Christopher Fields Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

The Senior Director of Market Access will identify and develop working relationships with key decision makers for the medical policies development and reimbursement and product access at targeted National and Regional plans. This includes Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), State Medicaid, Hospital / Institutions, Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs), Federal Accounts and other emerging markets as appropriate. The Senior Director of Market Access will place themselves in a position to influence the decision-making process at all levels, including Directors of Pharmacy, Medical Directors, Clinical and Policy personnel, and C-Suite executives. This position will utilize account development and management to attain key objectives for the future Abeona Therapeutics gene therapy products. As Senior Director of Market Access, Christopher will be responsible for implementing short- and long-term business initiatives to ensure appropriate coverage, coding, and reimbursement within the specific managed market segments. Cross-functional leadership and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders are essential in this role

London, United Kingdom, Gb

Gene Replacement Therapy Market Access leader with demonstrated results in Managed Market channels: MCO ● PBM ● IDN ● State & Managed Medicaid ● Specialty Pharmacy ● Hospital ● Distributors and Limited Distribution Models.Therapeutic BackgroundGene Therapy: SMA (Zolgensma)KEY EXPERTISEManaged Markets Leadership► Pricing, contracting & reimbursement strategy► Award-winning sales, business development & sales management► Highly developed strategic & business planning skills► Proven collaborator with internal & external customers► Adept negotiator across multiple segments

Avexis National Account Director, responsible for building, sustaining and continuously improving the organizations perception in the payer environment by delivering compelling presentations about AveXis, our work in rare, ultra-orphan neurological conditions, and the manufacturing and development of novel gene therapy treatments that have disease modifying potential. • Identify and develop working relationships with key decision makers in the operations and management of formulary coverage and design o National and Regional plans. o Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs),o Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), o State Medicaid,o Specialty Pharmacies and Distributors o Hospital / Institutions, Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs),o Federal Accountso Emerging markets as appropriate. • Influence the decision makers: Directors of Pharmacy, Medical, Clinical, Policy, and C-Suite executives. • Maintain account development and management to attain key objectives for the current and future AveXis gene therapy products. Responsible for implementing short and long term business initiatives to ensure appropriate coverage, coding, and reimbursement within the specific managed market segments. Cross-functional leadership and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders is essential in the National Account Director role.

Implement managed care sales and marketing strategy to maintain, protect, expand and enhance MCO formulary access with identified targeted accounts and specialty pharmacies. Functionally manage major managed care accounts, Regional commerical plans (Blues, AvMed, Optimum, Sentara, Viva health) State Medicare and Medicaid (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, VA). Ø Work cross-functionally (Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Contracting) to develop alignment around a strategic approach to maximize formulary access and salesØ Ensures implementation of Lundbeck's marketing strategy and tactics are executed with targeted Specialty Pharmacy and Managed Care Organizations.Ø Align between Lundbeck, brand strategy with Otsuka and Takeda pharmaceutical.Ø Ensures any negotiated contracts are implemented in the companies best interest with strategic partnersØ Partner with the sales force, marketing and Managed Care team regarding account specific programs and pull through messaging

*Responsible for launch of companies flagship products in both Neurology and Psychiatry franchise.• Promoted from account manager in Cleveland, Ohio market to SE Area sales manager in 2006. *Sales Leadership with expertise in management and devlopment of Sales consultants and promotion of products across the Neurology, Psychiatry and CNS health markets. Awarded for stellar sales performance and recognized for development of outstanding sales consultants..

Responsible for promotion and support of Permax and Phrenlin Forte to neurologist, hospitals and movment disorder clinics.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

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