**This person can live in the Central US, and travel, does not need to be Ohio**

The Field Reimbursement Specialist is responsible for continual development of reimbursement programs and tools for Abiomed’s hospital clients and field based teams.  Analysis of key customer needs including coding (ICD-9/ICD-10,  DRG, CPT), claims denials, procedural documentation, and quarterly business reviews with hospital and physician group reimbursement teams.     

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with hospitals to evaluate reimbursement activities and overall financial environment relating to their Impella and LVAD technologies.
• Develop tracking, reporting, and analysis systems for internal reimbursement programs such as new initiatives, training, problem reports.
• Develop effective communication materials that clearly explain reimbursement procedures and options to customers
• Support sales and clinical teams with reimbursement questions and issues in addition to training programs.
• Work directly with regional Health & Human Services and U.S. Medicare Program to address hospital reimbursement issues including rates and local coverage decisions.
• Manage relationships with Commercial Insurance service carriers to optimize reimbursement environment and coverage for Abiomed technology.

Qualifications:

• Position requires a BS Degree in related field, MBA preferred
• Minimum of 5+ year’s experience in the medical device or pharma industry
• Must be a Certified Hospital Coder, or Certified Professional Coder, or Certified Cardiology Coder
• Knowledge of Healthcare industry and working knowledge of Reimbursement
• The ability to work with government organizations, hospitals,  sales, clinical teams and customers is critical.  Requires strong communication and organizational skills and excellent presentation skills.
• Travel required, 60% weekly