Field Reimbursement Manager, Neuroscience – (San Diego, CA) – Patient Engagement & Customer Solutions (PECS)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • San Bernardino, CA

2d • $102,000 - $177,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s Patient Engagement and Customer Solutions (PECS) team is recruiting for a Field Reimbursement Manager for the San Diego, CA territory, which includes San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV, San Bernardino, CA and Riverside, CA. PECS is committed to setting the standard on Patient Experience (Px), building more personalized, seamless, and supportive experiences to help patients start and stay on treatments across the portfolio. The Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) is responsible for serving as the primary field-based lead for education, assistance, and issue resolution with healthcare providers (HCPs) and their office staff, with respect to patient access to J&J Neuroscience therapies. This role involves investing time (up to 50%) on-site with HCPs and HCP staff, assessing their education needs and facilitating collaboration with various stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in healthcare or business/public administration). An advanced business degree (MBA), or public health (MPH)) is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Account Management and/or Reimbursement experience working in the provider office setting, building strong customer relationship
• Demonstrated expertise with both pharmacy and medical/buy & bill benefit design, coding, billing, prior authorizations, office operations, and appeals processes
• Reimbursement or relevant managed care experience (revenue cycle, buy-and-bill, prior authorization, coding, and appeals processes)
• Ability to establish relationships, collaborate, and influence across a matrix organization
• Problem-solving ability to navigate challenging access scenarios and identifies solutions in a timely and efficient manner
• Superior communication skills (written and verbal) and efficient follow-through
• Experience in working with patient support HUB services
• Valid US driver’s license and a driving record in compliance with company standards
• Permanent residence in the listed territory

Nice To Haves

• Neuroscience disease state experience
• Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications in prior authorization and/or billing and coding
• Strong market access acumen as it relates to payer approval processes and business acumen
• Understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer initiatives affecting reimbursement of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products
• Excellent technical knowledge and expertise in payer policy, including all elements of reimbursement (coding, coverage, and payment) is preferred
• Demonstrated competence with salesforce.com CRM use, Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and apply new tools over time

Responsibilities

• Educate HCPs on reimbursement processes, claims submissions, procedures, and coding requirements of payer organizations (local payers, government payers, etc.)
• Effectively collaborate with field support team members such as sales representatives and key account managers and serve as access, fulfillment, and reimbursement expert for the local team
• Lead compliant access and fulfillment discussions with field support team members
• Utilize data and account management skills to proactively address access barriers
• Act with a sense of urgency and accountability to address critical access and affordability issues for patients
• Partner with managed care colleagues to understand current policies and potential future changes
• Conduct field-based reimbursement and access support, education and creative problem-solving aligned to FRM Rules of Engagement
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with customers in all assigned accounts
• Manage territory logistics, routing, and account business planning
• Maintain and grow knowledge of national, regional, local, and account market dynamics including coverage and coding requirements
• Grow the knowledge of hub and specialty distribution channels to improve practice and patient support needs
• Collaborate with internal J&J departments such as marketing, sales, medical science, SCG, IBG, HCC, and PECS. Serve as subject matter expert regarding education and insights on access and affordability solutions across multiple payer types and plans (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid Managed Care, Commercial).
• Execute business in accordance with the highest ethical, legal, and compliance standards, including timely and successful completion of all required training

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level