Acadia Pharmaceuticals is hiring a
Senior Family Access Manager

Summary

Join a dynamic team at Acadia Pharmaceuticals as we advance breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. We are seeking a Field Access Manager (FAM) to provide expert field-based access and reimbursement support, serving as a dedicated point of contact for healthcare providers and Rett families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience in Pharmaceutical Sales, Access, National Accounts, Specialty Pharmacy, Nursing, etc
• Extensive experience and technical expertise associated with access and reimbursement
• MBA is a plus
• Rare Disease, Product Launch, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare expertise strongly preferred
• Two years (2) of Access or Leadership experience (Market Access, Patient Access, National Accounts, Sales Management and/or Access Leadership)

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in preventing and addressing access and reimbursement issues through education and problem-solving
• Educate healthcare providers and patient families on navigating the patient access process
• Proactively work with assigned Center of Excellence (COE) and HCP accounts to build and maintain Trofinetide access related knowledge
• Work seamlessly and in coordination with Acadia customer support services, hub/specialty pharmacy, and other field teams while supporting patient access
• Escalate local payer issues to Family Access leadership
• Condense complex issues into simple solutions by working with cross-functional peers to improve the customer experience, educate providers on access and reimbursement requirements, coverage status, and payer appeals requirements, processes and timelines
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of Acadia Customer Support Programs and serve as the expert in assigned territory
• Provide in-service to COE and community physician offices on all aspects of the prescription process including but not limited to; prior authorization requirements, hub/specialty pharmacy process and patient family resources
• Communicate with patient families and Care Givers, to help navigate and clarify access questions
• Provide expertise on region specific plans, local Medicaid plans and challenging national plans to FAM team members and commercial partners in tandem with FAM leadership
• Serve as subject matter expert driving partnership opportunities, problem solving solutions and implementation of strategic initiative
• Identify and execute on opportunities to provide leadership within the FAM team and cross functionally
• Provide formal mentorship with new FAM team members
• Provide informal mentorship and development opportunities to cross functional colleagues interested in Patient Support Services
• Identify training and development opportunities related to Patient Support Services and the broader organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Medicaid expertise strongly preferred
• Product Launch experience strongly preferred
• Rare Disease experience strongly preferred
• Account Management experience preferred
• Tuition assistance

Benefits

• Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in
• 15+ vacation days
• 14 paid holidays plus one floating holiday of your choice, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st
• 10 days of paid sick time
• Paid parental leave