Field Access Strategist — Allegheny Territory

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

Job summary

Cytokinetics, Inc. is seeking a Field Access Manager to support patient access across payer pathways, prior authorizations, and copay programs in the Allegheny region.

This field-based role travels to engage with providers, HUB partners, and specialty pharmacies to streamline prescription to therapy initiation. You will collaborate with Market Access and Patient Services to analyze payer data, drive access strategies, and resolve barriers while ensuring compliant operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical field reimbursement or market access.
• Strong understanding of payer dynamics and prior authorization workflows.
• Experience with HUB systems and specialty pharmacy data feeds.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and MS Office; BI tools a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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 systemic access gaps and implement compliance-approved process improvements or access education.
• Serve as a field access subject matter expert, providing approved access education to internal stakeholders consistent with compliance-approved materials; no patient-specific or account-specific case information may be shared with Sales.
• 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 (e.g., time to fill, PA approval rates, abandonment rates, conversion rates) and translate insights into action plans.
• Manage high-priority case escalations involving complex reimbursement or payer issues requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Conduct payer landscape monitoring at the regional level, identifying policy changes or coverage shifts impacting patient access.
• Deliver structured field insights to cross-functional partners to inform access strategy, HUB optimization, and patient support program enhancements.
• Maintain compliant, accurate documentation of case activity, interventions, and outcomes in CRM systems.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

CRM familiarity

BI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree (business / life sciences / healthcare)

Tools

CRM systems

Tableau / Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cytokinetics, Inc. is seeking a Field Access Manager to support patient access across payer pathways, prior authorizations, and copay programs in the Allegheny region.

This field-based role travels to engage with providers, HUB partners, and specialty pharmacies to streamline prescription to therapy initiation. You will collaborate with Market Access and Patient Services to analyze payer data, drive access strategies, and resolve barriers while ensuring compliant operations.