[Hiring] Dermatology Access & Reimbursement Manager @Novartis

Role Description

This is a field-based and remote opportunity supporting key accounts in an assigned geography. The Access & Reimbursement Manager (ARM) is a field-based partner who provides education and support to healthcare accounts on access, reimbursement, coverage, billing, coding, and patient support resources that help patients access prescribed therapies.

• Partner with healthcare providers, practice leaders, billing teams, and other stakeholders to support patient access to prescribed therapies and treatment-related resources.
• Deliver education and guidance on access, reimbursement, coverage, and patient support programs, helping integrate these resources into office workflows and processes.
• Serve as a resource for questions related to product acquisition, ordering, payment, inventory management, and product return and replacement processes.
• Collaborate with customer accounts to navigate reimbursement, claims, prior authorization, denial, appeal, and coverage-related challenges, helping identify practical solutions that support patient access.
• Monitor and communicate changes in payer policies, reimbursement trends, and the evolving healthcare landscape that may impact patients, providers, or internal stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of patient assistance and co-pay programs, helping patients start and remain on appropriate therapy.
• Partner with Patient Support Services and other cross-functional teams to resolve access and reimbursement issues, track cases, and provide education that enhances the customer experience.
• Develop and execute account-specific access and reimbursement plans, including support for buy-and-bill processes, acquisition pathways, and site-of-care considerations across diverse healthcare settings.
• Build relationships with a broad range of non-prescribing stakeholders, including revenue cycle leaders, financial counselors, pharmacists, office administrators, and health system decision-makers.
• Share customer insights, market trends, and access barriers with internal partners while ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, regulations, and adverse event reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university.
• 3+ years of experience in reimbursement, market access, managed care, clinical support, pharmaceutical sales, or a related healthcare environment.
• Experience supporting specialty pharmacy products through specialty pharmacy networks, distributors, or other specialty access channels.
• Knowledge of coding, billing, claims, reimbursement processes, and office-based patient support programs.
• Experience partnering with specialty pharmacies and navigating access and reimbursement considerations across the patient journey.
• Understanding of buy-and-bill reimbursement pathways, including product acquisition, coverage, and payment processes.
• Experience working with injection networks or provider-administered therapies in physician office, clinic, or health system settings.

Requirements

• Candidate must reside within territory, or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 60 miles from the territory border.
• Ability to travel 60-80% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Driving is an Essential Function of this Role: Meaning it is fundamental to the purpose of this job and cannot be eliminated.
• The company provides reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals with medical restrictions if an accommodation can be provided without eliminating the essential function of driving.

Benefits

• The salary for this position is expected to range between $126,600 and $234,000 per year.
• Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
• US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits.
• Employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.