Manager, Patient Access (Washington DC) - Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma

Overview

Entrepreneurial Spirit, Rooted in Tradition. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) in Japan, which touts a storied reputation more than 300 years in the making. Our parent company - one of Japan’s most respected - is a research-driven pharmaceutical company that has tirelessly pursued medical breakthroughs with global reach. MTPC has discovered and produced several first-in-class medicines for serious diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus (DM), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and is currently developing medicines in  Neurology in Parkinson’s (PD), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and in high unmet areas in Immunology and Oncology.

MTPA is rapidly expanding its operations across all functional areas. MTPA’s commitment to patients and their communities continues with a robust late-stage pipeline of investigational treatments for difficult-to-treat diseases and commercializing products with significant unmet medical needs in North American markets.  In the United States, MTPA launched rare disease treatments including RADICAVA® (edaravone) injectables in 2017 and RADICAVA® (edaravone) oral suspension in 2022.  The company handles research, clinical development, sales, marketing, medical affairs, supply chain, and business development functions.  MTPA is dedicated to improving the treatment environment for those with debilitating diseases, researching on real-world evidence, and creating hope for all facing illness. 

The Manager, Patient Access is a field-based role that provides in person education to defined accounts within their assigned geographies on a range of access and reimbursement issues in support of MTPA products.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily field-based activities to support appropriate patient access in key neurology centers and provider offices.
• Execute collaborative territory plan through partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, which may include call center services (HUB), sales, market access, and other partners.
• Interacts frequently in the field (60-70% of the time) with key stakeholders in multiple sites of care including, physician practices, hospitals, and other sites of care.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in educating healthcare provider staff on approved patient access services.
• Review and educate offices on payer policy, such as prior authorization requirements to ensure patient access.
• Reviews information in cases where the site has specifically requested assistance in resolving issues or coverage challenges.
• Provides feedback to internal teams on local payer trends and access issues.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical industry with experience in payer policy and reimbursement
• Minimum of 3 years of benefit verifications and prior-authorization requirements experience or equivalent experience in patient access, billing and coding in rare disease
• Knowledge of Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies and processes with experience in Medicare Part D
• Self-direction coupled with strong organizational skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, consultative approach, and customer orientation; proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers
• Strong communication skills: oral, written, training/presentation
• Proficient in MS Office
• Must be able to travel up to 60-70% domestically
• Valid driver’s license to drive to healthcare provider sites

Our Value Proposition:

Enjoy the fast-moving, entrepreneurial spirit more typically found in a small biotech, complemented by the benefits of a global pharmaceutical/chemical conglomerate.  At this time, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma offers our employees unparalleled opportunities for career success coupled with a supportive level of employee benefits.

MTP provides a competitive benefits package inclusive of Medical and Dental health benefits, short-term and long-term disability plans, Company Paid and Supplemental Life insurance and additional voluntary benefits such as Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, and ID Theft Protection.  In addition, we provide a generous PTO policy based on tenure, commencing with 24 PTO days, pro-rated based on hire date.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $185,000. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

This position is eligible to participate in the quarterly sales incentive plan in place at the time.  Specific information about the plan including eligibility rules and target, will be furnished upon hire.