Manager, Patient Assistance Program Operations

Leadership: creates a high performance culture focused on delivering outstanding service to patients and their health care providers. Exudes a customer service mentality. Manage and develop a team of exempt supervisors effectively and efficiently. These direct reports provide PAP program oversight and management

Knowledge and Expertise: Possess a broad understanding of overall environmental considerations that affect medication access, including a strong knowledge of access to AbbVie medications. Develop and maintain PAP policies and procedures that support regulatory, quality, and legal compliance. Successfully communicate issues and initiatives to all levels of the business and management. Strong analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills

Compliance Management: Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Monitors, track, and reports program metrics and status

Customer Relations Management: Approach activities with the belief that the patient is at the center of everything we do. Manage day to day opportunities for improvement of customer service and program design.

Respond to all levels of the organization as well as patient and providers to work through case by case hardships to assure our patients receive the care they need. Maintain an effective organization and communications network that is capable of responding to the needs of customers, as well as providing an immediate solution to daily problems.

Responsible for managing Pharmacy Solutions PAP Teams to provide exceptional customer service while identifying and implementing efficient and effective process improvements to program design.

Accountable for operating the program within legal and compliance guidelines

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Bachelor’s Degree required; Healthcare or Business preferred

5+ years in overall work experience including a minimum of 3 years’ experience in patient and/or physician service programs and/or project management

3+ years Pharmacy/Healthcare reimbursement service knowledge and background required

2+ years call center experience preferred

Fluent in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of Microsoft Access and Visio

Basic knowledge of AbbVie products

Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products (i.e., CFR 210/211, cGMP)

Knowledge of regulations and compliance requirements affecting Patient Assistance Programs (PDMA, HIPAA, 21CFR, etc)

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