Market Access Manager

Description

Location: Needham, MA (Greater Boston Area)

Work Arrangement: On-site, 5 days per week

About Pi-Cardia

Pi-Cardia is a growth-stage medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for structural heart disease. Founded in Israel, with expanding operations in the United States, Pi-Cardia combines clinical excellence, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial agility. Our team works closely with leading physicians and global partners to bring meaningful, life-improving therapies to patients worldwide. We are building a high-performance organization that balances rapid growth with operational discipline, regulatory excellence, and a strong people-first culture.

Position Overview

Pi-Cardia is seeking a Market Access Manager to support the development and execution of market access strategies for ShortCut and future technologies. This individual will play a key role in advancing reimbursement initiatives, supporting healthcare providers, coordinating real-world evidence activities, and partnering across Clinical, Commercial, Marketing, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs.

Working closely with the Director of Market Access, the Market Access Manager will lead day-to-day execution of market access programs, provide reimbursement support to hospitals and physicians, and help generate the evidence and resources needed to support product adoption and long-term reimbursement success.

Key Responsibilities

Market Access Strategy & Execution

• Support development and execution of reimbursement strategies across coding, coverage, and payment.
• Monitor reimbursement policies, payment updates, and market trends to identify opportunities and risks.
• Develop reimbursement tools, educational materials, and customer-facing resources.
•  Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure market access considerations are incorporated into commercial and clinical initiatives.

Field Reimbursement Support

• Serve as a market access resource for hospitals, physicians, and field teams.
• Provide reimbursement education and training to customer sites.
• Support hospital onboarding and implementation of reimbursement best practices.
• Assist with coding, billing, payment, and documentation questions from customers.
• Track customer needs and identify trends that inform future market access initiatives.

Evidence Generation

• Coordinate real-world evidence and health economics projects that support reimbursement objectives.
• Collaborate with Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, and external investigators to support data collection and publication efforts.
• Help identify evidence gaps and support development of market access evidence plans.

Project Management

• Lead execution of market access projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate external consultants, vendors, and professional societies as needed.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, budgets, and project documentation.
• Track key reimbursement initiatives and communicate progress to leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Finance.
• Support development of internal training materials and sales enablement resources.
• Represent Market Access on cross-functional project teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in market access, reimbursement, health economics, provider relations, or medical device commercialization.
• Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, public health, healthcare administration, or a related field
• Experience supporting hospital reimbursement, coding, coverage, or payment initiatives.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in cardiovascular or structural heart medical devices.
• Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement, inpatient hospital payment, and physician payment systems.
• Experience with coding, coverage, payment, health economics, or real-world evidence generation.
• Experience working with healthcare providers, hospital administrators, and external consultants.

Annual base salary range: $100,000–$120,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Pi-Cardia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.