
Associate Contract Analyst, Diabetes
Medtronic
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $55,200 - $82,800 per year
About the role
- Lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
- Plays a critical role in supporting the Managed Markets team within the Market Access Department.
- Collaborates closely with various cross-functional teams—including Health Plan Solutions, Inside Sales, Patient Financial Services, Finance, Legal, and Compliance—to ensure alignment with Commercial and Government policy guidelines.
- Instrumental in maintaining operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and fostering strong partnerships that drive successful market access strategies.
- Attend and actively participate in cross-functional Revenue Cycle meetings and projects, including Denial Management and Order to Cash initiatives (e.g., benchmarking, system improvements).
- Facilitate payor audits and internal Managed Markets projects related to the Revenue Cycle.
- Research, document, and maintain payer requirements; educate and communicate guidelines specific to Durable Medical Equipment policies and State Mandates.
- Identify, research, and resolve operational issues with payors, including Health Insurance Payment, Authorization, Licensing, Credentialing, and Contractual Guidelines.
- Proactively interact with internal business units to review and finalize commercial agreements and pricing, and with external Health Plan customers to support negotiation of key contractual Terms and Conditions.
- Gather and analyze payor data—including claim payments, product denials, sales orders, and profitability—to ensure contractual obligations are met.
- Collaborate with and support Health Plan Solutions corporate account managers in overseeing assigned health plan operations.
- Develop conclusions and recommendations, and present findings to Health Plan Solutions, Market Access, Managed Markets, and other business units across the revenue cycle.
- Build collaborative relationships across revenue cycle divisions, proactively seeking opportunities to gather and produce data, identify issues, and target areas for development.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant experience in Contracts or Pricing equivalent experience OR Associate's Degree with 1+ year experience OR Baccalaureate Degree
- Experience with licensing, credentialing, and accreditation for medical device manufacturers.
- Knowledge of State Medicaid, CMS regulations, and Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), particularly for Part B and Part D suppliers.
- Understanding of healthcare industry systems, including the financial dynamics of managed care, health plans, and provider contractual relationships.
- Working knowledge of pharmacy adjudication and operations (e.g., NDC coding, adjudication rejection handling, ship-to-soon edits).
- Familiarity with government and managed government programs.
- Experience in medical billing, claims processing, claims collections, or DME order processing within the healthcare industry.
- Proficiency in HCPCS coding, ICD-10 coding, modifiers, and unit of measure calculations.
- Ability to handle multiple diverse responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent time management, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Strong problem solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.
- Skilled at resolving conflicts in a tactful and professional manner.
- Effective team player and capable individual contributor.
- Demonstrated ability to manage issues through resolution while keeping all stakeholders informed.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
licensingcredentialingaccreditationmedical billingclaims processingHCPCS codingICD-10 codingNDC codingadjudication rejection handlingunit of measure calculations
Soft skills
time managementorganizational skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationproblem solvinganalytical skillsdecision-makingconflict resolutionteam playerindividual contributor