Sr. Manager HEMA, Cardiac

About the role:
This role involves extensive cross-functional and global collaboration to provide strategic guidance for market access initiatives and to ensure appropriate reimbursement for existing and emerging technologies. 
 
Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development and management of market access and health economics activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and execute market access and reimbursement strategies in the US and support implementation in global markets. 
• Monitor and proactively influence health policy developments that impact reimbursement of the products. 
• Identify optimal reimbursement pathways for portfolio pipeline (coding/coverage/payment) 
• Collaborate with new product development teams and clinical/regulatory colleagues to ensure health economics and market access needs are incorporated into product development plans, clinical trials, and regulatory strategies
• Participate as contributing member of cross-functional evidence planning teams.
• Identify and respond to sales needs for reimbursement and economic resources and tools (e.g., coding guides, economic calculators, documentation best practices)
• Develop and oversee in-service training for sales colleagues and other cross-functional team members to increase awareness and understanding of health economics and market access competencies and their role in supporting a product’s success.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 
• 7+ years of experience in the medical industry, including experience supporting reimbursement strategies for a medical device manufacturer.
• Strong understanding of US health care policy and payment systems, including hospital and physician reimbursement. 
• Ability to communicate complex health policy and financial information to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience working across teams and/or functions to accomplish objectives.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Domestic travel is estimated at 20%, including overnight travel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degrees such as an MS, MPH, MBA, MPH, MHA in health policy, health economics, healthcare administration, health services research, or similar discipline 
• Interventional Cardiology industry experience
• Expertise in global market access, health policy, and reimbursement
• Experience with new technology reimbursement pathways, particularly devices.