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Tandem Diabetes Care

Develops subcutaneous insulin pumps and software

Health Insurance and Reimbursement Team Lead

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeFrankfurt, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree, for example in health management, business administration, social insurance, or health administration, or comparable vocational training, such as social insurance specialist or healthcare management specialist.
  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in reimbursement management, health insurance administration, healthcare, patient services, or a comparable regulated environment.
  • Several years of disciplinary leadership or formal leadership experience with an operational team.
  • Sound practical knowledge of the statutory and private health insurance systems in Germany and Austria.
  • Experience with reimbursement claims, prescriptions, approvals, payer documentation, and case-related processing.
  • Confidence managing workloads, service levels, team capacity, and operational performance metrics.
  • Experience with customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, workflow, or case management systems, as well as operational reports and dashboards.
  • A structured, solution-oriented working style and a strong sense of quality and responsibility.
  • Strong service orientation and clear, reliable communication.
  • Very good written and spoken German and English.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of insurance specialists, fostering a cooperative, accountable, and service-oriented team culture.
  • Manage operational insurance and reimbursement processes for Germany and Austria, with a prospective expansion to Switzerland.
  • Define clear goals and performance metrics, conduct regular individual and team meetings, and support employees’ professional and personal development.
  • Allocate work according to case volume, complexity, urgency, and available capacity, and ensure reliable staffing and coverage plans.
  • Ensure health insurance cases, reimbursement applications, prescriptions, approvals, and supporting documents are processed completely, accurately, and on time.
  • Monitor open, delayed, or rejected cases and help the team resolve missing documents, payer queries, and other operational obstacles.
  • Act as the first escalation point for particularly complex, urgent, or business-critical cases, ensuring structured handling and transparent communication.
  • Analyze case volumes, processing times, backlogs, data quality, error rates, and service quality, and implement concrete improvements based on the findings.
  • Develop standards, work instructions, checklists, and escalation paths, and reduce processing times, errors, and unnecessary handoffs through practical process improvements.
  • Ensure consistent use of relevant customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, and case management systems, and support system improvements, testing, and useful automation initiatives.
  • Establish structured onboarding and ongoing knowledge management so the team can reliably follow processes, use systems, and meet quality requirements.
  • Work closely with Market Access, Sales, Customer Support, Finance, Purchasing, Commercial Operations, IT, Human Resources, and Quality to ensure clear responsibilities and smooth handoffs.
  • Ensure sensitive health, customer, and business data are handled confidentially and processes comply with internal quality, data protection, and compliance requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the Swiss healthcare system or willingness to develop that knowledge as part of the role.
  • Additional qualifications in personnel leadership, health administration, operational management, or process optimization.
  • Experience in a regulated medical technology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or patient services environment.
  • Knowledge of diabetes care, medical technology, or durable medical equipment.
  • Experience in an international or regional organization.
  • Experience standardizing complex administrative processes or working on continuous improvement projects.
  • Experience with automation, system implementations, user acceptance testing, or developing operational dashboards.
  • Knowledge of another language.

About the Company

Tandem Diabetes Care

Develops subcutaneous insulin pumps and software

Tandem Diabetes Care designs and sells insulin pumps and related software for people with diabetes. Its flagship product is the t:slim X2 insulin pump, a subcutaneous device that delivers insulin and can work with other diabetes management devices through interoperable technology. A key feature is Basal-IQ, which uses continuous glucose monitoring data to predict low blood sugar and pause insulin delivery to prevent hypoglycemia. The company generates revenue from selling pumps and accessories like infusion sets and cartridges, as well as software updates and subscriptions for advanced management features, creating recurring income. Tandem differentiates itself with interoperable hardware and software that aim to simplify diabetes care and integrate with other devices, not just sell a single pump. Its goal is to improve diabetes management and quality of life by providing user-friendly, connected insulin delivery and management solutions for patients aged six and older.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
2006

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