Senior HEMA Manager - ICTx - Intracoronary Lithotripsy (IVL)

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills; US-DC-Washington; US-MA-Marlborough

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About the role:
The Senior Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA) Manager will work in close collaboration with stakeholders in Interventional Cardiology Therapies and Corporate HEMA to lead and execute market access strategy for coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). The Senior HEMA Manager will develop methods to positively advocate and remove barriers to access and to ensure coverage and reimbursement for the division’s emerging technologies and commercially marketed products (e.g. coronary and peripheral lithotripsy).

 

Successful candidates will have excellent technical expertise in the areas of healthcare administration and delivery, facility and physician reimbursement, and health economic value messaging. Candidates will exhibit outstanding communication skills with the ability to present complex information to a broad and diverse group of key stakeholders and will have the ability to convey the unique capabilities that Boston Scientific has in this market. The role is ideal for high performing team leaders who excel at both strategy and execution. 

 

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in a local Boston Scientific office at least three days per week.

 

Visa Sponsorship

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as product portfolio lead in the tracking, review and analysis of annual CMS rulemaking for IPPS, OPPS, ASC and PFS, and track commercial coverage policies.
• Collaborate with HEMA Analysts to prepare internal and external communications and training materials.
• Collaborate with Corporate HEMA team to develop comments in response to topics of importance to the Interventional Cardiology Business, and proactively and strategically engage with national commercial payers to address any private insurance coverage challenges, with strategic guidance from HEMA Directors to positively influence our business.
• Serve as technical expert on cardiovascular coding topics relevant to Interventional Cardiology procedures and services. Provide coding expertise to the IC-HEMA team in support of data analytics initiatives, Health Economics research (incl. Real World Evidence), and market assessments.
• Develop and deliver educational content on health policy, reimbursement, and documentation topics for HEMA colleagues, cross-functional colleagues and sales team representatives. Prepare FAQs related to reimbursement and documentation topics of importance to our customers. Support HEMA Analysts in reviewing customer inquiries and assisting with responses as needed.
• Coordinate with Senior HEMA team members and global HEMA partners to develop market access assessments, health economic and clinical strategy to facilitate global reimbursement and funding, and influence franchise plans. 
• Align with and collaborate closely with sales management and teams to educate key hospitals, physicians, other HCPs on product coding, coverage and reimbursement driving acceptance and utilization.
• Track OUS regional reimbursement methods and trends to inform and improve strategic and tactical planning and execution.

• Monitor policy and competitive landscape developments that impact the reimbursement of BSC products and communicate to HEMA team and senior leaders as appropriate.

• Maintain proficiency in current and evolving health policy topics to inform HEMA strategies and landscape assessments, especially for emerging markets. Serve as content expert for the divisional HEMA team and the liaison to Payer Relations and Global Health Policy team at Corporate.
• Present complex information to a broad and diverse group of stakeholders. 

 

Required qualifications:

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