Regional Patient Access Lead

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 151,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Retirement plan with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Personal days and caregiver/parental/m

Health benefits

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences is seeking a Regional Patient Access Manager (RPAM) to provide field access support for HCPs, educate SPs/CDPs, and maintain the integrity of the pharmacy distribution network across the U.S. You will ensure coverage for on-label therapies and support patient access through payer strategies.

The role requires deep payer knowledge, cross-functional teamwork with sales, analytics, and operations, and travel up to 60% for coordination and education initiatives.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree plus 6+ years pharma/biotech commercial experience with 2+ years in specialty pharmacy/market access.
• Strong understanding of specialty pharmacies, managed care, pharmacy benefit managers and government payers.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Builds and sustains relationships with pharmacies, physicians and HCPs to resolve coverage problems for prescriptions in process.
• Collaborates with field sales, market access, network pharmacies and hub teams to support patient access with payers.
• Provides training and education to HCPs on payer policies and documentation requirements.
• Introduces technology options (e.g., CoverMyMeds) for electronic Patient Access submission and supports PA processes.
• Communicates payer coverage criteria and prior authorization processes to stakeholders.
• Interfaces with local closed-door and LTC pharmacies to provide support and education.
• Presents payer coverage insights at internal reviews and sales meetings.
• Conducts Patient Access workshops and assists with new hire training.

Skills

Pharma/biotech commercialization

Specialty pharmacy

Payer coverage & reimbursement

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/BA in related field

Master’s degree or MBA preferred

PharmD or PhD

Tools

CoverMyMeds

Job description

Neurocrine Biosciences is seeking a Regional Patient Access Manager (RPAM) to provide field access support for HCPs, educate SPs/CDPs, and maintain the integrity of the pharmacy distribution network across the U.S. You will ensure coverage for on-label therapies and support patient access through payer strategies.

The role requires deep payer knowledge, cross-functional teamwork with sales, analytics, and operations, and travel up to 60% for coordination and education initiatives.