Vice President, Market Access Greater San Jose, CA Area

About Ceribell

Ceribell is a medical technology company focused on transforming the diagnosis and management of patients with serious neurological conditions. The Ceribell System is a novel, point-of-care electroencephalography (“EEG”) platform specifically designed to address the unmet needs of patients in the acute care setting, and is being used in hundreds of community hospitals, large academic facilities and major IDN's across the country. Our entire team is driven by a shared commitment to transforming the landscape of critical care through our rapid seizure detection technology, come join the movement!

Position Overview:

The Vice President of Market Access will own Ceribell’s reimbursement, payer, and health policy strategy to accelerate adoption of our neuro-diagnostic solutions. As a member of the commercial leadership team, this leader is accountable for the coverage, payment, and policy outcomes that enable growth, and serves as the company’s senior authority on reimbursement and health policy.

This role builds and leads the Market Access organization, including strategy, policy, evidence, health economic tooling, and field reimbursement. The VP partners with the CEO, CFO, Chief Revenue Officer, and other executive leaders to ensure the value of Ceribell’s technology is clearly understood by payers, policymakers, and health system leaders.

What you'll do:

Lead the Market Access organization

Build, lead, and develop a team spanning HEOR, payer and policy strategy, health economic tools.

Own headcount planning, budget, and vendor and consultant strategy

Set functional goals, MBOs, and operating cadence

Own payment and access strategy and external relationships

Own the multi-year payment and access roadmap for Ceribell’s portfolio, including POC EEG and emerging neuromonitoring technologies

Lead strategy for new and existing payment pathways, including MS-DRG and add-on payment mechanisms, and pursue coding and coverage pathways (e.g., CPT/HCPCS, payer medical policy) where they support adoption

Anticipate and mitigate payment risk, not only pursue upside

Identify and resolve barriers across payment, hospital workflows, and provider economics in ED, ICU, and inpatient settings

Cultivate senior relationships with MAC medical directors, national and regional commercial payers, Medicaid plans, IDNs, CMS staff, and health system CFOs

Oversee payer and health system education initiatives that highlight Ceribell’s clinical evidence, economic value, and outcomes impact

Represent Ceribell as a thought leader at industry, payer, and policy forums

Drive federal policy and regulatory strategy

Own CMS rulemaking strategy (IPPS, OPPS, PFS, NTAP, and TCET pathways), including comment letters and public testimony

Engage CMS, Congress, and policymakers on Breakthrough Device payment policy

Manage relationships with trade associations, coalitions, specialty societies (e.g., AdvaMed, neurology and critical care societies), and outside counsel and consultants

Set evidence and health economic strategy

Set the evidence generation strategy and prioritize investment across HEOR, real-world evidence, and publications to support payer, hospital, and policy goals

Co-own the evidence plan with the CMO and Medical Affairs

Oversee budget impact models and cost-effectiveness analyses that clearly articulate Ceribell’s clinical and financial impact

Lead health economic tooling

Own the strategy, development, and governance of health economic tools, including economic impact calculators, budget impact models, and program cost comparisons for payers, hospitals, and health systems

Ensure tools are built on validated, defensible assumptions and are tailored to different hospital types and care settings

Equip sales leadership and field teams with these tools, along with the training and guidance to use them effectively with hospital C-suite and finance buyers

Keep tools current as payment policy and evidence evolve

Partner with Commercial

Set the standard for how economic and reimbursement value is communicated to payers and health system leaders

Support strategic IDN and health system engagements where access and economics intersect

Quantify and report the impact of access wins and risks to the executive team and Board

Lead field reimbursement

Own the field reimbursement organization and its operating model, including structure, coverage model, and alignment with sales territories and strategic accounts

Ensure hospital customers have timely, accurate reimbursement support, including coding, billing, and claims guidance across ED, ICU, and inpatient settings

Define standards for compliant reimbursement communication and support, in partnership with Legal and Compliance

Partner with sales leadership so field reimbursement is integrated into account planning and contract activation

Other responsibilities as assigned by your Manager/Supervisor

What We're Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in health policy, business, science, public health, or a related field; MBA, MPH, MHA, or JD preferred

15+ years of experience in the medical device, diagnostics, or digital health industry, with 8+ years directly in market access, reimbursement, HEOR, or health policy

5+ years leading and developing teams, including managers or directors, ideally including a field-based reimbursement or customer reimbursement support team

Led a successful payment pathway end to end (e.g., NTAP, MS-DRG assignment, new CPT code, or national coverage), ideally for a novel or Breakthrough-designated technology

Deep expertise in U.S. reimbursement, particularly inpatient: DRG payment, CMS policy and rulemaking, NTAP/TCET, commercial payer processes, and medical policy development; working knowledge of CPT/HCPCS

Experience building or overseeing health economic models and tools used by commercial teams

Experience building compliant field reimbursement programs and partnering closely with sales leadership

Experience advising C-suite and Board and representing the company externally with CMS and policymakers

Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex clinical and economic evidence into persuasive payer and executive messaging

Experience in high-growth or public-company environments preferred

Compensation Range

$280,000—$320,000 USD

A candidate’s final salary offer will be based on their skills, education, work location and experience, and thus it may differ from the posted range. Compensation may also include bonuses consistent with Ceribell’s corporate compensation plan. Note, the above description is not all-encompassing and Ceribell reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time.

In addition to your base compensation, Ceribell offers eligible employees the following:

Performance-based incentive compensation (varies by role)

Equity opportunities

100% Employer paid Health Benefits for Employees

50% - 70% Employer paid Health, Dental & Vision for dependents (depending on plan selection)

100% paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) with a generous company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a discount

Monthly cell phone stipend

Flexible paid time off

13 Paid Holidays + 3 Company Wellness Days

Excellent parental leave policy

Fantastic culture with tremendous career advancement opportunities

Joining a mission-minded organization!

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Other Job Details

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