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The Westin Boston Seaport District

Mar 10, 2025 8:00 AM - Mar 12, 2025 12:30 PM

425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum

The longest running neutral forum cultivating interdepartmental relationships in medical affairs.

Session 9 Track 3: Field Medical and Engagement with Payers

Session Chair(s)

Iris  Tam, PharmD

Iris Tam, PharmD

Senior Vice President and Head, Medical Affairs and HEOR

COEUS, United States

Session speakers will navigate the journey of a product from clinical development through commercialization, highlighting the diverse responsibilities and critical activities of medical field personnel in driving product value and market access. This session will cover strategies and insights from pre-launch through post-launch and throughout the product lifecycle. Ideal for therapeutic medical science liaisons seeking to enhance their understanding of payer interactions or explore career pathways into field medical market access roles, as well as professionals responsible for shaping medical affairs strategies.

Learning Objective :
  • List and explain two essential tools developed by Medical Affairs to effectively communicate product value to payers
  • Describe critical topics or activities that Medical Affairs field teams should prioritize to support payer engagement during the pre-approval phase of a pipeline product
  • Discuss key strategies for field medical teams to successfully engage with payers and support market access during the launch of a new product and throughout its life cycle

Speaker(s)

Patricia  Bourne, PharmD

Field Payer Engagement: During the Pre-Approval Period

Patricia Bourne, PharmD

Cytokinetics, United States

Senior Director, Medical Sciences

Lee  Ding, PharmD, RPh

Account Prioritization and Engagement Strategy

Lee Ding, PharmD, RPh

BeiGene, United States

Senior Director, Medical Value and Outcomes

Stuart  O’Brochta, PharmD

Creative Value Story and Evidence Generation

Stuart O’Brochta, PharmD

Gilead, United States

Executive Medical Value and Evidence Liasion, US Medical Affairs

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