Field Reimbursement Manager - Respiratory - Atlanta, GA

AstraZeneca • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) supports access to AstraZeneca respiratory biologics by minimizing reimbursement barriers for patients and providers. This field-based individual-contributor role has territory ownership and involves working with physicians, accounts, and institutional customers to provide specialized reimbursement support. The FRM diagnoses account challenges, develops and executes ethical, customer-oriented reimbursement strategies, and recommends compliant solutions. The role requires strategic thinking, complex problem-solving, and expertise in payer criteria, practices, and product-related reimbursement. The FRM collaborates with internal teams including Market Access, Managed Markets, Access Services, Key Accounts, Trade and Channel, Patient Support, Sales, and Marketing. Employees are accountable for complying with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• At least 2 years of sales, managed care, or reimbursement experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• Ability to travel 50–75%, including overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or another related graduate-level degree.
• 8 or more years of biotechnology or pharmaceutical sales experience.
• 4 years of experience in the Respiratory Biologics therapeutic area.
• 2 years of Access Services, Reimbursement, and/or Managed Markets experience.
• Significant documented experience with business planning and market analysis.
• At least 2 years of experience with buy-and-bill physician-administered specialty products.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers, peers, and internal Marketing, Sales, Managed Markets, and Trade teams to review and contribute to franchise and managed care business plans, tactics, goals, and priorities.
• Identify trends and emerging issues, align resources to address them, and communicate resolutions to customers and field teams promptly.
• Maintain expertise in managed care and related market benefit structures, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory influences, and health management programs.
• Access and influence key business decision-makers.
• Maintain industry awareness and therapeutic-area knowledge, including utilization management techniques and treatment and reimbursement guidelines.
• Maintain strong performance-metric analytics.
• Prepare and present provider-level communications.
• Maintain a comprehensive and detailed territory plan.
• Deliver high-quality interactions with physicians, accounts, and institutional customers to address reimbursement, access, and affordability challenges.
• Develop and execute ethical, customer-oriented reimbursement strategies and communicate payer criteria, terms, and practices relevant to assigned products.

Benefits

• Qualified retirement program (401(k) plan).
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program for salaried roles.
• Retirement contribution for hourly roles.
• Commission payment eligibility for sales roles.

What This Job Offers

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