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Jason Lewis’ video blog

Patients with life-long, treatable but incurable diseases have unique and extensive needs. The importance of insurance navigation, coverage issues, new product knowledge, payer policy and patient assistance support tools is crucial. Only the best companies strive to provide this proactively. Our client is one of those companies.

We are looking for someone to proactively work with providers and key accounts to educate them on the coding aspects of their live saving products. In addition to the products on the market currently they are looking to launch a new product later this year. You would be the point person for assuring coverage and patient access to insurance programs as well as speaking in the community to advance awareness of the disease and provide reimbursement support to the physicians.

Our client is a Fortune 100 Biotech company. This is an opportunity to make a difference in a field where patients face a chronic disease and their access to the treatments you will represent make the difference in the length and quality of their life.

This is an expansion position and there are two positions available. One located on the West Coast and the other on the East Coast.

Responsibilities:

Educate providers on coding for their products
Provide strategic input for their provider support program
Partner with key advocacy groups
Community education and outreach

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree
3+ years experience working with an injectable or infused product and providing coding assistance to providers.
Experience working with providers on reimbursement education or trouble-shooting coding issues
A coding certification would be a big plus.

We can offer:
A competitive salary, bonus and benefits package
Long term employment opportunities
Advancement opportunities

For more information contact Jason Lewis at Jason@alpinesearch.net or 937-281-1165.

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Jason Lewis’ video blog:

A leading biotechnology company in Southern California is expanding and looking for talent to develop their HEOR strategy for their pipeline products. They have products on the market currently and one of those treats an unmet medical need. Their revenues have nearly doubled in the last two years and their growth is expected to continue as several pipeline products come to market. Their pipeline products include a potential blockbuster.

This is a dynamic, exciting work environment where their teams have unusually strong personal chemistry.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to build something from the very beginning and not inherit a legacy then we would like to hear from you.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is at a Manager level to move to the Director level.

Responsibilities:
This position will be an integral member of the leadership team responsible for directing activities required to ensure a proper HEOR strategy is created and executed for their pipeline products.

You will be responsible putting together the evidence package for payer reimbursement. The product has excellent clinical data and you would be working with key management developing the HEOR strategy for the product. It is an essential position for them and it is a highly visible as well.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have:

• 5-10 years of HEOR experience with biotech products
  MPH, PhD or PharmD degree
• Experience developing the HEOR strategy for pipeline products and have been through a product launch
• Dossier development experience
• Excellent communication skills

A highly competitive base salary, cash bonus and stock option plan is provided, along with an industry leading benefits package and relocation program. This position will be based in Southern California.

Feel free to call me at 1-937-281-1165 or email me at jason@alpinesearch.net to learn more

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A up and coming diagnostics company is expanding and this is a great opportunity to become the company’s highly visible payer expert in a field-based position.　This position will be focused on gaining coverage policies for their products.
This position is based on or near the West Coast.
They have EXCELLENT clinical data and really have focused on doing everything they can to demonstrate value to the payers.
　
Key Responsibilities:
Develop relationships with payers, government and commercial, to gain coverage policies for the product.
Provide payer feedback to the market access team for strategic changes.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree
5-8 years of medical device reimbursement experience with a demonstrated track record of success gaining coverage policies.
Experience contracting with payers
Ability to deliver clinical and health economic data to support reimbursement position　
The compensation package targeted for the right person includes a competitive base salary and bonus structure. The health plan is above industry standard.　
Call me if you would like additional information about the company and position at 937-281-1165.

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Jason Lewis’ Video Blog: Biotech payer policy position

A leading biotech company with life saving products has a great opportunity for you to join them and help fuel their growth. Their products are Part B injectables and they lead their class. Due to the complex payer environment, they have a need for a managed care expert to work with commercial payers in creating a favorable reimbursement policy. You would have national responsibility with key payers. You would also be working with State Medicaid programs, but the company’s focus is currently with the commercial payers.

This position can be based in the Northeast area and the preference would be someone in NY or MA.

This is a critical position and will have an impact on their growth. Their pipeline is full and the company has a very concrete career growth plan for this position. There are several divisions in which to grow.
Our client is a Fortune 100 Biotech company.

This is an opportunity to make a difference in a field where patients face a chronic disease and their access to the treatments you will represent make the difference in the length and quality of their life.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and execute payer policy
• Work with cross functional teams to incorporate education, clinical and health economic information into payer messaging
• Develop strategies to bring additional value to the payers

Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree
• 5+ years experience working with payers to gain coverage policies in either biotech or medical device industries
• Success gaining coverage polices for Part B products
• Experience working with PBMs and Specialty Pharmacy organizations

My client would offer a competitive compensation package including stock options, extensive benefit package and a company car. In addition my client places an emphasis promoting from within.

If you would like more information, please contact Jason Lewis at 937-281-1165 or Jason@alpinesearch.net

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Medical Device Payer Position

I’m working with a medical device start up company that is growing and adding a field based role in IL, NC, MO, KY, TN, VA or WV.

The company is well funded and has a product that is on the market currently. The device is less impactful for the patient and they have good clinical data.

The position is focused on gaining coverage policies with commercial and government payers. In addition, there would be interaction with providers to answer coding questions.

The product is implantable so the company needs someone with medical device experience and who has a great track record of winning coverage policies.

If you have an interest in learning more I’d be happy to go into detail about who the company is and answer any questions you might have.

My phone number is 937-281-1165 or you can email me at jason@alpinesearch.net to set up a time to talk.

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A small, high-growth company is expanding their commercial team and adding an Associate Director which will focus on providing strategic direction for their managed care team.  This dynamic organization has tripled in size in the past four years and has three products in various stages of commercial and clinical development.  If you have a strategic orientation and enjoy a creative challenge, this could be the opportunity for you.   

With a business model based on developing novel pharmaceuticals for critical, unmet medical needs, this is an exciting culture where their teams have unusually strong personal chemistry.  And the dynamic nature of a start-up environment means that everyone is pitching in and working hard to get the organization to the next level.  We are now looking for an entrepreneurial, strategic thinker to lead their managed care marketing strategy.

The Role:

This position will be responsible for providing strategic market access and payer marketing strategy for a line of novel oncology compounds in the solid tumor segment.  Specific duties include working collaboratively with the Account Management team to gain payer insights and trends, assisting in the development of the overall managed care strategy, keeping an eye on the overall reimbursement landscape and providing qualitative analysis .

This is a high profile role requiring the ability to influence internal and external customers and working very closely with other departments within the organization. The rapidly expanding organization means there are significant opportunities for career development and advancement.

Requirements needed to be successful
The successful candidate will have the following qualities:
5-10 years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in the managed care or market access space. This experience can be a combination of in-house managed care marketing and field based payer relations experience.
Part B or specialty drug experience.
Strong ability to influence internal and external customers and communicate strategic ideas.
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred

Please feel free to call me at 937-281-1165 or email at jason@alpinesearch.net