Field Access Specialist (South Texas)

Make your mark for patients

UCB is seeking a driven and mission-focused Field Access Specialist (FAS) to join our Market Access Access & Reimbursement this pivotal field-based role you will help ensure that patients can obtain timely access to our innovative biologic therapies. The South Texas territory will include the major cities of San Antonio Houston Corpus Cristi and Victoria. Candidates need to reside within this geography.

About the role

The Field Access Specialist (FAS) ensures that eligible patients can obtain UCB therapies by helping healthcare providers navigate complex payer access and reimbursement requirements across all types of care settings. This non-promotional role supports UCB Immunology treatments by serving as a knowledgeable field-based expert on insurance benefits payer policies affordability programs and patient support services.

While this is an individual contributor role the FAS is relied upon as an informal leadercollaborating with cross-functional partners across UCB to share insights shape strategy and strengthen patient access pathways. You will work to the highest UCB professional and compliance standards making a true impact on patients lives through strategic problem-solving and partnership.

What youll do:

• Account and access management: Analyze office workflows payer dynamics and patient barriers; tailor solutions for each site of care; and support staff in resolving access and reimbursement challenges.
• Problem solving and patient pull-through: Monitor data to identify treatment delays and coordinate with the hub and internal partners to quickly resolve case-specific issues and prevent future barriers.
• Provider education: Train HCP offices on benefit verification prior authorization appeals payer requirements and use of UCB patient support resources.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with Sales Market Access Patient Services Medical Affairs HUB case managers and other internal teams to share insights align strategy and improve patient access processes.

Who youll work with

• Commercial teams consisting of District Sales Leads Clinical Account Specialists Ecosystem Partnership Leads and Thought Leader Liaisons.
• Patient Services including Operations and Marketing.
• Market Access teams such as National and Downstream Account Executives Payer Strategy Specialty Pharmacy Account Executives Channel/Trade Analytics and HEOR.
• Ethics Legal HR and Digital Technology including Legal Compliance and Data Privacy.
• I2I/Patient Impact and corporate support such as CRM/Veeva teams UCBCares and government relations.
• Medical Affairs including Medical Science Liaisons and Medical Outcomes Liaisons.

Interested For this position youll need the following education experience and skills:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum of 8 years of bio-pharmaceutical experience in roles such as Market Access Sales Sales Leadership Regional Trainer MSL TLL Ecosystem Lead Marketing Patient Services Account Management OR public or private third-party Reimbursement experience working in organizations such as Specialty Pharmacy Academic Medical Center/IDN Hub Service Vendor Healthcare Provider office setting.
• Must have a fully valid and unrestricted drivers license.
• Ability to travel and cover geography up to 75% travel based on geography and territory/targeting make up.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree.
• 4 years of Coverage/Access and/or Reimbursement/Account Management experience (work experience could encompass related experience such as PharmD Specialty Pharmacy Payor Policy Federal/State Government).
• Demonstrated advanced leadership responsibilities within current role.

• Project Management experience.
• Experience in Rare Diseases Oncology Immunology.
• Experience working with HUBs for patient referrals benefit verifications coverage access and affordability for medications with specialty pharmacy benefits.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the complex US and State regulatory environment.
• Excellent working knowledge of evolving US Payer coverage access reimbursement and the healthcare provider practice institutional or systems access management environment.
• Knowledge of Managed Care Government and Federal Payer sectors as well as Integrated Delivery Network/Integrated Health Systems.
• Knowledge of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies and processes with expertise in Medicare Parts B and D (Medical and Pharmacy Benefit design and coverage policy).

This positions reasonably anticipated salary range is $00 annually. The actual salary offered will consider internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidates geographic region job-related knowledge skills and experience among other factors.

Are you ready to go beyond to create value and make your mark for patients If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us
At UCB we dont just complete tasks we create value. We arent afraid to push forward collaborate and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring supportive culture where everyone feels included respected and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We go beyond to create value for our patients and always with a human focus whether thats on our patients our employees or our planet. Working for us you will discover a place where you can grow and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB weve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment your employment with UCB or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws orders and regulations.

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