[Hiring] Field Access Manager @Takeda

Role Description

Join Takeda as a Field Access Manager (FAM) on the Plasma-Immunology Patient Access team. As a part of the Patient Access team, you will play a proactive role in supporting patients by enhancing access to therapies across Takeda’s Plasma-Immunology portfolio. Acting as a trusted partner to healthcare providers and institutions, you will address reimbursement and access barriers and deliver value through strategic account management and patient-focused support. You will report to the Regional Director, Patient Access, Plasma-Immunology, West.

Territory includes OK, AR, NE, KS.

How you will contribute:

• Optimize Patient Access: Serve as a key resource to navigate reimbursement and access challenges for patients and providers, ensuring timely and effective access to Takeda’s therapies.
• Proactive Education and Support: Deliver tailored, field-based education on reimbursement processes to key accounts, including provider group practices, hospitals, academic institutions, specialty pharmacies, and other healthcare stakeholders. Anticipate and address access challenges to support patient care.
• Strategic Partnership: Build and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare organizations, identifying and resolving reimbursement and access issues to ensure seamless therapy initiation and continuation.
• Enhance Team Capabilities: Provide education and support to internal teams, equipping colleagues with the knowledge and tools to address complex reimbursement and access scenarios effectively.
• Adaptability and Insight: Stay informed on healthcare policies, reimbursement trends, and regulatory requirements to proactively address challenges and opportunities in the marketplace.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years of field-based experience in account management, sales or medical affairs.
• Strong knowledge of the reimbursement landscape and the practice management environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute account-based strategies to drive access outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in account management, relationship development, and issue resolution.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and flexibility to meet evolving customer and organizational needs.
• Desired: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in reimbursement roles within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or rare disease industry.
• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience in healthcare policy, reimbursement, market access, or related fields.
• Familiarity with buy-and-bill and pharmacy models.
• Experience with specialty or high-cost therapies in chronic or acute care settings.

Requirements

• Role is field-based, requiring up to 75% travel.
• The incumbent must live in territory.
• Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings is required.
• Must have clean and valid driver’s license.

Benefits

• U.S. Base Salary Range: $152,000.00 - $209,000.00.
• The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
• The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.