National Director, Field Reimbursement & Access

Merz Pharmaceuticals LLC in; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Merz Therapeutics is seeking a National Director to recruit, lead and manage the Reimbursement Access Managers, ensuring optimal provider and patient access and effective reimbursement services.

You will drive strategy across a national footprint, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and help shape patient affordability programs while advancing access to therapies.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years leading a high-performance reimbursement or access team.
• Experience with billing, coding, and patient access programs for pharmaceutical products.
• Strong collaboration, project management, and presentation skills in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead, coach and manage the Reimbursement Access Managers at a national level and build a high-performing RAM team.
• Establish analytic rigor to the patient support services channel to drive data-driven decisions based on vendor reporting.
• Build productive relationships with field-based partners and cross-functional stakeholders such as marketing, finance, legal and compliance.
• Monitor reimbursement landscape and develop strategies to become best-in-class for access and patient services.
• Support patient affordability programs in relation to the Merz Therapeutics product portfolio.

Skills

Reimbursement expertise

Team leadership

Education

Masters degree or higher

Job description

Job Details

Posting Details

• Posted on September 18, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location

• Raleigh, NC 27615, USA
• Remote
• Travel Required: Yes
• Managed Markets
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: NATIO001293

Description

Step into the future with us at Merz Therapeutics, where our family roots meet a bold new vision. Together, we’re embarking on a transformative journey, blending time-honored traditions with exciting new products.

As a private, family-owned company, we have the liberty and support to make decisions for ourselves, our customers and the patients we serve. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where there is room to celebrate individual growth with the ability to contribute to a common good as a collaborative team. Our mission is grounded in a long-term view of making a difference for the common good, while growing together as a family.

If you're looking to immerse yourself in a passionate team rooted in community, connection and camaraderie, then we’re looking for YOU! #IAmMerz

Are you ready to galvanize a team around a culture of care, putting patients first to spark change?

The National Director will recruit, lead, coach and manage the Reimbursement Access Managers. This team is responsible for ensuring optimal provider and patient access, effective pull-through of reimbursement services and program support along with patient affordability programs as it relates to Merz Therapeutics product portfolio.

They will have demonstrated individual success in reimbursement expertise, including interpretation of coverage, coding and payment policies in order to lead a high-performance RAM team with a national footprint. Other areas of focus may include but not be limited to:

• Establish analytic rigor to the patient support services channel and assist the commercial business in driving data driven decisions based on vendor reporting and performance metric dashboards.
• Build and develop productive working relationships with field based business partners and internal cross-functional stakeholders such as marketing, finance, legal and compliance.
• Engage with external access/reimbursement experts within industry to continually gain insights of emerging opportunities that will drive innovation and program enhancements to optimize customer service and patient access to therapies.
• Monitor botulinum toxin competitive landscape in regards to reimbursement & access and create strategy to become best-in-class reimbursement function.

Travel Required

Yes. Minimum of 50% overnight travel, with flexibility based on business needs

Qualifications

Preferred

Masters or better.

Experience

5-7 years: Managing a high-performance team combined with experience in billing, coding, practice management, and/or pharmaceutical reimbursement support. Excellent collaboration skills, critical thinking, and a high level of competence in product reimbursement (coverage, coding and payment) for pharmaceutical products (including specialty pharmaceuticals), patient confidentiality and product access requirements. Successful leadership, project management, and presentation skills, including proven ability to manage through a "highly matrix" environment. Proactive, results oriented, self-starter with demonstrated proven experience in a reimbursement environment. Ability to interpret and integrate business strategies into actionable patient access initiatives.

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to build organizational capability and deep experience developing and managing manufacturer HUB operations or specialty drug patient services/call center preferred.

Preferred

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