with internal cross functional partners and external partners to identify challenges/barriers and ensure ongoing support to HCPs, patients, and families throughout the patient journey
• Drive initiatives to streamline processes and improve infusion experience for SMA patients by providing ongoing support to the infusion nurses and insights/best practice sharing
• Work with Scholar Rock’s Patient Support Program, partners, and patient-facing teams to ensure smooth transition between sites of care for infusions
• Support identification and onboarding of Ambulatory Infusion Centers (AICs), as necessary
• Foster strong relationships and facilitate effective communication with peers across market access, patient services operations, sales, marketing, medical, payer, trade & distribution, data & analytics, legal, and compliance
• Analyze data and metrics to monitor performance, making data-driven decisions to optimize capabilities
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards in the delivery of patient support
• Ability to travel up to 50% is required. Must be able to travel to meetings, and educational programs as necessary
• Completes continuing education and training, as necessary, to maintain certifications and licensure

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 3 years previous specialized home health experience and ambulatory infusion center experience desired; bilingual preferred
• Infusion nurse certification (e.g., CRNI, IgCN) desirable
• At least 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical experience: Infusion, Neuromuscular, Pediatric Neurology, or other specialty experience preferred
• Experience in rare disease, buy & bill, and understanding of provider reimbursement processes is preferred
• Comfortable presenting in group settings, live, and virtually
• Ability to represent Scholar Rock at industry conferences specific to SMA and infusions
• Experience working on matrixed/cross-functional teams and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Patient-centric and empathetic with good listening and effective communication skills