Regional Reimbursement Director, Oncology, West & South Central

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a Regional Reimbursement Director for Oncology covering West & South Central regions in the United States.

The role focuses on managing reimbursement environments across Ipsen’s oncology portfolio, engaging with Medicare Administrative Contractors and healthcare providers to ensure patient access. The successful candidate will translate local and national payer policies, support access strategies, and collaborate with sales, market access and brand teams

Qualifications

• Expert in payer policies, coverage and payment for oncology products.
• Strong relationships with MACs and healthcare providers.
• Field-based role requiring regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales, access and brand teams to expand payer access.
• Design and develop reimbursement strategies and materials for use in the field.
• Maintain relationships with MACs and ensure access to Ipsen oncology portfolio.
• Provide reimbursement support at advisory boards or conferences.
• Increase awareness of IPSEN CARES Patient support hub and resources.
• Act as field reimbursement expert with cross-functional teams to address barriers.

Skills

Reimbursement strategy

Payer policy

Field-based

Job description

Title: Regional Reimbursement Director, Oncology, West & South Central

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 US portfolio products within the Oncology 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 Oncology 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 West & South Central Territorries (CA, WA, OR, NV, AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR) 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 Oncology 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 Oncology 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.

Oncology Business Growth & Strategic Expansion

Partner with Oncology Sales, Account Management, Market Access, and Brand teams to identify and address reimbursement and access barriers t hat may impact product adoption, utilization, and growth across the oncology portfolio.

Provide field-based insights and access intelligence to support strategic initiatives that expand the reach and utilization of Ipsen's Oncology therapies across academic centers, integrated health systems, and community-based oncology 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 oncology marketplace.

New Oncology Product Launch Readiness

Support the successful launch of new assets by evaluating regional reimbursement