Associate Manager II, Field Health Economics & Reimbursement - Central

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine ﬁngersticks.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Field Health Economics & Reimbursement, Associate Manager II, to support our Cardiac Rhythm Management division. This position will educate facilities and clinicians on device-specific coverage, coding, and payment models to establish and maintain economic awareness. You’ll work cross-functionally at the customer level to strengthen reimbursement fundamentals and patient access strategies.

It is highly preferred that this person resides in the Central Time Zone to cover all time zones in the US.

What You’ll Work On

Provide customer education on the healthcare landscape to expand product adoption and customer retention.
Partner closely with US sales organization to deliver customer value messaging.
Present to various stakeholders, including physicians, hospital service line leadership, purchasing, prior authorization, and billing/coding staff.
Provide approved health economic education to the commercial sales organization.
Capture and record customer interactions to track touchpoint activity across multiple engagements.
Collaborate on corporate-initiated reimbursement strategies as needed.
Deliver market dynamics on customer insights, trends, and challenges learned from the field in cross-departmental meetings and conference calls.
Manage travel and entertainment within the confines of the allowable budget.
Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with employees and customers.
Participates in regular, internal business unit meetings to influence and provide recommendations.
Adhere to corporate compliance programs and participate in training and continuing education programs.
Ensures deliverables are accomplished on time and within budget.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 3 years’ experience

Preferred Qualifications

2 years of cumulative experience in patient access and reimbursement roles in the following: medical device, hospital/private practice, health insurance, or Medicare Part B biopharmaceuticals.
Cardiology industry experience in roles supporting patient access, coding, and payment.
Experience educating others on payer processes, requirements for coverage, and other access-related situations.
Experience communicating technical elements of coding and billing requirements at the National and Regional level across all settings of care.
Experience in customer relationship management.

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The base pay for this position is

$75,300.00 – $150,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Market Access

DIVISION:

MD Medical Devices

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Chicago : Willis Tower Building 233 S Wacker Dr., United States > Irving : LC-02, United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive, United States > Texas > Plano : 6901 Preston Road

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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