Assistant Professor Associate Director of Rare Disease Treatment Program

Position Description:

The Department of Pediatrics Division of Genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Childrens Wisconsin (CW) seeks a Genetic Counselor to join our expanding Division. We are comprised of nationally and internationally renowned dedicated group of faculty and staff with a strong commitment to clinical care.

The Rare Disease Treatment Center is seeking a highly motivated and strategic individual to lead access engagement and operational efforts for patients with rare diseases. This position will serve as a central hub for communication between patients caregivers healthcare providers payors and internal stakeholders. This individual will be responsible for overseeing therapeutic access facilitating industry collaborations ensuring timely treatment initiation and delivering educational initiatives around gene and small molecule therapies. The successful candidate will be expected to navigate the multiplexed health environment straddling clinical care and clinical trials. The ideal candidate is both strategic and operational passionate about improving patient outcomes and skilled at navigating complex healthcare ecosystems.

Position Highlights:

• Patient and Caregiver Engagement: Serving as a trusted resource for patients caregivers and advocacy groups by providing education and support to encourage informed decision-making in clinical trial and treatment options.
• Data Oversight and Analysis: Oversee the collection management and analysis of data related to rare disease diagnoses and work with stakeholders to ensure accurate real-time insights are available to inform strategy and improve patient outcomes.
• Industry Collaboration and Contracting: Facilitate and manage contracts with industry stakeholders and act as a liaison between the treatment center and external collaborators to promote innovative therapies and diagnostics.
• Reimbursement and Market Access: Partner with internal reimbursement teams payors and specialty pharmacies to ensure patient access to FDA-Approved therapies. Educate providers and stakeholders on product access including coverage policies reimbursement protocols and patient assistance programs.
• Strategic Business Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive local and regional business plans to address gaps in care and improve rare disease outcomes while also identifying emerging trends and proactively develop solutions to address challenges across therapeutic ecosystems.
• Education and Training: Deliver high quality evidence-based education to healthcare providers on disease states treatment pathways and evolving standards of care. Maintaining updated knowledge of FDA-approved treatment guidelines and ensure internal and external alignment.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Serve as a key point of contact for healthcare providers specialty pharmacies payors and internal teams. Foster strong relationships to ensure timely and coordinated care for patients while building and maintaining collaborative networks with rare disease experts academic institutions and advocacy organizations.

• FTE 0.8 (80%)
• Salaried (Exempt)

Department/Division Highlights:

The Pediatric Genetics section is committed to providing compassionate clinical care of the highest quality to our patients and to improve the health of the communities we serve. The section is focused on new therapies for genetic disorders bringing cutting-edge diagnostics in genomic medicine and interdisciplinary care for patients in Wisconsin and through our academic activities to patients nationally. We are actively engaged in the education and development of the next generation of physicians and scientists.

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Genetic Counseling or related field.
• 5-7 years in Healthcare biotechnology pharmeceutical access or patient advocacy.
• Understanding of clinical trial processes FDA regulatory pathways reimbursement models and specialty pharmacy operations.
• Demonstrated success in engaging multiple stakeholders and driving access solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Leadership training (Preferred)

Position Requirements:

Why MCW

• MCW offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development teaching and/or research.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• A competitive 403(b) retirement plan with an 8% employer contribution.
• Generous CME allowance to cover societal dues travel and conferences.
• As a qualifying non-profit employment with the Medical College of Wisconsin may make you eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Robust benefits package including health dental life insurance disability coverage adoption assistance paid parental leave tuition reimbursement program generous paid time off and more!

Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the states only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee Green Bay and Central Wisconsin a School of Graduate Studies and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin. Academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW bringing together scientists clinicians students and community members to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to pioneer pathways to a healthier world. Every study we conduct and every patient we see leads to new learning and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge and innovation.

Approximately 1780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert Hospital Zablocki VA Medical Center Childrens Wisconsin and many other hospitals and clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin representing more than 5.1 million patient visits annually.

The beautiful safe and modern campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) houses Froedtert Hospital Childrens Wisconsin Curative Care Network Versiti Blood Research Institute and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. These member entities share a common mission of excellence in patient care medical education biomedical research and community service.

Commitment to MCW Values

All of our endeavors at MCW from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners are driven by our shared organizational values: acting in Caring ways engaging in Collaborative efforts approaching our world with Curiosity advancing Inclusive practices demonstrating Integrity in all we do treating everyone with Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds experiences and perspectives through merit-based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all then MCW is the place for you.

Childrens Wisconsin and Childrens Specialty Group

Childrens Wisconsin is an independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital with locations in Milwaukee and Northeast Wisconsin is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. Childrens Wisconsin provides primary care urgent care emergency care specialty care mental and behavioral health services community health services foster and adoption services child advocacy services and health insurance plans. Each year the Childrens Wisconsin team has more than 6.5 million touchpoints with kids and families through medical care advocacy research and Northeast Wisconsin Childrens Wisconsin is expanding its services to provide increased access to outstanding pediatric sub-specialty care. This includes a pediatric hospital with a Pediatric Unit Level III NICU and Infusion Center which is located at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah WI. A multispecialty pediatric ambulatory clinic with on-site laboratory and radiology services opened in Appleton 2023.

Childrens and its joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin the Childrens Specialty Group (CSG) - are the largest providers of pediatric healthcare in the state serving the children and families of Wisconsin with the highest level of care through their American College of Surgeons Level I Childrens Surgery Verification Center Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence 72-bed Level IV NICU Level IV Epilepsy Center and a 72-bed 2021-2022 CW and CSG had six specialties ranked by US News & World Report: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology. With over 70 specialties and 675 providers CSG providers had 220000 outpatient visits at 13 regional care sites 67000 emergency department/trauma center visits and over 9000 admissions.

Community Overview

Milwaukee the largest city in Wisconsin is located on Lake Michigans western shore. A metropolitan area with more than 1.6 million people Milwaukee is an affordable comfortable place to live work and play big enough to be exciting and uncongested enough to get around easily. Milwaukees many neighborhoods have incredible charm accommodating a variety of lifestyles from high-rise apartments to small farms. Nestled along a magnificent bluff overlooking Lake Michigan Milwaukees downtown is home to botanical gardens lakefront museums a theater district the world champion Milwaukee Bucks the Milwaukee Brewers bustling nightlife and award-winning restaurants. The lake and its harbors are skirted by scenic parklands and provide first-class opportunities for recreation including hiking cycling boating and more. A recent study ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable of the 50 largest US cities. Milwaukee has all the advantages of a large vibrant city but without the stress or cost.

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty staff and students as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity employment and access to services programs and activities without regard to an individuals race color national origin religion age disability sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristic or military status. Employees students applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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