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Elizabeth J. Barredo

Fort Lauderdale

Summary

Driving therapy access through reimbursement expertise, payer navigation, provider education, and cross-functional account partnership. President’s Club-winning pharmaceutical access and reimbursement leader improving patient access, advancing product launches, and driving top-ranked field performance across cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious disease, and specialty biologic therapies. Known for translating reimbursement expertise into practical account support, including coverage navigation, prior authorization, appeals, coding, billing, specialty pharmacy fulfillment, buy-and-bill pathways, and cross-functional field collaboration.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Access and Reimbursement Manager

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2022 - Current
  • 2025 President’s Club Winner.
  • Support cardiovascular patient access by guiding acquisition pathways, reimbursement education, and account pull-through across hospital systems, community practices, specialty pharmacies, distributors, infusion centers, and patient service resources.
  • Facilitated injectable product access by coordinating with hospital systems, community accounts, contracted specialty pharmacies, distributors, infusion centers, and patient service centers.
  • Educated accounts on coverage, prior authorizations, appeals, reimbursement processes, claims submissions, procedures, and coding requirements across commercial and government payers.
  • Served as reimbursement subject matter expert for field partners, including sales representatives, institutional account managers, and area business leaders.
  • Founded national “ARMs in Arm” committee to strengthen reimbursement best-practice sharing, field collaboration, and access support across teams.
  • Completed Account Management Development Program.

Cardiovascular Territory Account Specialist

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2020 - 09.2022

Drove Entresto growth and advanced Leqvio launch execution by engaging cardiology, nephrology, and primary care accounts in Broward County.

  • Exceeded Leqvio goals, achieving 142% in IC2-22, 137% in IC3-22, and 139% in IC2-23.
  • Delivered highest area-team Entresto growth in IC2-23, with 22.2% TRx growth and 33% NRx growth.
  • Achieved Entresto goals across multiple cycles, including 125% in IC3-22 and 101.96% in IC2-21.
  • Earned 2022 Performance Award and Star Award for Leqvio launch execution, field engagement, and account impact.
  • Led access/reimbursement and regional action initiatives while participating in Women in Leadership Mentor Circle.

Territory Account Manager

Romark Laboratories, L.C.
07.2018 - 09.2020
  • Grew territory performance and supported Alinia relaunch across gastroenterology, functional medicine, and infectious disease from Broward to Indian River County.
  • Led Southeast Reimbursement Committee in 2020 and collaborated on policy and coverage-change initiatives.
  • Completed Field Reimbursement Management training rotation.
  • Established local specialty pharmacy solution to improve prescription coverage and support specialty pharmacy pull-through.

Territory Customer Account Manager

MedImmune, Inc.
10.2005 - 02.2010
  • Turned around underperforming territory, driving Synagis growth through specialty pharmacy coordination and supporting FluMist relaunch across pediatric, pulmonary, neonatal, hospital, and public health accounts.
  • Maximized Synagis pull-through through physician, specialty pharmacy, managed-care, and hub coordination.
  • Created Buy & Bill acquisition pathways and achieved up to 121% of FluMist quota.
  • Exceeded Synagis goals across multiple years and earned East Region Top Performer recognition for 105 patient enrollments.

Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

GlaxoSmithKline
06.2003 - 10.2005
  • Drove prescription growth for Avandia, Coreg, and Augmentin by engaging endocrinology and cardiology providers, leading speaker programs, and strengthening market penetration.
  • Earned 2005 Diamond Tier national sales recognition.
  • Ranked #4 of 50 in the region for overall portfolio performance.
  • Achieved top regional rankings, including #1 for Augmentin ES and #3 for Augmentin XR.

Respiratory Sales Specialist

AstraZeneca
08.2000 - 06.2003
  • Exceeded performance expectations while promoting the respiratory portfolio to pediatricians, pulmonologists, allergists, and family practitioners.
  • Exceeded 100% of product portfolio quota for three consecutive years.
  • Ranked #3 in the region for overall sales performance.
  • Increased Pulmicort Turbuhaler sales by 220% and secured formulary status for a territory hospital product.

Education

B.A. - Biology

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Skills

  • Patient Access Strategy
  • Reimbursement Education
  • Payer Navigation
  • Prior Authorization & Appeals
  • Buy-and-Bill Pathways
  • Specialty Pharmacy Pull-Through
  • Account Collaboration
  • Cross-Functional Field Leadership

Certification

PACS Certification, Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs

Timeline

Access and Reimbursement Manager

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2022 - Current

Cardiovascular Territory Account Specialist

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2020 - 09.2022

Territory Account Manager

Romark Laboratories, L.C.
07.2018 - 09.2020

Territory Customer Account Manager

MedImmune, Inc.
10.2005 - 02.2010

Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

GlaxoSmithKline
06.2003 - 10.2005

Respiratory Sales Specialist

AstraZeneca
08.2000 - 06.2003

B.A. - Biology

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Elizabeth J. Barredo