Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rubrum Advising helps clients advance transformative care through integrated clinical, regulatory, and commercial strategies that support real-world use and long-term adoption. The Senior Associate, Market Access conducts reimbursement research and analysis, manages client project workstreams, supports payer and policy strategies, and contributes to coverage, coding, payment, pricing, and market access initiatives for medical technologies.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth reimbursement landscape analyses, identifying risks and opportunities for client products in complex and evolving reimbursement and payer ecosystems
- Perform primary and secondary research, including payer policy reviews, coding and payment analyses, literature reviews, and competitive assessments; synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights
- Contribute research and analysis to go-to-market and market growth strategies, including economic models, value dossiers, and payer communications
- Support coding, coverage, and payment pathway assessments, including application development and submissions, health technology assessments, and reimbursement strategy development
- Support payer stakeholder interviews and/or advisory panels, including research preparation, discussion guide development, note-taking, and synthesis of strategic insights
- Help build and maintain strong relationships with payers, providers, and policy influencers
- Manage day-to-day execution of client projects, including workplans, timelines, milestones, and deliverable tracking across multiple concurrent engagements
- Serve as a day-to-day contact for a portfolio of clients, coordinating internal resources and communications to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables
- Prepare client-ready materials, including presentations, reports, and meeting summaries, and support project meetings, agendas, and follow-ups
- Support client education through market entry, launch planning, and payer engagement to accelerate access and adoption of innovative technologies
- Contribute to a collaborative, learning-focused team culture and support the development of junior Market Access team members
- Support business growth by contributing research and content to proposal development and identifying additional project opportunities within existing accounts
- Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and payer dynamics to keep clients and internal teams informed of the latest market developments
- Participate in industry conferences, contribute research to thought pieces, and take part in knowledge-sharing initiatives
Skills
- • Bachelor's Degree required
- • Progressive experience in U.S. market access, reimbursement, health policy, payer account management, or related roles within medical devices, diagnostics, or biotech; 2–4 years at minimum
- • Strong research and analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to gather, synthesize, and translate complex information into clear client recommendations
- • Proven project management capabilities, including managing workplans, timelines, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects
- • Strong knowledge of U.S. payer systems and reimbursement pathways, including Medicare and commercial coverage processes, coding frameworks (CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10), and site-of-service payment systems (DRG, OPPS/APC, ASC)
- • Demonstrated contributions to reimbursement and coverage initiatives for medical technologies or comparable innovations
- • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex reimbursement topics for diverse audiences
- • Collaborative team player who builds strong internal and external relationships and effectively manages change
- • Hands-on, results-oriented professional comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels in a fast-paced environment
- • Willingness to travel (as needed) to meet client and project requirements; approx. 10%
- Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MPH) is highly preferred
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