Field Access Strategist, NJ 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 under FDA labeling and payer requirements in the New Jersey territory, traveling within the region to engage providers and HUB partners.

The role partners with sales, market access, patient services, and vendors to identify and resolve access barriers, monitor payer workflows, and ensure compliant patient services operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, life sciences, healthcare administration, or related field.
• 10+ years in pharma field reimbursement, patient access services, HUB services, or market access roles.
• Strong understanding of payer dynamics, reimbursement pathways, prior authorization workflows.
• Experience with HUB systems, case management platforms, and specialty pharmacy data feeds.
• Proven ability to resolve complex access and reimbursement cases in a field-based role.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical access data sources and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive identification and resolution of patient access barriers across payer coverage, prior authorization, copay, and specialty routing.
• Partner with HCP offices to support benefits verification and payer documentation requirements.
• Analyze HUB, specialty pharmacy, and payer data to identify access gaps and implement compliant improvements.
• Serve as field access SME, providing approved access education to internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB vendors to improve pull-through and resolve friction.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management by identifying access barriers early.
• Monitor key access metrics and translate insights into action plans.
• Manage high-priority case escalations requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Conduct payer landscape monitoring at regional level.
• Deliver structured field insights to inform access strategy and HUB optimization.
• Maintain compliant documentation in CRM systems.
• Bridge between strategy and execution to ensure access strategies work in the field.

Skills

Payer reimbursement knowledge

Field access management

CRM systems

Data analysis

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or life sciences

Tools

CRM systems

Tableau

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cytokinetics, Inc. is seeking a Field Access Manager to support patient access under FDA labeling and payer requirements in the New Jersey territory, traveling within the region to engage providers and HUB partners.

The role partners with sales, market access, patient services, and vendors to identify and resolve access barriers, monitor payer workflows, and ensure compliant patient services operations.