Regional Reimbursement Director, Neuroscience, Southwest

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. in the United States seeks a Regional Reimbursement Director for Neuroscience in the Southwest. This field-based role focuses on managing the reimbursement environment for Ipsen's Neuroscience products across providers and Medicare MACs.

You will translate payer policies, develop access strategies, and build key payer relationships to ensure patient access. The position covers CA, AZ, and HI and requires proximity to a major airport.

Qualifications

• Provide reimbursement support to HCPs for Ipsen's Neurology therapies.
• Translate local payer policies into actionable reimbursement strategies.
• Develop and maintain relationships with MACs and access stakeholders.
• Assist in payer readiness and access initiatives for product launches.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with field teams to expand access and reduce barriers to Ipsen's Neurology products.
• Design and develop reimbursement strategies, tools, and approved materials for use in the field.
• Build and maintain relationships with MACs to ensure access to Ipsen's Neurology portfolio.
• Provide reimbursement support at advisory boards and conferences.
• Coordinate with Ipsen CARES hub and internal teams on payer access.
• Act as field reimbursement expert supporting sales and account management with reimbursement insights.

Job description

Title

Regional Reimbursement Director, Neuroscience, Southwest

Company

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

About Ipsen

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company's success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description

The Regional Reimbursement Director (RRD) is field-based job with local responsible for the overall management of the reimbursement environment for all Ipsen products within the Neuroscience therapeutic area in the healthcare provider channel as well as managing relationships with local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). Successful performance will include providing quality and timely field-based reimbursement support among targeted Healthcare Providers (HCPs) for Ipsen's Neurology therapies.

The RRD will be an expert in understanding and translating local and national payer policies and will assist existing and emerging customers in all aspects of reimbursement (coding, coverage, payment) to ensure patients have access to Ipsen therapies.

This is a field-based position covering the Southwest Territory (CA, AZ, HI) through a mix of live (primary) and virtual channels. Eligible candidates must reside near a major airport within the region.

What - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

• Collaborate with the Ipsen Value & Access home office and field teams, sales teams, brand teams, and the IPSEN CARES Patient support hub to expand access and/or reduce barriers to access for Ipsen's Neurology products.
• Assist with the design and development of reimbursement related strategies, tactics, tools, and approved materials for use in the field.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts within the MACs and ensure appropriate access to Ipsen's Neurology product portfolio.
• Provide reimbursement support as needed at advisory boards or professional conferences.
• Increase the awareness of, and work closely with, the IPSEN CARES Patient support hub.
• Serve as an internal field reimbursement expert with Ipsen's teams (e.g., sales and account management) by providing ongoing competitive intelligence and by identifying reimbursement-related barriers to access.
• Support appropriate patient access for all Ipsen therapies by providing timely and appropriate reimbursement information related to coverage, coding, and payment policies across all payers relevant to a provider's patient mix. This includes: Private physician practices, Hospitals & academic institutions, Thought leaders and advocates, Regional and State Society advocates.
• Coordinate with internal resources to support Ipsen presentations at payer and healthcare provider meetings.
• Achieve target metrics related to timely and appropriate response to customer requests for reimbursement support.
• Support strategic analysis and planning related to changes in local payer coverage policies.
• Advise Ipsen Account Managers of specific payer access challenges, and/or other access related payer trends.
• Assist in the development of reimbursement-related training programs for healthcare providers.
• Understand and be able to translate local/regional payer payment trends, policies, and relationships to assist Ipsen's efforts to address non-clinical barriers impacting utilization of Ipsen's therapies.

Neurology Business Growth & Strategic Expansion

• Partner with Neurology Sales, Account Management, Market Access, and Brand teams to identify and address reimbursement and access barriers that may impact product adoption, utilization, and growth across the neurology portfolio.
• Provide field-based insights and access intelligence to support strategic initiatives that expand the reach and utilization of Ipsen's neurology therapies across academic centers, integrated health systems, and community-based neurology practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify emerging opportunities for business growth by analyzing treatment patterns, referral networks, payer coverage trends, and site-of-care dynamics within the neurology marketplace.

New Neurology Product Launch Readiness

• Support the successful launch of new neurology assets by evaluating regional reimbursement readiness, payer coverage considera