Clinical Liaison, Patient Experience

Summary of Purpose:

The Clinical Liaison, Patient Experience, is an integral part of the Patient Experience team, responsible for the coordination and delivery of services related to the patient support programs (PSP) offered by Otsuka Canada.  The role involves supporting patients, nurses, physicians and other members of the Health Care team within an assigned geographical area.  Moreover, the Clinical Liaison will interact with other Patient Experience individuals involved in the delivery of services (both internal and third party).  The Clinical Liaison will interact using web-based (virtual), telephony and in-person means of communication.

The goal of the Clinical Liaison, Patient Experience is to partner with the Health Care team to deliver an unparalleled customer experience with the most personalized and patient-centered care possible to ensure the best patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with physicians’ offices, service providers and other parties to provide comprehensive and coordinated service to patients, nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other allied HCPs;
• Perform HCP and patient enrolment activities according to program protocols and applicable departmental procedures;
• When required, provide the program services in-person at the customers’ clinic location or through virtual consultations;
• Provide patients with disease, product, and program information throughout the patient journey while patient is on Otsuka medication;
• Follow the program protocols to ensure that the most appropriate next steps are scheduled to ensure continuity of service delivery to HCPs and patients;
• Process data entry activities of pertinent information received at different points of contact during the delivery of program services;
• Collaborate with reimbursement navigator colleagues to collect relevant information to help determine program eligibility and introduce the available patient reimbursement solutions for the relevant prescribed Otsuka medication(s);
• Collect patient reimbursement information, support the completion of special authorization forms and transfer information to reimbursement specialist for investigations with private or public reimbursement payers;
• Report Safety Information, Product Quality Complaint, Medical Device Incident Reports, and Customer Feedback as per training on current procedures.
• Participate in the training process of new Clinical Liaisons, including but not limited to work withs & call monitoring;
• Provide feedback regarding current protocols, databases, processes and inter-departmental relationships, including possible solutions to streamline procedures;
• Attend and actively participate to in-office or off-site company meetings, as required.

Qualifications and Key Competencies:

• A Bachelor’s degree or registered nurse (RN) diploma or other clinical Bachelor degree;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience working in patient support programs within the pharmaceutical industry;
• Experience in nephrology and/or immunology is an asset;
• Must be able to travel within assigned territory by car and sometimes by plane/train if required;
• Strong customer service, and problem-solving skills required;
• Demonstrate professionalism and integrity, have a strong understanding of ethical rules and boundaries between roles of HCPs and pharmaceutical employees and ensure respect of confidentiality;
• Proficient in digital platforms (laptop, tablet, smart phone, email, databases, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and open to newer evolving technology;
• Ability to work independently with great autonomy;
• Experience in reimbursement investigation and understanding of the Canadian drug reimbursement environment is an asset;
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry an asset;
• Strong team Player with the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment;
• Organized with a high attention to detail;
• Ability to work evenings or weekends as needed;
• Ability to have a home-office and access to high speed internet service;
• Must live within assigned territory;
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Supervision of Others: None