Petra M.

About Petra M.

I am a sales and market access professional with deep experience in specialty pharmaceuticals and rare disease. My career has been built on partnering with healthcare providers, specialty pharmacies, and access teams to ensure patients start and stay on therapy. Along the way, I have developed a strong commercial skill set in account management, territory growth, and referral development, consistently delivering measurable results.What sets me apart is my ability to blend sales strategy with access expertise. I know how to accelerate pull-through, reduce barriers, and create alignment across stakeholders. I’m passionate about bringing life-changing therapies to patients while driving business success.Highly motivated and proactive, I thrive in a team environment, demonstrating exceptional listening skills, a positive attitude, and strong verbal and written communication abilities. Specialties: Rare Disease, Buy and Bill, Medical Device, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Cardiology, Pulmonary and Allergy.PACS certified, proficient in MMIT, Power BI, Salesforce.

Experience

1. Patient Access Liaison

   Amgen

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Deliver training on prior authorization, reimbursement, billing, coding, and HUB processes to optimize patient access. Act as the primary resource for HCPs, staff, and payers on coverage and documentation, while partnering with sales to expand accounts and improve pull-through. Lead program reviews and train field teams and providers on access tools, leveraging CRM systems and data insights to drive process improvements.• Provide comprehensive level of reimbursement guidance and support to patients.• Manage relationships with physicians and referral nurses in physicians’ practices to assist in resolving barriers to access to the treatment for patients.• Conduct Access programs and provide guidance on payer policies and appeals criteria to healthcare professionals to support a seamless submission and progression through authorization and appeal stages.• Serve as a liaison between patients and infusion centers to streamline the referral-to-treatment process.• Lead community-based support programs to educate, empower, and build trust with patients and caregivers.• Collaborate with a cross-functional team which includes Rare Disease Sales Representatives, Regional Sales Managers, MSLs, and Associate Directors of Site of Care.• Played a key role in sales team success, contributing to 3 out of 3 sales representatives achieving President’s Club in the first year and 2 out of 3 in the second year.• 2024 National MVP Patient Access Liaison • 2025 Field-Based Trainer• 2025 National Chairmans Circle Award • 2026 FBT Advisor• 2026 Management Development Program

Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA