Field Reimbursement Manager- Orlando, FL

Amgen • Jacksonville, FL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen's shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, Amgen has helped pioneer the world of biotech in its fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With a focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– Amgen reaches millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as Amgen researches, manufactures, and delivers innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Amgen's award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join Amgen and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. In this vital role the Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) will manage defined accounts within a specified geographic region for Patient Access and Reimbursement. This role involves supporting products by executing the collaborative territory strategic plan. The FRM will ensure an understanding of the reimbursement process, field reimbursement services, and patient support programs. They will also work on patient-level reimbursement issue resolution, requiring knowledge and experience with patient health information (PHI).

Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 3 years of patient services, and/or access and reimbursement, experience in the pharma space.
• OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of patient services, and/or access and reimbursement, experience in the pharma space.
• OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of patient services, and/or access and reimbursement, experience in the pharma space.
• OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of patient services, and/or access and reimbursement, experience in the pharma space.
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources.
• Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above
• Minimum two years of experience in public or private third-party access arena or pharmaceutical industry in managed care, clinical support, and/or sales
• Strong medical reimbursement experience and/or Specialty Pharmacy and Buy & Bill knowledge
• Proven presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Organizational skills and project management experience, including the ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong computer literacy, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and the ability to conduct web-based meetings
• Experience in the healthcare industry, including insurance verification, claim adjudication, physician's offices or clinics, pharmacies, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Proven experience with hubs and in-depth knowledge of issues related to billing, coding, and appeals across physician types
• Strong collaboration and ability to lead cross functional partner meetings
• Experience with commercial payers, Medicare plans, and state Medicaid in a geographic region
• Live in the geography or less than 10 miles from the geography border

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, or a related field
• 6 years' experience with specialty/biologic self-injectable (pharmacy benefit) or physician-administered (buy and bill/medical benefit) products
• Advanced knowledge of medical insurance terminology
• Knowledge of Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies and processes with expertise in Medicare (Part B – for buy & bill products and Part D for Pharmacy products).
• Ability to manage ambiguity and problem-solve
• Ability to manage expenses within allocated budgets

Responsibilities

• Act as an extension of the HUB, providing live one-on-one coverage support
• Offer assistance from physician order to reimbursement, supporting the entire reimbursement journey through payer prior authorization to appeals/denials requirements and forms
• Review patient-specific information in cases where the site has specifically requested assistance resolving any issues or coverage challenges
• Educate and update healthcare providers (HCPs) on key private and public payer coverage and changes that impact patient product access
• Coordinate access/reimbursement issues with relevant partners, including the HUB
• Provide information to HCPs on how the products are covered under the benefit design (Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid)
• Serve as a payer expert for defined geography and promptly communicate payer changes to key stakeholders
• Offer office education during the access process, including formulary coverage/utilization management criteria, insurance forms & procedures, benefits investigation, prior authorization, appeal, and/or claims resolution
• Educate offices using approved materials
• Review patient insurance benefit options and alternate funding/financial assistance programs
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve reimbursement issues

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED