Sr. Director, Field Reimbursement Management

Description

Zydus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, specialty-focused bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative treatments to transform lives, starting with rare and serious liver diseases. Our purpose is simple, to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by unlocking new possibilities in life sciences and providing quality healthcare solutions.

Our lead drug candidate, saroglitazar, is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha / gamma agonist. Saroglitazar is an investigational treatment which has received Fast Track designation, orphan drug designation and priority review designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Primary Biliary Cholangitis is a rare, chronic autoimmune liver disease primarily affecting middle-aged women, characterized by the progressive destruction of the bile ducts that can lead to irreversible liver damage if left untreated.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, our pipeline is fueled by 1,300 researchers who are working with cutting-edge technologies to discover new medicines for tomorrow.

The opportunity to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives is what makes a career with Zydus Therapeutics so rewarding. Our team is collaborative, innovative and adaptable. We are action-oriented and strive for excellence in all we do, all underpinned by respect, trust and integrity. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and support programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives

If you are passionate about helping bring potential life-changing discoveries to patients, then you share our mission.

The Sr. Director of Field Reimbursement Management (FRM) will lead the strategic direction, build-out, and operational execution of the FRM organization in support of saroglitazar and future rare/specialty disease launches. Reporting to the Head of Value & Access, this leader will be responsible for building a high-performing FRM team from the ground up to support healthcare providers (HCPs) and office staff in navigating patient access and reimbursement processes.

This role will serve as a critical partner across the Commercial and Value & Access functions – especially Sales, Patient Services, Payer Access, and Channel Accounts – to ensure providers have the education and support needed to facilitate patient access to therapy. The individual will contribute to the development and optimization of patient support programs while ensuring the FRM organization is effectively aligned to broader access and organizational objectives.

The role will also provide strategic input into the development of field reimbursement educational resources and provider support materials to enhance provider office engagement and patient access.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in pharmacy benefit reimbursement, provider office workflows, specialty pharmacy operations, and field team leadership, along with demonstrated success designing and operationalizing field access organizations in emerging biotech environments.

• Build and lead a contract FRM organization, including organizational design, hiring strategy, onboarding, training, and field deployment with the selected contract FRM agency
• Develop and implement foundational operating infrastructure for the FRM team, including:
  • Incentive compensation plans
  • Field metrics and KPIs
  • Territory alignment and deployment strategy
  • Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • Ways of working and field engagement expectations
  • Escalation pathways and business rules
• Establish a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability, compliance, and patient-centered execution
• Coach and develop FRMs to effectively support provider offices in navigating access and reimbursement challenges

• Lead FRM strategy supporting HCPs and office staff managing patients under the pharmacy…