AstraZeneca

Field Reimbursement Manager - San Diego, CA

AstraZeneca$181K — $242K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • 5+ years of experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
  • 2+ years in sales, managed care, or reimbursement roles preferred.
  • Experience with physician-administered injectables is a plus.
  • MBA or related graduate-level degree is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Minimize reimbursement barriers for patients and providers.
  • Deliver consultations and interventions with key physicians and institutional customers.
  • Work closely with Managed Markets, Trade & Sales partners to resolve reimbursement issues.
  • Develop ethical and customer-oriented reimbursement strategies.
  • Communicate payer criteria/terms and practices proactively.

Benefits

  • Eligible for short-term incentive bonuses and equity-based awards.
  • Access to qualified retirement programs.
  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and leaves.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
Full Job Description
This field-based role supports the Oncology teams and is based in San Diego, CA. The geography includes San Diego County, Riverside County, South Orange County and Hawaii.

As a Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM), your role is to minimize reimbursement barriers for patients and providers, optimizing access to AstraZeneca products in the assigned therapeutic area.

Accountabilities:

The Field Reimbursement Manager (FRM) role is to minimize reimbursement barriers for patients and providers and, therefore, optimize access to AstraZeneca products in the assigned therapeutic area. This purpose will be achieved by delivering consultations and interventions with key physicians and institutional customers through specialized services.

FRMs will work closely with Managed Markets, Trade & Sales partners in the field, supporting targeted accounts in resolving reimbursement issues or concerns, developing ethical and customer-oriented reimbursement strategies, and proactively communicating payer criteria/terms and practices.

As a Field Reimbursement Manager, you will work closely with Managed Markets, Trade & Sales partners in the field, supporting targeted accounts in resolving reimbursement issues or concerns. You will develop ethical and customer-oriented reimbursement strategies and proactively communicate payer criteria/terms and practices. You will also maintain a high level of Managed Care and related Managed Markets benefit structures, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory influences, and health management programs.

Compliance, Knowledge, & Skills Needed:

  • Does not compromise ethics or integrity, or undertake legal risks while pursuing business goals


  • Demonstrates leadership among peers by consistent application & modeling of appropriate compliance, behavior & conduct


  • Ability to diagnosis complex market and customer problems and propose practical, effective and simple solutions


Reimbursement Related Experience:

  • Experience with physician-administered injectables preferred


  • Excellent reimbursement expertise and payer knowledge preferred


  • Knowledge and experience of legal and regulatory requirements related to the Biotech / Pharmaceutical industries


  • Spends majority of time visiting customer accounts in the field


  • Works with manager, peers and partners in Marketing, Sales and various Managed Markets and Trade groups to review/understand relevant franchise and managed care business plans, tactics, goals, and objectives


  • Spends considerable time and effort working with field partners in Sales reviewing their territory business plans and progress


  • Help to identify reimbursement-specific opportunities or issues, as well as educating partners on the payer landscape


Job Knowledge:

  • Maintain a high level of Managed Care and related Managed Markets benefit structures, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory influences, and health management programs


  • Maintain consistent ability to access and influence key business decision-makers


  • Maintain an outstanding level of Multiple Therapeutic Area knowledge, utilization management techniques, treatment, and reimbursement guidelines


  • Maintain an outstanding level of performance metric analytics


  • Maintain an outstanding ability to prepare and present provider level communications


Planning and Analysis:

  • Maintain an outstanding level of territory planning, organization, and administrative skills


  • Lead territory and all assigned accounts within a set budget


  • Develop and support budgeting requests for specific customer programs


Communications:

  • Demonstrate strong oral, written, and group interpersonal skills


  • Maintain frequent contact with Field Leadership and local field staff


  • In a timely and accurate manner, submit all budgetary information, expenses reports, and required administrative reports to Field Leadership


  • Maintain effective communication with customers and affiliates


Essential Skills/Experience:

  • Bachelors Degree


  • Minimum of 5 years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry


  • Minimum of 2 or more years' sales, managed care or reimbursement experience


  • This job is a field-based role supporting the Oncology teams and is based in the San Diego, CA area. The geography includes San Diego County, Riverside County, South Orange County and Hawaii.


Desirable Skills/Experience:

  • MBA or other related graduate-level degree


  • Two to four years of Biotech or Pharmaceutical Sales experience


  • Two to four years of Managed Markets experience


  • Oncology, Infectious Disease, Respiratory, Inflammation, Autoimmune, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience experience


  • Experience with business planning and market analysis


  • Experience in implementing valuable programs and advisory programs


The annual base salary (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $181,856 - $242,785. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives-an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted
07-Aug-2026

Closing Date

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
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Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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