National Accounts Manager (Pharmaceuticals)

Job Description

The National Account Manager (NAM) is responsible for the access and reimbursement strategy and implementation aligned with the portfolio of AKT products creating profitable access and ensuring appropriate placement of AKT medicines on formularies, treatment algorithms, pharmacy policies and medical policies across PBM, Payer and Govt. customers.

Summary Of Key Responsibilities

• Supports the development of the Company’s strategy and oversees all payer (PBM, Medicare, Commercial, Medicaid, and Federal Channel) access to the Company’s portfolio of products with the goal of removing payer restrictions and securing appropriate access aligned with the Company’s FDA approved label.
• Creates and executes customer specific strategies and tactics to support appropriate formulary placement and reimbursement across payer customers that lead to profitable access.
• Negotiates cost-effective, profitable contracts and terms, as appropriate, that allow access to the Company’s products, within established product pricing policy and GTN guidance and approved by the Company’s Pricing Committee.
• Maintains contracts for continued value and renegotiates, as appropriate, through the contract lifecycle.
• Optimizes the Company’s product’s formulary positioning and increases product market share via leadership of collaborative pull-through initiatives with field sales and brand marketing.
• Routinely reviews data (sales, trends, comparison, etc.) to identify pull-through opportunities and works with sales leadership to execute on aligned pull-through plans.
• Develops strong relationships with all trading partners including GPO/PBM/Payer in all channels including but not limited to Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid/340B and Federal Channel VA/DOD.
• Becomes an expert on the assigned payer’s overall business models to understand their clients, and areas where their access landscape has variances in their membership.
• Builds relationships with the cross functional team at all assigned accounts.
• Educates field team on payer access landscape and identifies criteria for coverage with PBMs that have the largest life coverage on their respective national formularies.
• Coordinates with field access teams, sales team, marketing (including market access marketing) and commercial operations to ensure that team members understand the overall access/reimbursement strategy.
• Serves as the internal subject matter expert for the Company on all US payer dynamics.
• Conducts all business in accordance with company compliance guidelines and ensures compliance with relevant laws and regulatory mandates.
• Identifies and cultivates new opportunities within the PBM/GPO/Payer/Govt. channels to expand market presence and improve commercial outcomes.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 8+ years pharmaceutical/biotech experience in NAM, KAM, or sales management with at least five years of experience in a market access role.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of the managed market dynamics, payer/PBM economics, and the key issues/shifts changing the US healthcare landscape.
• Proficiency in VA/DOD and Medicaid preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with and influence senior leaders and peers.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Established relationships with Pharmacy Directors, Medical Directors, and other key personnel at key payer accounts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of payer decision-making for formulary processes, coverage, coding, billing, pathway development and patient access to medicines.
• Ability to be flexible and multitask among numerous demands.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, communicate, and implement successful strategic initiatives.
• Strong business acumen.
• Experience in negotiating contracts and agreements.
• Experience with Value Based Contracting in an orphan drug or specialty space desired.
• Strong leadership skills, taking ownership in work streams, and exercising influence in the decision-making process among diverse functional and geographical areas and at all levels of management, with the ability to customize to market needs.
• Proven ability in successfully managing complexity across multi-functional stakeholders and building strong relationships.

Pay

The base compensation range for this role is $200-220K. Base Compensation is influenced by many factors including, but not limited to: time in the role, previous experience, skills, knowledge, performance, work requirements, internal equity, and business / economic conditions.