Remote Director, Government Programs & Reimbursement

Summary

Join us at iRhythm Technologies, a leading digital healthcare company, to innovate and make a difference in patients' lives. As the Director of Government Programs & Reimbursement, you will lead access and reimbursement strategies to maximize market adoption and accelerate product launches.

Requirements

• Degree in medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, economics, or epidemiology
• A postgraduate degree such as Masters, MPH, or PhD in Health Outcomes, Health Economics, or Health Services
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in CMS (Medicare Medicaid) Market Access or related field
• Deep understanding of the business of healthcare and hospital/physician provider operations
• Strong understanding of global payer markets, market access issues, with demonstrable track record
• Strong written, verbal, oral and presentation skill
• Exceptional analytic and writing skills
• Proven ability to contribute to a team and deliver results on time with available resources, within budget
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects and with multiple individuals simultaneously
• Proven ability to maintain high quality output
• Experience and knowledge with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial payers

Responsibilities

• Lead and Execute Organizational Access & Reimbursement Strategies
• Work closely with cross-functional partners in Clinical, Health Economics, Payer Relations, Payer Marketing to collaborate and develop value propositions supporting portfolio development that resonate with employers, payers, and providers
• Lead Incorporation of Access & Reimbursement Considerations into Product Development
• Collaborate with Regulatory to Incorporate Access Considerations into FDA Submissions and Post-Market Studies
• Contribute to achieve accordance between regulatory outcomes and perception of value from a payer, provider, and health system perspective
• Lead Advancement of iRhythm’s Policy Agenda
• Champion health policy agenda as it pertains to coverage and access for existing and new products across lines of business including CMS, Commercial, Medicare Advantage, State Medicaid, and Managed Medicaid plans
• Partner with Clinical, HEOR, Marketing, Market Access and Medical Affairs teams to align Brand and Product-specific evidence generation, value strategy, development of dossier, etc
• Lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule-making notice and comment processes on all annual comment opportunities, working closely with partners across the businesses to ensure our comments represent iRhythm current and future portfolio
• Collaborate strategically with VP and Directors of Market Access & Payer Relations using territory insights and analysis to improve access/coverage through evidence-driven initiatives
• Monitor and provide reimbursement and federal health policy-related guidance and updates to product development teams, marketing, sales, regulatory, clinical, and business leaders to influence business decisions
• Support Market Shaping Activities in Support of iRhythm Strategic Agenda

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account employer contributions (when enrolled in high deductible medical plan)
• Cafeteria plan pre-taxed benefits (FSA, dependent care FSA, commute reimbursement accounts)
• Travel reimbursement for medical care
• Noncontributory basic life insurance & short/ long term disability
• Emotional health support for you and your loved ones
• Legal / financial / identity theft/ pet and child referral assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Travel assistance for personal trips and PTO!