Associate VP Field Access & Reimbursement

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning environment

Impactful work

Flexibility and balance

Career growth

Job summary

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics in the United States seeks a senior leader to build and lead the national field reimbursement capability for the potential U.S. launch of sonelokimab in HS.

The role will design the operating model for provider-office access, lead regional managers, and align field reimbursement with hub, specialty pharmacy, market access, and commercial launch readiness. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in pharma/biotech market access, strong leadership of field reimbursement teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology market access, reimbursement, patient services, or related experience.
• 5+ years of people leadership, including leadership of field access/reimbursement teams.
• Strong knowledge of specialty pharmacy, payer policy, prior authorization, appeals, affordability programs, hub services, and provider-office workflows.
• Specialty/biologic launch experience required; dermatology/immunology preferred.
• Excellent compliance, judgment and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the national field reimbursement strategy, operating model, staffing approach, territory structure, and launch-readiness plan.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop approximately three Regional Field Access leaders and a national team of FRMs.
• Define compliant standards for provider-office education on coverage, prior authorization, appeals, medical exceptions, affordability programs, and hub services.
• Partner with Patient Services / Hub, Specialty Pharmacy, Market Access, Sales, Trade, Legal/Compliance, Training, and Commercial leadership to create a coordinated patient-access model.
• Establish escalation pathways and a field access 'control tower' mindset to identify barriers and address them systematically.
• Own FRM performance standards, coaching expectations, certification, and quality-control processes.
• Ensure reimbursement support remains non-promotional and compliant with all applicable laws, policies, and approved resources.

Skills

People leadership

Field reimbursement

Payer policy

Prior authorization

Specialty pharmacy

Launch readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Purpose

Build and lead MoonLake's national field reimbursement capability for the potential U.S. launch of sonelokimab in HS. This leader will create the operating model for provider-office access support, lead regional managers and approximately 30 FRMs, and integrate field reimbursement with hub, specialty pharmacy, market access, and commercial launch readiness.

Your profile

Major Accountabilities

• Design and lead the national field reimbursement strategy, operating model, staff-ing approach, territory structure, and launch-readiness plan.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop approximately three Regional Field Access leaders and a national team of FRMs, with the expansion of an additional indication in the near future.
• Define compliant standards for provider-office education on coverage, prior au-thorization, appeals, medical exceptions, affordability programs, specialty phar-macy processes, and related access topics.
• Partner with Patient Services / Hub, Specialty Pharmacy, Market Access, Sales, Trade, Legal/Compliance, Training, and Commercial leadership to create a coor-dinated patient-access model.
• Establish escalation pathways and a field access 'control tower' mindset so recur-ring barriers are identified, triaged, and addressed systematically.
• Use payer-policy, case-trend, and field insights to identify emerging access fric-tion and recommend enterprise actions.
• Own FRM performance standards, coaching expectations, certification, and qual-ity-control processes.
• Ensure reimbursement support remains non-promotional and compliant with all applicable laws, policies, and approved resources.
• Represent Field Reimbursement in launch governance, business reviews, and cross-functional decision forums.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Experience:

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology market access, reimbursement, patient services, or related experience.

Skills/knowledge/behavioural competencies:

• 5+ years of people leadership, including leadership of field access/reimbursement teams.
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling a national field reimbursement organization.
• Strong knowledge of specialty pharmacy, payer policy, prior authorization, appeals, affordability programs, hub services, and provider-office workflows.
• Specialty/biologic launch experience required; dermatology/immunology preferred.
• Excellent compliance, judgment and executive communication.

Why us?

An exciting job opportunity awaits you!
MoonLake is a dynamic and innovative company pushing the boundaries of possibility, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join our stellar team.
What we offer:

• Learning Environment: An opportunity to learn and grow alongside experienced professionals in a supportive and innovative biotech environment.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to ground-breaking projects that have the potential to transform global healthcare.
• Flexibility and Balance:Enjoy a healthy work-life balance while making meaningful contributions to our team.
• Career Growth: A clear path for career progression, with the chance to take on more responsibilities as you develop your skills.