Remote Field Access Strategy Lead

Cytokinetics Incorporated; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401k with employer match

Learning and wellness stipends

Paid time off

Job summary

Cytokinetics Incorporated is seeking a Field Access Manager to drive payer coverage, prior authorization, and HUB-based patient access across the Pacific Coast territory within the United States. This field-based role collaborates with sales, market access, patient services, and HUB vendors to streamline patient access and ensure compliant support for patients from prescription to therapy initiation.

The candidate should have a strong background in pharmaceutical access, payer workflows, and CRO

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, life sciences, healthcare administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical field reimbursement, patient access services, HUB services, specialty pharmacy, or market access support roles.
• Strong understanding of payer dynamics, reimbursement pathways, prior authorization workflows, and specialty pharmacy distribution models.
• Experience with HUB systems, case management platforms, and specialty pharmacy data feeds.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive identification and resolution of patient access barriers across payer coverage, prior authorization, step edits, copay assistance, and specialty pharmacy routing.
• Partner with HCP offices to support benefits verification, education regarding payer documentation requirements and available patient support resources.
• Analyze HUB and payer data to identify access gaps and implement compliance-approved process improvements.
• Serve as a field access subject matter expert, providing approved access education to internal stakeholders; no patient-specific information shared with Sales.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB vendors to improve pull-through and resolve access friction points.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management by identifying access barriers early and executing mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key access metrics and translate insights into action plans.

Skills

Payer dynamics

Communication

Problem solving

Relationship-building

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor degree in business, life sciences, healthcare administration, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

Tableau

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cytokinetics Incorporated is seeking a Field Access Manager to drive payer coverage, prior authorization, and HUB-based patient access across the Pacific Coast territory within the United States. This field-based role collaborates with sales, market access, patient services, and HUB vendors to streamline patient access and ensure compliant support for patients from prescription to therapy initiation.

The candidate should have a strong background in pharmaceutical access, payer workflows, and CRO