Director Field Reimbursement

Valeris, Inc.; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

HSA- and FSA- eligible options

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with %

Paid Time Off and holidays

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Valeris, Inc. is seeking a Director of Field Reimbursement to lead high-performing FRM teams supporting pharmaceutical manufacturers. You will drive provider education, patient access support, and reimbursement expertise while ensuring compliance with company and client requirements.

You will partner with clients and internal teams to deliver program performance, insights, and strategic initiatives across multiple therapeutic areas. Travel is substantial to oversee field deployments and launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent FRM leadership experience.
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical reimbursement, patient access, market access, or specialty pharmacy experience.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Experience leading field-based teams.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare reimbursement and payer processes.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical manufacturer programs.
• Excellent leadership and coaching skills.
• Strong presentation and executive communication abilities.
• Ability to travel approximately 50-75%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Field Reimbursement Managers across programs.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and patient-centered support.
• Conduct regular field observations, coaching, performance reviews, and development planning.
• Drive employee engagement, retention, and succession planning.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard field reimbursement talent.
• Serve as strategic partner to pharmaceutical manufacturer clients.
• Present program performance and insights to leadership and clients.
• Build trusted relationships with client leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure successful execution of field reimbursement services.
• Monitor metrics, workload, productivity, and quality standards.
• Develop processes to improve efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Leadership

People leadership

Strategic planning

Healthcare reimbursement

Presentations

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent FRM leadership experience

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Reporting platforms

Job description

Valeris is a fully integrated life sciences commercialization partner that provides comprehensive solutions that span the entire healthcare value chain. Formed by the merger of PharmaCord and Mercalis, Valeris™ revolutionizes the path from life sciences innovation to real-life impact to build a world in which every patient gets the care they need. Valeris works on behalf of life sciences companies to improve the patient experience so that patients can access and adhere to critical medications. Backed by proven industry expertise, a deep commitment to patient care, the latest technology, and exceptionally talented team members, Valeris provides the data and strategic insights, patient support services and healthcare provider engagement tools to help life sciences companies successfully commercialize new products. Valeris provides commercialization solutions to more than 500 life sciences customers and has provided access and affordability support to millions of patients. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina and Jeffersonville, Indiana. To learn more about Valeris, please visit www.valeris.com. The Director, Field Reimbursement provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance management for Field Reimbursement Managers (FRMs) supporting pharmaceutical manufacturers across multiple therapeutic areas. This individual is responsible for developing high-performing field reimbursement teams that deliver exceptional provider education, patient access support, reimbursement expertise, and customer engagement while ensuring compliance with all company and manufacturer requirements. The Director partners closely with clients, internal leadership, operations, training, quality, analytics, and commercial teams to ensure successful program execution, achievement of key performance indicators, and exceptional customer satisfaction. This position requires a strong understanding of reimbursement, patient access, payer landscapes, specialty pharmacy, provider workflows, and field-based customer engagement.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leadership Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Field Reimbursement Managers across assigned manufacturer programs.
• Foster a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, patient-centered support, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular field observations, coaching sessions, performance reviews, and development planning.
• Drive employee engagement, retention, and succession planning.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard field reimbursement talent.
• Client Partnership Serve as a strategic business partner to pharmaceutical manufacturer clients.
• Participate in governance meetings, business reviews, launch planning, and strategic initiatives.
• Present program performance, trends, insights, and recommendations to internal leadership and external clients.
• Build trusted relationships with client leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer experience and program performance.
• Operational Excellence Ensure successful execution of all field reimbursement services.
• Monitor program metrics, workload distribution, productivity, and quality standards.
• Develop and implement operational processes that improve efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Compliance, Technology, and training teams.
• Ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), KPIs, and contractual obligations.

Reimbursement & Market Access Expertise

• Medical and pharmacy benefit reimbursement
• Prior authorization processes
• Appeals support
• Benefits investigations
• Claims processing
• Coding and billing education
• Government and commercial payer policies
• Specialty pharmacy distribution models
• Buy-and-bill and specialty pharmacy pathways
• Patient support programs
• Financial assistance resources
• Remain current on reimbursement trends, payer policy changes, and evolving access challenges.

Strategic Planning

• Support product launches and lifecycle management.
• Develop field deployment strategies and territory optimization recommendations.
• Analyze customer insights and market trends.
• Identify opportunities to improve access and reimbursement support.
• Partner on resource planning and forecasting.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with: Client Services Commercial Leadership Operations Training Quality Assurance Compliance Human Resources Analytics Technology Project Management Medical Affairs (as appropriate)

Performance Management

• Monitor and improve: Customer satisfaction Field productivity Case outcomes Provider engagement Quality metrics Compliance standards Employee performance Client satisfaction Financial performance of assigned programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of FRM leadership experience
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical reimbursement, patient access, market access, or specialty pharmacy experience
• 5+ years of people leadership experience
• Experience leading field-based teams
• Strong knowledge of healthcare reimbursement and payer processes
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical manufacturer programs
• Excellent leadership and coaching skills
• Strong presentation and executive communication abilities
• Ability to analyze data and make strategic business recommendations
• Proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and reporting platforms
• Ability to travel approximately 50-75%

Preferred

• Experience supporting multiple therapeutic areas
• Product launch experience
• National account or field leadership experience
• Experience in managing manufacturer clients

Physical Demands & Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time, use hands to type, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Prefer candidates who can type at least 35 words per minute with 97% accuracy. Although very minimal, flexibility to travel as needed is preferred. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.

Why Work for Valeris?

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, including HSA- and FSA-eligible options, with Valeris contributing toward premium costs
• Additional health support, including telehealth and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• Company match on Health Savings Account contributions
• Free Basic Life and AD&D coverage equal to your annual earnings, with a minimum of $50,000 and a maximum of $300,000
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage, with the option to purchase Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% match on the first 5% you contribute, with immediate vesting
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave to support work-life balance
• Team members receive nine paid holidays plus two floating holidays
• Opportunities for advancement in a company that supports personal and professional growth
• A challenging, stimulating work environment that encourages new ideas
• Work for a company that values diversity and makes deliberate efforts to create an inclusive workplace
• A mission-driven, inclusive culture where your work makes a meaningful impact

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Valeris, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community.

Valeris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

A Name With Purpose. Inspired by those who work each day to transform access and enhance lives, our name emerges from the root valor: to be bold, brave, determined, be well, have worth. It speaks to integrity, simplicity, strength, and principled action. Valeris merges this with vision and an intention to redefine value at every step in the patient journey. We honor the science. We unlock the value. We do it with vision. We are Valeris. Purpose: Valeris represents measurable business impact through healthcare innovation that transforms lives. We combine cutting-edge technology with healthcare expertise to tackle challenges in access, affordability, and quality of care.

Success means improving patient outcomes - everything we do is anchored in the value of improving human lives.