Research Billing Sr Associate

Nebraska Medicine; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a detail-oriented Research Billing Sr Associate to support accurate and compliant charging for our clinical research programs. You will serve as a subject matter expert, partnering with research teams, compliance professionals, and operational leaders to ensure trial charges are reviewed, routed, and billed in accordance with study protocols and regulatory requirements.

If you thrive in an environment that blends healthcare, research, and process improvement—and

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years health care compliance experience in CMS regulations or Clinical Research Administration.
• High school education or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare, scientific, or related field OR equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently under deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Independent problem solving skills and self-directed work experience.
• Ability to lead, develop, and efficiently contribute to project teams.
• Ability to demonstrate competent leadership skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred: Experience with billing and Epic systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the financial integrity of the clinical research enterprise by reviewing, routing, and billing trial charges.
• Serve as subject matter expert for research billing processes.
• Partner with research teams, compliance professionals, and operational leaders.
• Develop and optimize research billing processes and workflows.
• Document workflows and reports related to research billing.
• Lead organizational initiatives to improve efficiency in the billing system for research.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication (verbal & written)

Deadline-driven

Education

High school education or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare, scientific, or related field OR equivalent combination of education/experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Research Billing Sr Associate

Help advance groundbreaking research while ensuring billing accuracy and compliance. Nebraska Medicine is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support the financial integrity of our growing clinical research enterprise. As a Research Billing Associate, you'll serve as a subject matter expert, partnering with research teams, compliance professionals, and operational leaders to ensure clinical trial charges are accurately reviewed, routed, and billed in accordance with study protocols and regulatory requirements. If you thrive in a role that combines healthcare, research, compliance, and problem-solving—and enjoy improving processes while supporting innovative patient care and discovery—this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact behind the scenes.

Why This Role Matters

As Nebraska Medicine's clinical research programs continue to grow, accurate research billing is essential to maintaining regulatory compliance, protecting patients, supporting investigators, and ensuring the appropriate use of healthcare resources. In this role, you'll help build and optimize the processes that enable innovative clinical research while safeguarding the integrity of our billing operations

Shift Details

Full time, Days - Remote option

Details: Research Billing Sr Associate

• Candidate must live in Nebraska or Iowa
• This is a hybrid position, must be able to work on campus if needed
• Preferred consideration will be given to applicants with Clinical Research Finance or Medical Billing experience
• Resume REQUIRED for consideration

Why Work at Nebraska Medicine?

• Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration.
• Leading Health Network Work with the region’s top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.
• Dignity and Respect: We value all backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve.
• Educational Support Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Enjoy support for your personal growth within the organization, from those just starting their healthcare careers to those who are years down the path.

Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!

The Research Billing Sr Associate will act as subject matter expert for research billing process development and maintenance. Manage and maintain research specific billing with an interdisciplinary team while working to continually optimize the system to deliver a product that makes efficient use of resources and meets the needs of researchers across the continuum. May fulfill multiple roles throughout the design, development, implementation, coordination and ongoing support of research billing systems. Leads the development of a new process, testing and re-evaluation of that process, documentation of workflows and reports related to research billing. Have a broad understanding of the functionality of the system and knowledge of research work flows in order to lead organizational initiatives to develop efficiencies and functionality in the billing system specific to research.

Required Qualifications: Research Billing Sr Associate

• Minimum of two years health care compliance experience in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations or Clinical Research Administration to include planning and budgeting required.
• High school education or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare, scientific, or related field OR equivalent combination of education/experience combined (one year of education equals one year of experience) required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
• Excellent time management skills required.
• Ability to work efficiently under deadlines required.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Independent problem solving skills and self-directed work experience required.
• Ability to lead, develop, and efficiently contribute to project teams required.
• Ability to demonstrate competent leadership skills required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills required to include reports, publications and professional presentations.

Preferred Qualifications: Research Billing Sr Associate

• Experience with billing and Epic systems preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.