Access Manager Pharmacy Technician: CPhT License Req'd, VOB, PAs

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Openkrill is seeking a Pharmacy Access Manager to guide patients through the access journey from prescription intake to treatment initiation, leveraging pharmacy technician expertise to resolve coverage, authorization, and affordability barriers.

This remote role coordinates with patients, providers, payors, and pharmacies, ensures complete documentation, manages appeals and prior authorizations, and drives timely access while upholding privacy and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Active Pharmacy Technician license in your state of residence.
• Willing to obtain Texas Pharmacy Technician license.
• 2–4 years in pharmacy/reimbursement or related roles, including 2+ years as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience with benefit verification, prior authorization, and reimbursement processes preferred.
• Ability to coordinate with providers, pharmacies, payors, and internal teams.
• Strong attention to detail and privacy/compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end patient access case activities from prescription intake through treatment initiation, including benefit verification and prior authorization support.
• Review prescription and patient information for completeness; follow up as needed.
• Coordinate with specialty, dispensing, and other pharmacy partners regarding receipt, processing, and fulfillment.
• Monitor progression and identify barriers delaying access.
• Support appeals and copay/assistance coordination.
• Serve as primary point of contact among patients, providers, payors, pharmacies, and client stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate case documentation in compliance with SOPs and privacy requirements.

Skills

Pharmacy workflows

Benefit verification

Prior authorization

Pharmacy technician license

Caseload management

Communication & documentation

Education

Pharmacy Technician license

NABP Certification (PTCB/ExCPT)

College degree preferred

Job description

The Pharmacy Access Manager supports Patient Services programs by strategically navigating the patient access process from prescription intake through treatment initiation. This role combines patient access and reimbursement expertise with a pharmacy technician background and to identify and address barriers related to coverage, authorization, prescription processing, pharmacy coordination, affordability, and fulfillment.

Candidates must hold an active Pharmacy Technician license in their state of residence

AND

Be willing and able to obtain a Texas Pharmacy Technician license

The Pharmacy Access Manager serves as a central point of coordination among patients, healthcare providers and their office staff, payors, specialty pharmacy, dispensing and non-dispensing pharmacies, client stakeholders, and internal PRO-spectus teams. The role provides guidance and support throughout the access journey, helping ensure prescriptions and required documentation move efficiently through benefit verification, prior authorization, pharmacy processing, and treatment initiation.

Using pharmacy technician knowledge and experience, the Pharmacy Access Manager supports pharmacy-related case activities, identifies missing or incomplete prescription information, coordinates with pharmacy partners, and helps resolve prescription processing and fulfillment barriers. The role manages each case with a high level of accuracy, responsiveness, and completeness to support timely patient access to therapy.

Core Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end patient access case activities from prescription intake through treatment initiation, including benefit verification, prior authorization support, appeals coordination, affordability support, and pharmacy follow-up.
• Apply pharmacy technician knowledge to support prescription intake, pharmacy triage, prescription status review, and coordination of pharmacy-related case activities.
• Review prescription and patient information for completeness and identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent information requiring follow-up with healthcare provider offices, pharmacies, patients, or other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with specialty, dispensing, and other pharmacy partners regarding prescription receipt, processing status, insurance requirements, patient outreach, affordability considerations, and fulfillment.
• Monitor prescription progression and proactively identify pharmacy, coverage, authorization, or operational barriers that may delay patient access to therapy.
• Manage insurance verification and authorization activities to establish coverage, identify applicable medical or pharmacy benefit requirements, and support appropriate access pathways.
• Support prior authorization and appeals processes by coordinating required information and documentation with healthcare provider offices, payors, pharmacies, and internal teams.
• Assist with coordination of copay assistance, patient assistance programs, foundation support, or other affordability resources, as applicable to the program.
• Serve as a primary point of contact between internal and external teams, including patients, providers, payors, pharmacies, facilities, client stakeholders, and other program partners.
• Provide education and guidance to provider offices regarding program processes, prescription requirements, coverage considerations, required documentation, and available patient support resources.
• Communicate case status, outstanding requirements, next steps, and barriers clearly and accurately to appropriate stakeholders.
• Effectively manage and prioritize competing demands, including insurance approval timelines, prescription processing requirements, patient treatment schedules, pharmacy timelines, and stakeholder communications.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete case documentation in accordance with program requirements, standard operating procedures, client expectations, and applicable privacy and compliance requirements.
• Identify complex reimbursement, pharmacy, fulfillment, or patient access issues and elevate appropriately while maintaining ownership of case progression.
• Collaborate closely with Field Reimbursement Managers and other Patient Services functions, as needed, to support continuity across the patient access journey.
• Provide support across multiple client programs, as assigned, ensuring consistent delivery of quality service and operational excellence.

Skills & Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of pharmacy workflows and prescription processing, including prescription intake, pharmacy triage, adjudication, and fulfillment processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of the role of specialty and dispensing pharmacies within the patient access journey.
• Proficient in navigating benefit verification, prior authorization, reimbursement, appeals, and patient affordability scenarios.
• Ability to understand and work across both pharmacy and medical benefit pathways, as applicable.
• Skilled in reviewing patient, prescription, insurance, and supporting documentation to identify information required for accurate case progression.
• Ability to identify prescription-processing barriers and coordinate effectively with provider offices, pharmacies, payors, and internal teams to facilitate resolution.
• Understanding of insurance coverage requirements, payor policies, prior authorization criteria, and reimbursement processes.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate and thorough case documentation.
• Ability to independently manage a caseload, prioritize work, and consistently meet established timelines and service expectations.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, cases, stakeholders, and activities simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify barriers, explore alternatives, and develop appropriate solutions while recognizing when escalation or collaboration is needed.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing, demonstrating professionalism, empathy, clarity, and a commitment to exceptional service.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, pharmacies, payors, and client stakeholders.
• Demonstrates agility in learning and implementing new processes, systems, products, and program requirements.
• Operates with a high degree of independence, accountability, follow-through, and resilience.
• Remains organized, focused, and productive during periods of change or shifting priorities.
• Demonstrates discretion and professionalism when handling confidential patient and healthcare information.

Education, Certifications and Experience:

• 2–4 years of experience in a pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, hospital, patient support, healthcare, reimbursement, insurance, or customer service–focused role, including 2+ years as a Pharmacy Technician
• NABP Certification through either Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (ExCPT) certification.
• Experience with prescription processing, pharmacy benefit coordination, specialty pharmacy operations, or pharmacy-based patient support strongly preferred.
• Experience with benefit verification, prior authorization, appeals, reimbursement support, copay assistance, or patient assistance programs preferred.
• Understanding of specialty pharmaceutical markets, reimbursement dynamics, and patient access challenges across diverse payor landscapes preferred.
• Experience working with healthcare providers, pharmacies, payors, patients, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturer programs preferred.
• College degree (bachelor’s or associate degree) preferred; relevant pharmacy technician and patient access experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Physical Requirements:

• As a remote-forward organization, this position operates in a virtual professional office