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Senior Access & Reimbursement Manager - Midwest - Kansas City, MO

Job Responsibilities: This Manager is a member of the customer-facing team for BMS Access Support. This manager will be responsible for developing strong, long-term relationships with customers in all assigned Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular accounts. This position provides information and resources in a professional, compliant, ethical, and effective manner to support a clinical decision to use BMS products by providing access and reimbursement support. This position will work closely with BMS Access Support, Market Access Strategy, Field Sales, Brand Marketing, and the Market Access Field Team. 

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Builds and maintains professional contacts with office staff in private practice, medical group practices and/or hospitals, and others in the patient care continuum

Develops deep market access expertise in the assigned geography and anticipates implications for brands (and their key competitors) in the Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Portfolios

Fosters team effectiveness within matrix team by sharing knowledge, experience, and information

Provides Home Office approved reimbursement related training to District Manager and sales representatives within own geography as appropriate

Complies with all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of BMS

Estimated 15-20% of overnight travel required, based on where the candidate resides in the territory

This role reports to a Regional Director and the entire reimbursement team reports into the Patient Access Support Service (PASS) Organization

Prefer candidate to live in territory geography

Relocation is not available

Qualifications and experience we look for in a candidate:

Candidates should have strong interpersonal and communication skills

Candidates should have demonstrated performance in the following skills: strategic analysis, leadership, teambuilding, coaching and the ability to drive performance effectively and efficiently within a matrix organization

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required with a minimum of 5+ years in pharmaceuticals and/or related Healthcare experience

Account management skills and experience in the buy and bill market is preferred

Demonstrated strength in BMS Values – Urgency, Inclusion, Passion, Accountability, Innovation, and Integrity

As this position requires operation of a Company-provided vehicle, offers of employment are contingent upon the candidate meeting the requirements of Qualified Driver, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the following:

1) At least 21 years of age;

2) A driver’s license in good standing issued by your state of residence; and

3) A driving risk level deemed acceptable by the Company

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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