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Job Description

JJoin Takeda as a Field Access Manager covering WI, MN, IL, NE, IA, ND & SD territory.

As a Field Access Manager on the Patient Access team, you will help support patients by enhancing access to therapies across Takeda's portfolio. Being a trusted educational resource to healthcare providers and institutions, you will help address patient access barriers through strategic provider engagement and patient-focused support. You will report to Regional Director, Patient Access, SBS/EOE West.

How you will contribute:

• Optimize Patient Access: Serve as an important educational resource for providers to help navigate reimbursement and patient access challenges, ensuring patient access to Takeda's therapies.
• Proactive Education and Support: Deliver tailored, field-based education on reimbursement processes to health care providers, including provider group practices, hospitals, academic institutions, specialty pharmacies, and other healthcare team members. Address access challenges to support patient care.
• Strategic Collaboration: Develop collaborative relationships with healthcare organizations, identifying reimbursement and patient access issues to ensure seamless access to therapy.
• Enhance Team Capabilities: Provide education and support to other teams, providing colleagues with the knowledge and tools to address complex reimbursement and patient access scenarios.
• Adaptability and Insight: Stay informed on healthcare policies, reimbursement trends, and regulatory requirements to address patient access challenges.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of field-based experience in account management, sales or medical affairs.
• Knowledge of the reimbursement landscape and the practice management environment.
• Develop account-based strategies to promote patient access outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in account management, relationship development, and issue resolution.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and flexibility to meet evolving customer and organizational needs.

Desired:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in patient services or reimbursement roles within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or rare disease industry.
• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience in healthcare policy, reimbursement, market access, or related fields.
• Familiarity with buy-and-bill and pharmacy models.
• Experience with specialty or high-cost therapies in chronic or acute care settings.

Location and Travel Requirements:

• Role is field-based, requiring up to 75% travel.
• Must live within the WI, MN, IL, NE, IA, ND & SD territory.

As an important member of the Patient Access team, you will be at the forefront of Takeda's mission to empower patients and providers by navigating access challenges and delivering impactful solutions to improve the patient journey.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and the best patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company to inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Bet