National Program Director, Field Reimbursement
About the role
As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.
Ferring is a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team (or teams) of Field Reimbursement Managers supporting HCPs in access and reimbursement
- Oversee successful Ferring onboarding and brand-specific field certification
- Collaborate with leadership across multi-functional teams to support reimbursement success while maintaining consistent and open communication within cross-functional teams
- Provide reimbursement (coding, coverage, and payment policy) coaching expertise on products across all service settings
- Lead high-level strategic planning with appropriate stakeholders to address evolving business needs and design and implement access & reimbursement strategies to ensure appropriate access to therapies and identify reimbursement challenges
- Work closely/collaborate with the Patient Access team to support the over-arching daily operational needs of the business
- Ensure team compliance with rules of engagement, delivery on performance metrics, and customer satisfaction
- Develop and distribute regular reports and collaborate with Insight and Analytics on access and reimbursement trends
- Ensure compliance with adverse events and product complaint reporting
- Attend appropriate internal and external meetings
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or specific practice management experience preferred
- 10+ years of industry experience in reimbursement, patient access, or market access
- 5+ years of experience in a management role with market access management preferred
- Required experience in Specialty Care, Rare Disease, or Oncology
- Proven experience working with patient-centric teams and third-party suppliers
- In-depth knowledge of healthcare reimbursement systems, coding, and billing practices required
- Proven success in launching products and executing launch strategies and plans
- Ability to travel up to 65% and possess a valid driver's license
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees
- 401k plan with company match
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Wellness benefits
- Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
- Sick time frontloaded yearly of 40 hours, or higher if state or local law requires
- Vacation time for full-time employees to accrue between 112.5 and 150 hours yearly in the first four (4) years of employment, with additional accruals starting in the fifth (5th) year
- 12 to 13 paid holidays per year
- 20 weeks of paid parental leave
Pay
The base salary range for this role is $210,000 to $235,000, with additional compensation provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus. Payouts are based on individual and company performance.
Schedule
For roles that are not field-based, Ferring has a hybrid work policy that is four days in the office, with the option to work one day remotely.
Location: Parsippany, New Jersey