Director, Field Access – Infectious Disease

Asahi Kasei

Director of Field Access responsible for leading the Field Access Manager team at Veloxis Pharmaceuticals. Focusing on patient access in infectious disease and needs of healthcare providers.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for leading the Field Access Manager (FAM) Team in its support of patient access in infectious disease
Educates accounts on effective and efficient processes that maximize patients’ access to prescribed product(s)
Supports HCPs throughout the enrollment and access process
Leads the FAM team in building account confidence in patient access through education around the access journey, payer coverage landscape, transitions of care and all appropriate access resources
Coordinates and collaborates internally with Market Access, Sales, Marketing, and all Patient Support Services
Builds a FAM Team for the Company’s new brand launch in the infectious disease space
Partners with Patient Access and Market Access Marketing to ensure appropriate training resources and HCP facing materials are available
Coaches, motivates, and leads FAMs to achieve goals and objectives with a focus on accountability, results, and collaboration
Ensures the Field Access team maintains compliant behaviors as related to HIPAA/patient privacy and accurate documentation in the CRM system
Develops strategies and processes, in partnership with cross-functional teams, to overcome access barriers in a compliant manner
Evaluates needs and leads development of patient access resources to better educate accounts
Provides relevant and timely performance updates to senior leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in science, business, healthcare, or related field; advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in pharmaceuticals or biotech with a strong focus on medication access and patient support services within infectious disease supporting access in both inpatient and outpatient settings
Additional background in HIV & Oncology is preferred
5+ years’ experience as a manager with proven ability to motivate, coach, lead, and execute strategy
Deep payer policy knowledge including public and private payers, expert knowledge of benefit verifications and prior authorization requirements, and knowledge of reimbursement processes within various sites of care
Proven track record of developing and successfully executing medication access strategies
Patient-centric and service-oriented mindset
Strong interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills with a history of building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships
Detail oriented and highly organized
Budget planning and management
Flexible, innovative, ability to solve problems and multi-task effectively
Team orientated with proven experience complying partnering with commercial sales, market access, and other stakeholders
Successful experience in fast-paced ever-changing environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Familiarity with compliance standards and legal requirements for product manufacturers
Ability to manage a large territory and national travel up to 60% including overnights

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and insurance benefits
training and development opportunities
performance-based bonus eligibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

medication access strategiespatient support servicespayer policy knowledgebenefit verificationsprior authorization requirementsreimbursement processesbudget planningcompliance standardslegal requirements

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmotivationcollaborationcommunicationdetail orientedhighly organizedproblem solvingflexibilityteam oriented