Rare Reimbursement Executive, Southwest

About The Role

You will ensure that appropriate patients have access to UCB rare disease products and Patient Services. You will provide ethical commentary on local, regional, and national payer coverage and their pharmacy and medical policies to all engaged sites of care. You will leverage your knowledge in the market access and reimbursement journey encompassing procurement, payer policies and coverage, benefit design, prior authorizations, appeals, exceptions, denials, coding and payer payment guidelines, site of care regulation/requirements, and understanding of coding guidelines with demonstrated knowledge of the complex payer environment.

You will relay detailed benefit information to maximize the Provider and Staff experience, including market dynamics, coverage, billing, coding, and reimbursement policies for all sites of care involved.

Who You’ll Work With

Internally, you will work with stakeholders across Market Access, Sales, the Patient Assistance Program, Marketing, and Compliance. Externally, you will work with sites of care, patients and their respective payers, specialty pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit managers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison to all engaged sites of care administering UCB rare disease product(s) through a patient’s medical benefit and pharmacy benefit.
• Provide support to patients and accounts specific to benefit verifications, product procurement processes, reimbursement information, billing, coding, and coverage details.
• Provide on-demand education, including Lunch and Learns or Dinner presentations, for office staff regarding Reimbursement and support services.
• Advise all sites of care on payer-specific nuances related to utilization management protocols, appeals processes, and the year-end re-authorization verification process.
• Work with all engaged sites of care to inform them on matters related to access and reimbursement of UCB rare disease products.
• Act as the sole point of contact for all stakeholders should a Medical Claim denial be presented by a provider.
• Develop strategic coverage, access, and reimbursement relationships with local Medicare Part A/B Contractors and attend Medicare Part A/B Contractor open meetings.
• Provide coverage updates, policy changes, and communications to internal UCB colleagues.
• Provide strategic coverage and reimbursement, benefit recertification support, and marketplace feedback to internal colleagues aligned to their geographies.
• Monitor, interpret, and communicate local, regional, and national payer policy updates impacting UCB Rare Disease therapies.
• Provide reimbursement education and ethical commentary regarding medical and pharmacy benefit coverage, benefit design, utilization management requirements, coding practices, reimbursement methodologies, and payer policy changes.
• Disseminate relevant coverage and policy updates to internal stakeholders and aligned cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech experience required.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefit reimbursement, including benefit investigation.
• 4+ years of Reimbursement/Account Management experience preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of the evolving reimbursement landscape and the practice management environment.
• Neurology or Rare Disease experience preferred.

This is a field-based position that requires up to 75% daily and overnight travel, covering Arizona & Nevada, and is designed to support Pacific and Mountain Time Zones.

About Us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9,000 people worldwide, inspired by patients and driven by science. At UCB, we create value, collaborate, and innovate to make a mark for patients with a caring and supportive culture where everyone feels included and respected.

Schedule

This role follows a hybrid-first approach, requiring 40% of your time spent in the office.