Help us transform patients’ lives.
At UCB, we put our heart, soul, and skills into making a difference for people living with severe disease. Working together to push the boundaries, we blend the best of our talents to unlock innovation. Will you join us in our pioneering adventure?
To strengthen our Market Access & Pricing team, based in the eastern half of the United States, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of Area Director Field Reimbursement.
As an Area Director Field Reimbursement, you will be responsible for overseeing the activities of a group of Field Reimbursement Managers (FRM’s) to minimize access and other barriers to UCB medications therapy for patients & providers obtained via a patient’s medical benefit and or pharmacy benefit.
You like to work in an environment where you can:
- Influence without authority and work with cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of brand-strategic and other key initiatives.
- Create and sustain high-performing teams.
- Demonstrate your knowledge of “Buy and Bill” (medical benefit) and “Self-Administered” (pharmacy benefit) specialty medications, and understanding from a patient, healthcare professional, supply chain and insurance perspective.
You will contribute by:
- Building and leading teams of 6-7 high-performing Field Reimbursement Managers (FRM) to ensure priorities and activities are aligned with UCB strategies to support patients and healthcare providers access to UCB Medications.
- Developing educational content with Learning and Development to build team members knowledge about product-specific coverage, coding and payment dynamics, UCB support programs and other areas impacting patients, healthcare professionals and UCB medications.
- Complying with all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of UCB employees and activities and collaborating with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance partners to ensure compliant interactions with external stakeholders.
- Identifying reimbursement-specific opportunities or issues impacting patient access to UCB medications, as well as educating internal partners on these dynamics.
- Working in the assigned territory of the Eastern half of the United States.
- Communicating regularly with the cross-functional Regional Director and National leadership to seek feedback on the team’s focus and performance, provide proactive updates and seek innovative initiatives to help Patients access to UCB medications.
- Traveling up to 70%, including overnight, as necessary.
Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 10+ years of commercial experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- 8+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Healthcare Provider Reimbursement, Payer Relations or Account Management.
- MBA preferred.
- Experience in creating and sustaining high performing teams.
Why you should apply
At UCB, we strive to attract passionate and outstanding talents who thrive on change and are ready to bring real value to patients. Working for us you’ll discover a place where you can grow and express your full potential. We place an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and impact. Through meaningful recognition and a motivating work atmosphere, we aim to provide an optimal experience by caring about and valuing our employees – just as we do for the patients we serve.
If you believe you are the perfect match to join us on our pioneering adventure, then we invite you to apply and tell us more about your profile and motivation.
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering and developing innovative medicines and lateral solutions that can transform the everyday lives of people with severe diseases of the immune system – or the central nervous system.
With more than 7500 people in approximately 40 countries, UCB offers an exciting working environment where initiative can flourish and those with a ‘can-do’ attitude can thrive. Scientific excellence, innovation, co-creation, lateral thinking, reinventing the way we do things…these are some of the key competencies we are constantly developing, and looking for, at UCB.
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