Field Reimbursement Manager, Pittsburgh, PA​/Cleveland, OH

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Inc. is the fourth largest generic pharmaceutical company in the world, and rapidly building our brand presence. We manufacture, market and distribute pharmaceuticals to the nation’s largest wholesalers, distributors, warehousing and non-warehousing chain drugstores as well as managed care providers. Our goal is to continue to develop and market quality products that bring value to our customers and ultimately the patient.

Current manufacturing capabilities allow Sun Pharma to develop products across most therapeutic categories.

The Field Reimbursement Manager is part of the Market Access group supporting Sun’s family of branded products in the United States. This primary goal of this role is to support appropriate patient access to care. This team focuses their efforts on supporting practices, accounts, and providers with necessary support materials and education to seek coverage to therapy for appropriate patients. Educational components include reimbursement (coverage, coding & payment), specialty pharmacy and distribution processes, provider support services (e.g., benefits investigation) and patient support resources (e.g., copay assistance programs, patient assistance programs).

The person in this role will monitor national and local healthcare payer policies, develop relationships with key advocacy leaders, state societies, and provide direct support to prescribing physicians, hospitals and support staff regarding reimbursement and product access and reimbursement dynamic within payer channels.

The Field Reimbursement Manager will execute local market plans to support field based priorities. This will include understanding and educating on local health policy, reimbursement, billing / coding, and patient access issues. Field Reimbursement Managers will collaborate with his / her field partners to alleviate reimbursement and access issues impacting physician offices and the ability of patients to access Sun portfolio of products.

The Field Reimbursement Manager will interact with access services hub, managed markets team supporting patient access and local field sales teams. The person in this role with have expertise in access and reimbursement issues encompassing coverage, prior authorizations, appeals, exceptions, denials, coding and payer payment guidelines, payer policies, sites of care, understanding of coding guidelines (CPT/J-Code/ICD-10), statutory or commercial pricing structures or mandates, and quality programs related to value based care and clinical care pathways.

• Incorporate knowledge of dynamic and complex marketplace and business trends to deliver maximum access to the portfolio of Sun products.
• Has a deep understanding of medical vs pharmacy benefit and policy
• Understands the dynamics of Specialty pharmacy and specialty distribution
• Demonstrates a broad and wide understanding of the physician buy and bill model vs assignment of benefits to alternate sites of care
• Understands and is able to establish alternate sites of care to support patient options.
• Possess expertise in Medicare policies and the variations within all parts of Medicare
• Ensure processes are in place to drive clear communication with sales teams to ensure clarity of reimbursement and access issues and opportunities and support pull-through efforts.
• Listen and respond appropriately to customer needs and questions.
• Effectively and persuasively communicate with customers using effective selling, listening and negotiation skills, proper terminology and approved messaging.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of Sun products.
• Regularly and timely communicate with manager, as well as members of various support teams, as required.
• Create and maintain a positive impression with customers.
• Prepare reports for management as needed.
• Participate in teleconference and live National, regional and district meetings and training sessions and represent Sun at national and/or local conventions when requested.
• Ensure behaviors consistent with Healthcare Compliance guidelines

• Bachelor’s Degree is…