Senior Director, Patient Support & Access Strategy

Bayer; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 220,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Etc.

Job summary

Bayer Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Sr. Director, Patient Support Services to lead strategy, design, and operations for LYNKUET patient support programs in the U.S.

You will partner with Market Access, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Analytics to enable compliant, patient-centered access and adherence across channels. The role emphasizes hub operations, copay programs, affordability initiatives, vendor management, data infrastructure, and performance governance to drive brand outcomes and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in pharma/healthcare with 7+ years in patient support or hub operations.
• Strong understanding of US market access and retail nuances.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Experience designing scalable patient support programs.
• Digital and AI fluency to leverage data-driven insights.
• Vendor/hub partnership management experience.
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge (OIG, AKS, HIPAA, CMS).

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, development, and operations of PSS for LYNKUET.
• Design scalable patient-centric service models for complex markets.
• Mentor internal and external patient access teams and ensure compliance.
• Oversee PSS tech and data infrastructure and CRM tools.
• Manage vendor and hub relationships with SLA oversight.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align patient offerings.
• Ensure compliant, customer-centric patient programs.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

AI fluency

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Bayer Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Sr. Director, Patient Support Services to lead strategy, design, and operations for LYNKUET patient support programs in the U.S.

You will partner with Market Access, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Analytics to enable compliant, patient-centered access and adherence across channels. The role emphasizes hub operations, copay programs, affordability initiatives, vendor management, data infrastructure, and performance governance to drive brand outcomes and a