Senior Director, Reimbursement – Oncology

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Senior Director leading reimbursement, billing, and patient access strategy for Guardant Health’s precision oncology testing business. Automating revenue-cycle processes and managing payer, provider, and billing operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as company subject matter expert in billing and payment strategy, focusing on optimizing revenue cycle management and maximizing reimbursement
  • Manage a team responsible for approval and correct processing of patient claims with high customer satisfaction
  • Oversee the design and build of a Patient Financial Assistance Program
  • Develop internal metrics and optimization strategies for reimbursement data and history
  • Partner with internal and external software developers to enable automated workflows and process efficiency for revenue cycle management
  • Oversee strategy and development of scalable internal operational policies and SOPs
  • Build and sustain partnerships with payers and providers
  • Ensure contracts are loaded and claims adjudication is managed consistently with contractual and regulatory language
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve patient billing and provider issues
  • Manage and support billing operations and administration for efficient, effective, and compliant revenue cycle management
  • Interface with finance on FP&A, SOX, and determination of ASP for products
  • Provide reimbursement guidance for commercialization of new tests

Requirements:

  • 15+ years total experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in Reimbursement and Billing in a life sciences or payer setting
  • 5+ years of management experience with a billing team
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Graduate degree in a related field such as public health or public policy preferred
  • Open to travel up to 15%
  • Experience working with payers as a laboratory that bills molecular tests
  • Knowledge of federal and state legislative environments and regulatory processes
  • Expertise in medical billing, third-party payers, patient interface, privacy, and confidentiality
  • Knowledge of SOP development in a HIPAA-compliant environment and molecular billing codes and regulations
  • Experience in people management and vendor management
  • Strong analysis skills and ability to interface with a variety of software tools
  • Excel skills mandatory
  • SQL or other databasing skills desirable
  • Program management and systems engineering skills a significant plus
  • AI or PowerAutomate experience a significant plus
  • Curiosity, sound judgment, and ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Background screening including criminal history required

Benefits:

  • Hybrid work model with work-from-home days for eligible onsite employees
  • Flexible work-life balance through scheduled in-office and focused work-from-home days
  • Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs