Sr. Manager Field Reimbursement - West

Integra-Lifesciences; Costa Rica; Remote; BRL 569,000 - 784,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

ST disability

LT disability

Business insurance

Legal insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Integra LifeSciences is seeking a Senior Manager, Field Reimbursement on the West Coast to guide regional strategies for wound, reconstruction, neurosurgery, and ENT portfolios. You will partner with sales leaders to align reimbursement strategies, optimize coverage, and accelerate adoption, while ensuring compliant documentation of indications and costs.

The role requires 7+ years in payer relations and market access, strong communication, and the ability to educate customers on coding,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 7+ years in payer relations, reimbursement, or health policy.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Clinical teams.
• Experience with coding, coverage, and Medicare/Medicaid policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional reimbursement strategy and payer engagement.
• Educate customers on coding, coverage, and payment pathways.
• Align access initiatives with commercial objectives and VAC processes.
• Provide market access guidance to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Payer relations

Reimbursement strategy

Market access

Health policy

Sales collaboration

Communication skills

Negotiation

Business acumen

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Changing lives. Building Careers.Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care.The Senior Manager, Field Reimbursement is a strategic, field-based leader responsible for driving regional reimbursement strategy and enabling market access for Integra’s Wound Reconstruction, Surgical Reconstruction, Neurosurgery, and ENT portfolios. This role partners closely with commercial leadership and key customer stakeholders to remove economic barriers, optimize coverage pathways, and accelerate adoption of Integra’s technologies.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.Lead regional reimbursement strategy execution by partnering with customers to optimize the economic adoption of Integra’s Wound, Surgical Reconstruction, Neurosurgery, and ENT technologies, ensuring appropriate documentation of indications, procedures, and related costs.Execute regional payer strategies, including expanding and optimizing commercial coverage for priority technologies, engaging payer decision-makers, and aligning access initiatives with enterprise market access objectives to accelerate adoption and revenue growth.Serve as a strategic partner to regional sales leadership (Sales Representatives, Sales Directors, and Regional Business Leaders) to align reimbursement, coverage, and economic initiatives with commercial objectives.Drive resolution of complex reimbursement challenges and proactively educate key customers on coding, coverage, billing, and payment pathways to accelerate access and minimize barriers to adoption.Partner with the field organization to differentiate Integra’s technologies using clinical and economic value narratives that positively influence market access, purchasing decisions, and growth objectives.Identify, lead, and advance regional opportunity plans that overcome customer reimbursement barriers for emerging and commercialized technologies, integrating economic tools and value-based messaging where appropriate.Lead reimbursement strategy development and execution for Value Analysis Committee (VAC) submissions, collaborating with sales and clinical stakeholders to strengthen economic positioning and approval success.Provide strategic reimbursement guidance to internal stakeholders and external customers (hospitals, clinicians, investigator sites, professional societies) to support market expansion and appropriate utilization.Design and deliver targeted reimbursement and documentation training programs to field teams and customers to ensure compliance, accuracy, and optimal payment outcomes.Develop and conduct regional reimbursement education initiatives aligned to commercial priorities and evolving payer landscapes.Collaborate with Program Directors, physicians, coders, billers, and office managers to ensure current and accurate interpretation of coding, coverage, and Medicare policies.Partner with the Reimbursement Call Center to align messaging and escalation strategies related to prior authorization, payer appeals, and coverage determinations.Monitor and interpret policy and reimbursement developments, translating changes into actionable regional strategies and field guidance.Build and maintain strategic relationships with payer decision-makers, government stakeholders, physicians, and hospital administrators to proactively influence coverage and access pathways.Travel requirements: 40% -60% (field-based position)Must live on the West coastDESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for this position.Location:Candidate must be local to the West coastEducation:B.S or B.A. degree required.Experience:7+ years of experience in payer relations, reimbursement and/or health policy.5-10 years of successful sales, marketing and/or negotiation experience.Deep understanding of public and private market access landscape with an emphasis on coding and reimbursement.Strong communication skills, including proven track record of presenting market access and economic information to both large and small groups in a way that is both easy to understand, credible and effective.Experience working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients.Strong business acumen and experience collaborating with Sales and Marketing, Medical Affairs, Professional Affairs, Regulatory and Legal to ensure appropriate market access inputs are incorporated in operating plans.Experience and strong subject matter expertise in financial systems and management practices of healthcare providers (physicians, medical directors, HCPs) in a variety of settings (hospitals, hospital outpatient clinics, ASC's, ACO’s, wound care clinics, and physician offices).Experience with government facilities (VA hospitals and clinics, DOD facilities).Experience with advanced wound care & surgical reconstruction technologies (skin substitutes, advanced wound dressings, growth factors, antimicrobial dressings, acellular dermal matrices, surgical mesh, bioabsorbable mesh) and ENT & neurosurgery devices a plusExperience liaising with National Accounts team members on contracting opportunities.Sales and negotiation skillsCreative, problem solving skillsDeveloping and executing market access strategies for medical device productsExecuting strategies to help shift payer perceptions to think holistically about therapy benefits and costsLeveraging health economics & outcome research in value propositions.Working effectively within market access teamsEffectively communicating and concisely explaining complicated concepts to executives within and outside of the firm.TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USEDAbility to utilize a computer, personal electronic devices, as well as other general office equipment. Strong computer skills are required.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSThe physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not limited, to the motor/physical abilities and skills required for this position to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to empower individuals with disabilities to undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.While undertaking the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, the employee must repeatedly sit, listen, speak, and move throughout all locations of the building. The employee is required to go to all areas of the company. The employee may be required to periodically lift and/or move up to 25lbs.ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONSThere are no adverse working conditions associated with this position.SELECTION GUIDELINESFormal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required.DISCLAIMERThe duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.#LI-NN1Salary Pay Range:$109,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD SalaryOur salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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