South Central Field Access Lead

Cytokinetics; United States; On-site; USD 175,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401k match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Wellness stipend

Life insurance

Job summary

Cytokinetics seeks a Field Access Manager to drive patient access across the South Central territory including New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. You will partner with sales, HUB vendors, and payer stakeholders to identify and remove access barriers, enabling timely therapy initiation while ensuring compliant field operations.

The role requires 10+ years in pharmaceutical reimbursement or market access, strong payer knowledge, and HUB systems experience; travel within the territory is required

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, life sciences, healthcare administration, or related field (advanced degree preferred but not required).
• 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 working with HUB systems, case management platforms, and specialty pharmacy data feeds.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex access and reimbursement cases in a field-based or customer-facing role.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical access data sources and processes (claims, benefit verification, SP reporting, payer policy tracking).
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex reimbursement scenarios into clear, actionable steps.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with HCP offices, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced launch or high-growth commercial environment with multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.
• Experience training or supporting field sales teams on access and reimbursement topics is preferred.

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 and interpret HUB, specialty pharmacy, and payer data to identify systemic access gaps and implement compliance-approved process improvements or access education.
• Serve as a field access subject matter expert, providing approved access education to internal stakeholders consistent with compliance-approved materials; no patient-specific or account-specific case information may be shared with Sales.
• Collaborate with Market Access, Patient Services, and HUB vendors to improve pull-through efficiency and resolve recurring access friction points.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management by identifying access barriers early and executing field-based mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key access performance metrics (e.g., time to fill, PA approval rates, abandonment rates, conversion rates) and translate insights into action plans.
• Manage high-priority case escalations involving complex reimbursement or payer issues requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Conduct payer landscape monitoring at the regional level, identifying policy changes or coverage shifts impacting patient access.
• Deliver structured field insights to cross-functional partners to inform access strategy, HUB optimization, and patient support program enhancements.
• Maintain compliant, accurate documentation of case activity, interventions, and outcomes in CRM systems.
• Act as a bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring that access strategies are not just designed, but actually working in the field.

Skills

Payer dynamics

CRM systems

Tableau/Power BI

Communication

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Field reimbursement experience

Education

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

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Cytokinetics seeks a Field Access Manager to drive patient access across the South Central territory including New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. You will partner with sales, HUB vendors, and payer stakeholders to identify and remove access barriers, enabling timely therapy initiation while ensuring compliant field operations.

The role requires 10+ years in pharmaceutical reimbursement or market access, strong payer knowledge, and HUB systems experience; travel within the territory is required