Senior Manager, Health Economics & Market Access - WATCHMAN

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

 

About the role:

The HEMA Sr. Manager will lead the development and implementation of health policy and reimbursement initiatives for Boston Scientific’s rapidly growing WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Business Unit. 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.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development and management of market access and health economics activities for the WATCHMAN LAAC Business, 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 BSC 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 on 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 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 estimated at 20%, including overnight travel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree 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 device. 

 

 

Requisition ID: 580793

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