Field Access & Reimbursement Lead

Cytokinetics; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytokinetics is seeking a Field Access Manager to support the Southeast territory (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida). This field-based role involves traveling to engage with healthcare providers, HUB vendors, specialty pharmacies, and payer stakeholders to resolve reimbursement barriers and ensure smooth patient access while adhering to approved guidelines.

You will collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB teams to improve access pull-through, monitor key metrics, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; advanced degree preferred but not required.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical field reimbursement, patient access services, HUB services, or market access support.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive identification and resolution of patient access barriers across payer coverage, prior authorization, step edits, copay assistance, and specialty pharmacy routing.
• Partner with HCP offices to support benefits verification, education regarding payer documentation requirements and available patient support resources.
• Analyze HUB, specialty pharmacy, and payer data to identify gaps and implement compliant process improvements or access education.
• Serve as field access subject matter expert, providing approved access education to internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB vendors to improve pull-through efficiency and resolve recurring access friction points.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management by identifying access barriers early and executing field-based mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key access performance metrics and translate insights into action plans.

Education

Bachelor degree in business, life sciences, healthcare administration, or related field

10+ years experience in pharmaceutical field reimbursement, patient access services, HUB services, or market access support

Job description

Cytokinetics is seeking a Field Access Manager to support the Southeast territory (Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida). This field-based role involves traveling to engage with healthcare providers, HUB vendors, specialty pharmacies, and payer stakeholders to resolve reimbursement barriers and ensure smooth patient access while adhering to approved guidelines.

You will collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB teams to improve access pull-through, monitor key metrics, and