Director, Specialty Pharmacy & Trade Distribution

Travere Therapeutics; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 189,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. seeks a Director of Specialty Pharmacy, Trade, and Distribution in San Diego, with remote flexibility. This role leads specialty pharmacy accounts, trade operations, and distribution activities to ensure timely patient access and product availability for FILSPARI.

You will manage 3PL partnerships, drive performance, and oversee contract governance and metrics. The position requires 10+ years in pharma/biotech, direct specialty pharmacy leadership, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. An equivalent combination of education and applicable experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in specialty pharmacy account management, trade and distribution, and patient access.
• Demonstrated experience directly managing specialty pharmacy relationships, including account planning, business reviews, performance oversight, and issue resolution.
• Experience with specialty pharmaceutical distribution models, 3PL operations, and channel partner contract management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and translate strategy into effective operational execution.
• Experience supporting specialty products accessed through the pharmacy benefit preferred.
• Rare disease, limited distribution network, and small or midsize biotechnology experience preferred.
• Team leadership experience required with demonstrated success managing teams through change.
• Experience supporting distribution network changes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialty pharmacy account management, serving as the primary business relationship owner and driving account plans, business reviews, partner accountability, and issue resolution.
• Oversee SP performance and patient access, monitoring service levels and key metrics to improve referral processing, time to therapy, refill continuity, and the patient experience.
• Lead trade and distribution planning, ensuring the network has the capabilities and capacity to support product growth, new indications, and evolving patient and customer needs.
• Manage 3PL and distribution operations, partnering with Supply Chain and Finance to maintain product availability, appropriate inventory, efficient ordering and replenishment, and business continuity.
• Lead channel partner contracting and financial oversight, including service requirements, commercial terms, budgets, invoice validation, and delivery of contracted services.
• Drive data-driven operational improvements, partnering with IT, Analytics, and Commercial Operations to strengthen reporting, data quality, systems, and partner workflows.
• Lead partner onboarding and launch readiness, coordinating integration, training, inventory planning, and operational execution for new partners and channel changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution and compliance, working with hub partners, field reimbursement, National Accounts, and internal stakeholders to resolve access barriers and ensure channel activities meet company, contractual, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Account management

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. seeks a Director of Specialty Pharmacy, Trade, and Distribution in San Diego, with remote flexibility. This role leads specialty pharmacy accounts, trade operations, and distribution activities to ensure timely patient access and product availability for FILSPARI.

You will manage 3PL partnerships, drive performance, and oversee contract governance and metrics. The position requires 10+ years in pharma/biotech, direct specialty pharmacy leadership, and strong