Traci Davidson Kinunen

Traci Davidson Kinunen, COC, PACS, serves as the Key Account Reimbursement and Access Manager at Merz Therapeutics since October 2021. In this role, Traci employs expertise as a Certified Outpatient Coder to ensure accurate coding for patient encounters, thus facilitating appropriate reimbursement for healthcare facilities. Traci's responsibilities include identifying payer trends, conducting surveillance, and providing strategic guidance to stakeholders while supporting complex disease state coding and billing. Previous experience encompasses positions such as Field Reimbursement Manager at Relypsa, Territory Account Manager at ZS Pharma, Specialty Sales Representative at Shire, and roles at Amgen and other pharmaceutical companies. Traci's early career includes a background as a Critical Care Registered Nurse in a burn intensive care unit following nursing education at Kansas Wesleyan University.