Senior Manager, Product Solutions and Patient Services

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Manager, Product Solutions and Patient Services role will make an impact:

• Support the development and execution of long-term patient services strategy aligned with organizational and brand priorities, ensuring scalability, innovation, and measurable outcomes.

• Manage analytics and operational components of patient hub services programs including updating and maintaining performance dashboards and HUB data interpretation for purposes of assessing hub program utilization and performance against defined KPIs.

• Meet with Viatris and external vendor stakeholders to communicate program issues and escalate situations appropriately. This may include site visits to vendors and customer sites.

• Assist in the development of applicable SOWs/SOPs.

• Work cross-functionally with Marketing and other teams, to develop and maintain internal and external patient support program communication materials and resources. Ensure that approved versions of program communications are being utilized. Includes assisting with or leading efforts to gain internal approval for all applicable materials.

• Act as a single point of contact for specific sales forces, troubleshooting customer issues, ensuring customer facing roles understand how their program works, and define measurable goals for sales to work towards in order to maximize pull-through.

• Work with vendor partner to assess service levels, staffing models, and capabilities needed for current services and go-forward services for upcoming launches.

• Manage associated vendors and program offerings to ensure a comprehensive service offering, including, as example: copay, PAP, prior-authorization, reimbursement and other related areas.

• Assist or lead the contracting, materials development/approval, and implementation steps necessary for new programs for select products. Responsibilities include: understanding competitive program requirements, modeling based on internal pricing and forecast, and establishing appropriate program rules (Terms and Conditions).

• For implemented programs, monitor program utilization, invoice tracking/approval and other activities related to managing new and/or existing copay programs, including the creation and distribution of internal program performance updates.

• Work cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance and other appropriate teams to track industry, Regulatory (e.g. state regulations) and other factors that could impact Viatris’ copay program business rules, and revise the program rules as appropriate. Additionally, lead or assist with the implementation of any program rules changes to ensure compliance and appropriateness.

• Provide the appropriate program data internally/externally as needed for monitoring purposes (e.g. state law requirements).

• Be the internal subject matter expert for all programs, including training/educating internal teams and new hires (e.g. Sales team).

• Support additional programs and/or product launches from a product solution and/or patient services perspective, including, as examples: specialty products, complex products, REMS-required products.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor's degree required (business /management, healthcare discipline or life sciences preferred) with a minimum.

• of 4-7 years' experience working in/with managing and/or supporting patient support. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration. Experience using data to diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex issues and implementing strategies to effectively resolve problems. Experience launching new products within Women’s Health, pain, ophthalmology, cardiology, and/or SLE.    

• Must possess knowledge of pharmacy and/or medical benefit reimbursement, billing/coding, buy and bill, insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare Part D, payer trends, and financial assistance programs (e.g. co-pay, PAP).

• Must possess ability to understand the patient and provider support experience. Ability to read and interpret complex business and/or technical documents. Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence. Ability to work with groups of people such as other departments and communicate known concepts. Ability to present to a group of departments.

• Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading and writing English is required with excellent written and oral communication skills, and be able to communicate effectively to individuals in a variety of roles. Ability to read and interpret complex business and/or technical documents. Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence.  Ability to work with groups of people such as other departments and communicate known concepts.  Ability to present to a group of departments.

• Ability to perform computations such as percentages, ratios, and rates. Analyze day to day operational reports and metrics to ensure adherence of HUB vendor(s) to expected service levels, identify/communicate program trends and support continuous improvement after launch.

• Ability to solve problems with complex variables through non-standardized solutions that require independent judgment and analysis.  Ability to draw inferences and use deductive reasoning with no prescribed procedures to solve complex problems.

• Normal office situation/ remote.

• Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading and writing English is required.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $193,000.00 USD.

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.