National Program Director, Field Reimbursement

Job Description:

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.

The National Program Director, Field Reimbursement will be directly responsible for the time sensitive management, development, and implementation of all aspects related to Field Reimbursement Managers (FRMs), including team performance and strategy. This role will provide leadership, oversee strategic and operational management in line with business objectives. They will be responsible for alignment and execution on business strategy to deliver exceptional results. 

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of Field Reimbursement Managers supporting HCPs in access and reimbursement
• Oversee successful Ferring onboarding and brand specific field certification
• Collaborate with leadership across multi-functional teams to support reimbursement success whilst maintaining consistent and open communication within cross-functional team
• Provide reimbursement (coding, coverage, and payment policy) coaching expertise on products across all service settings
• Lead high level strategic planning with appropriate stakeholders to address evolving business needs and design and implement reimbursement strategies to ensure appropriate access to therapies and identify reimbursement challenges
• Ensure team compliance with rules of engagement, delivery on performance metrics, and customer satisfaction
• Develop and distribute regular reports and collaborate with Insight and Analytics on access and reimbursement trends
• Ensure compliance with adverse events and product complaint reporting
• Attend appropriate internal and external meetings

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or specific practice management experience preferred
• 10+ years of industry experience in reimbursement, patient access, or market access
• 5+ years of experience in a management role with market access management preferred
• Required experience in Specialty Care, Rare Disease, or Oncology
• Proven experience working with patient-centric teams and third-party suppliers
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare reimbursement systems, coding, and billing practices required
• Proven success in launching products and executing launch strategies and plans
• Ability to travel up to 65% and possess a valid driver's license

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $210,000 to $235,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include: comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees; a 401k plan and company match; short and long-term disability coverage; basic life insurance; wellness benefits; reimbursement for certain tuition expenses; sick time frontloaded yearly of 40 hours, or higher if state or local law requires; vacation time for full time employees to accrue between 112.5 and 150 hours yearly in the first four (4) years of employment, and additional accruals starting in the fifth (5th) year of employment; and 12 to 13 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to minimum employment period at Ferring. For roles that are not field-based, Ferring has a policy that allows employees to work up to two days from home and three at a Ferring site, weekly.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.

Location:Parsippany, New Jersey