Field Patient Access Director

Scorpion Therapeutics; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 220,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Pet insurance

EAP

Employee discounts

Professional development

HSA

FSA

Incentives

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Field Patient Access Director to lead a field-based access team across geographies, set KPIs, and drive readiness for new product launches. You will partner with Commercial Training, Sales, and Market Access to ensure compliant education and effective access strategies.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 10+ years in pharma/biotech, and deep knowledge of reimbursement pathways and specialty pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare.
• Progressive field leadership experience.
• Experience supporting rare disease and/or specialty products.
• Deep understanding of reimbursement pathways and specialty pharmacy.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• In‑depth compliance, patient confidentiality, and access requirements knowledge.
• Knowledge of laws protecting patient identifying information.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a field-based patient access organization across geographies.
• Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and MBOs; monitor progress and provide feedback.
• Partner with Commercial Training & Development to design onboarding and continuous learning.
• Lead change management to scale field patient access operations.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline via succession planning and coaching.
• Own field patient access readiness and execution for new product launches.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on reimbursement, coverage, specialty pharmacy, and third‑party services.
• Analyze payer/reimbursement/access trends and guide mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Sales, Patient Support, Commercial Operations, and external vendors.
• Partner with Sales leadership on account planning and local access strategy.
• Support healthcare providers and office staff through compliant education.
• Identify process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure field activities comply with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Partner with Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance, and Quality for reporting.
• Monitor performance/feedback; translate insights into actionable recommendations; promote best‑practice sharing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Field Patient Access Director

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing field-based patient access organization (PALs and FRMs) across assigned geographies.
• Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and MBOs; monitor progress and provide ongoing feedback and development.
• Partner with Commercial Training & Development to design and execute onboarding and continuous learning.
• Lead change management to scale/evolve field patient access operations.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline via succession planning, coaching, and proactive development.
• Own field patient access readiness and execution for new product/indication launches.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on reimbursement, coverage, specialty pharmacy, and third‑party services.
• Analyze payer/reimbursement/access trends and guide mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Sales, Patient Support, Commercial Operations, and external vendors.
• Partner with Sales leadership on account planning and local access strategy.
• Support healthcare providers and office staff through compliant education.
• Identify process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure field activities comply with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Partner with Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance, and Quality for reporting.
• Monitor performance/feedback; translate insights into actionable recommendations; promote best‑practice sharing.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare.
• Progressive field leadership experience.
• Experience supporting rare disease and/or specialty products.
• Deep understanding of reimbursement pathways and specialty pharmacy.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• In‑depth compliance, patient confidentiality, and access requirements knowledge.
• Knowledge of laws protecting patient identifying information.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match; medical/dental/vision; life and AD&D; short/long-term disability; pet and legal insurance; EAP; employee discounts; professional development; HSA; flexible spending accounts; incentive plans; accident/critical illness/hospital indemnity insurance; mental health resources; paid leave for new parents.

Compensation

$220,000–$245,000; additional compensation may include company car, allowance, and bonus eligibility.