Field Patient Access Director: Growth & Compliance

Scorpion Therapeutics; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical/dental/vision

Professional development

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Field Patient Access Director to lead a nationwide field access team, driving payer readiness and access strategies for launches. You will partner with Market Access, Sales, and external vendors to optimize access and education for providers and staff.

The role emphasizes governance, KPI oversight, and change management to scale patient access operations while ensuring compliance and patient privacy across geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of 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 knowledge of compliance, patient confidentiality, and access requirements.
• Knowledge of laws protecting patient identifying information.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a field-based patient access organization across geographies.
• Set performance expectations (KPIs/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 as the organization grows.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline through 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 to anticipate barriers and guide mitigation.
• 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 improvement opportunities and enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure field activities comply with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Partner with Patient Safety/Pharmacovigilance/Quality for reporting.
• Monitor performance data and stakeholder feedback; translate insights into recommendations; promote best-practice sharing.

Skills

Field leadership

Reimbursement knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Compliance knowledge

Patient privacy laws

Rare disease experience

Healthcare industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Field Patient Access Director to lead a nationwide field access team, driving payer readiness and access strategies for launches. You will partner with Market Access, Sales, and external vendors to optimize access and education for providers and staff.

The role emphasizes governance, KPI oversight, and change management to scale patient access operations while ensuring compliance and patient privacy across geographies.