Onboarding and Access Specialist- West

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Job Description

Join Takeda as an Onboarding and Access Specialist covering the West territory. Where you will work cross-functionally to identify and lead the resolution of patient access barriers, including: insurance coverage; reimbursement; financial limitations; site of care; procurement/distribution. You will provide expertise and education on local and regional health plan policies, coverage, processes etc. to the internal patient services organization, the market access field team, and the field sales organization. You will coordinate communication among key players to ensure that the patient has the clinical support required to transition successfully to therapy. As the Onboarding and Access Specialist, you will educate patients, families, and caregivers on coverage and reimbursement.

• Work with every new patient to ensure that the patients care environment (physician, nurse, injection training nurse, home infusion provider, family and caregiver, pharmacist) understand and the process for initiating care.
• Working directly with the following internal and external groups to resolve access issues described above: patients and/or their families and caregivers; public and private payers specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors; patient advocacy organizations; procurement/distribution
• Ability to lead external customers to achieve access for patients; external customers include physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals; public and commercial payers; and specialty pharmacies.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of 3 years of prior relationship management experience
• Minimum of 3 years of field based experience in account management, sales or medical affairs
• Travel Requirement- 75% and must live within the territory.

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Ways of Working
• Tuition reimbursement

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused …