Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs Manager

About the Job

Help shape the policies and professional standards that support high-quality neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic care.

AANEM is seeking a Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs Manager to advance our reimbursement, coding, regulatory, quality, and professional-standards priorities. In this role, you’ll translate complex policies into practical guidance for physicians, support regulatory responses, and collaborate with physician leaders to develop resources that strengthen clinical practice.

Reporting to the Health Policy, Standards, and Legal Affairs Director, you’ll manage projects at the intersection of health policy, physician reimbursement, and medical association operations.

What You’ll Do

Analyze Policy and Support Physician Practices

• Monitor Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer developments affecting physician payment, coding, billing, coverage, prior authorization, and quality reporting.
• Analyze payment and regulatory changes, identify their implications for members, and prepare summaries and recommendations.
• Respond to member questions and develop practical coding and reimbursement resources, including AANEM’s annual coding guide, FAQs, articles, and alerts.

Coordinate Regulatory and Professional-Standards Initiatives

• Research proposed and final federal and state regulations and draft policy analyses, regulatory comment letters, and member communications for Director review.
• Track deadlines and coordinate internal review, approval, and submission of regulatory responses.
• Support the development and maintenance of evidence-based guidelines, consensus statements, professional standards, and related practice resources.

Support CPT and RUC Activities

• Serve as the primary staff resource for AANEM’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) activities.
• Prepare research, code applications, survey materials, and briefing documents for physician advisors.
• Attend meetings as assigned and support work related to code development, valuation, payment, and implementation.

Manage Committee Projects and Communications

• Serve as staff liaison to the Practice Issues Review Panel, associated task forces, and the Recognition for Fellowships Committee.
• Coordinate literature reviews, document development, stakeholder review, manuscript preparation, and publication timelines.
• Manage fellowship-recognition applications, applicant communications, committee review materials, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with staff and physician volunteers to deliver clear member communications and maintain accurate committee records and Board materials.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in health policy, reimbursement, coding, billing, regulatory affairs, health information management, medical association management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of physician coding and billing, reimbursement policy, payer coverage policies, or Medicare payment policy.
• Experience analyzing regulations and drafting regulatory comments.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, practical guidance.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Sound judgment, discretion, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with physician leaders, volunteers, members, and staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and web-based project management or database systems.

Preferred

• A relevant coding, reimbursement, health-information, or policy credential, such as CPC, CCS, CMRS, or RHIA.
• Experience with CPT, RUC, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, commercial payer policies, quality reporting, or physician-practice reimbursement.
• Experience supporting physician committees, volunteer leaders, or professional medical associations.
• Experience in neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, electrodiagnostic medicine, or a related specialty. Specialty experience is helpful but not required.

Position Details

• Employment: Full-time
• Location and work arrangement: Rochester, MN onsite
• Salary range: $68,000-$90,000
• Benefits: [401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
  

Travel: Required attendance at AANEM’s Annual Meeting each fall, with additional travel for CPT, RUC, committee, or other meetings as assigned.

The role involves regular computer-based work and managing multiple concurrent projects. Annual Meeting duties may include extended hours, prolonged standing and walking, moving among meeting locations, and lifting or pushing materials weighing approximately 25–30 pounds. Routine office work may occasionally require lifting up to 15 pounds.

How to Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to careers@aanem.org or apply through LinkedIn.

AANEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This posting summarizes the position’s primary responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change based on organizational needs.