Gastroenterology/IBD Advanced Practice Provider Specialist

Syneos Health; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in Fort Smith, AR seeks a Gastroenterology/IBD Advanced Practice Provider Specialist to educate HCPs on disease states and product utilization. You will engage APP societies and conferences to uncover marketplace needs and support optimal patient care.

Requires NP or PA with advanced degree and 3+ years in gastroenterology/IBD, plus travel up to 75%. Collaborative role with field and home office teams offering diverse career opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as NP/PA in Gastroenterology/IBD.
• Advanced degree as NP or PA.
• Willingness to travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on-label product education to support appropriate utilization of company approved products.
• Engage with target customers, including APP societies and advocacy organizations, in or outside of office setting, including conferences to uncover marketplace needs.
• Educate and champion utilization of client resources to drive optimal patient experience and care.
• Collaborate with field teams and home office marketing to shape local APP strategies and materials.

Skills

Gastroenterology/IBD knowledge

3+ years NP/PA experience

Education in NP/PA

Education

NP or PA degree

Job description

Gastroenterology/IBD Advanced Practice Provider Specialist

Updated: August 18, 2026
Location: Fort Smith, AR, United States
Job ID:16066-OTHLOC-CHqvYfwk

If there’s one thing your years of clinical training and patient education have taught you, it’s how to manage priorities, and move seamlessly from one challenge to the next.

Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners /Physician Assistants) are a growing and critical segment of healthcare providers (HCPs) delivering patient care. The APP Specialist, Gastroenterology is responsible for proactively& compliantly engaging with HCPs at a local level to identify marketplace needs, provide disease state and product education, and to support HCPs in appropriate utilization of our client’s access and fulfilment resources. The APP-Specialist will compliantly collaborate with other field team members in delivering all role responsibilities. In this role you will:

• Deliver on-label product education to support appropriate utilization of company approved products
• Engage with target customers, including APP societies and advocacy organizations, in or outside of office setting, including conferences to uncover marketplace needs
• Educate and champion utilization of client resources to drive optimal patient experience and care
• Continuously and compliantly collaborate with field teams and home office marketing team to shape local execution, and APP-specific strategies and materials
• Advanced degree as either Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• 3+ years as a NP or PA actively engaged in Gastroenterology/Inflammatory Bowel Disease patient care
• Track record of building productive, collaborative relationships with individuals of varied educational background and performing different roles within an ecosystem
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time, including some weekend conferences.

Desired Requirements:

• NP or PA experience working in both institutional/academic setting and community office
• Strong knowledge as it relates to payer approval process, and solid business acumen
• Ability to translate customer feedback into potential solutions

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join ourTalent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health?

Here, the work is challenging, and the pace is exhilarating. By joining one of our commercial teams, you’re empowered to succeed with the support, resources, and autonomy that you need. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Syneos Health has launched more sales teams in the last 5 years across all major therapeutic areas than the top 25 pharma companies combined. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients’ lives around the world.

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

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