What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Manager, Market Access - US - Medical Device position at System One?
Title: Senior Manager, Market Access & Health Economics
Type: Full time, Permanent opportunity
Location: 100% remote
Salary: 145k-180k with 20% Target Bonus, LTIs, Benefits
MUST HAVES:
- MS degree required (PhD health economics modelling preferred)
- 5 years of market access experience in US market in the medical device industry. Must include:
- Working with commercial and/or public payors and US health policy environment.
- Extensive experience with reimbursement and US payor environment.
- Strong health economics expertise including economic modeling and value dossiers.
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Market Access & Health Economics (US) leads the strategy for coverage, coding and reimbursement as well as payor relations that result in adoption of the products and solutions offered by the company. This leadership position plays a key role in defining health economic models in close cooperation with market access partners for other regions to ensure consistency. The role is accountable for the impact of market access within their assigned geography. Works with both public and commercial payors (national and regional). A key responsibility is telling the story of existing evidence and value to patients of the company’s products through various means to payors. Success in these efforts is evidenced by increased uptake of the therapeutic apheresis system, automated red blood cell exchange, blood unit collection, cell therapy and related products.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads all aspects of Market Access actions in North America
- Works cross-functionally with Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Governmental Affairs, Commercial, Medical Affairs and Regional Marketing colleagues in North America.
- Supports the commercial teams with customer reimbursement, coverage or health economics related questions.
- Acts as regional reimbursement expert, responding to internal questions, giving presentations and creating materials for the Medical Affairs, Scientific Marketing and Therapeutic Sales group.
- Promotes Market Access milestones and successes through various established and approved information channels.
- Identifies drivers and barriers for market access, develops and executes plans to address market access needs
- Leverages health economics expertise to deliver the economic value proposition of the company’s solution to physicians, clinicians, payors and health care professionals
- Develops payor information materials that demonstrate the added value of the company’s solutions. Leads all interaction with payors within N. America
- Keeps abreast of current changes in market access and reimbursement; provides information internally and externally on health economics, pricing and reimbursement for therapeutic apheresis and related fields. Responsible for responding to customer inquiries relating to policy and health economics.
- Identifies opportunities for health economic publications (posters, talks, and full publication) that support the value proposition of the company’s solutions. Manages the process of obtaining those publications.
- Represents company on relevant working groups.
- Maintains awareness of regulations governing promotional claims for health economics; ensures all regulatory and compliance internal and external guidelines are followed.
- Builds relationships with key clinical and outcomes thought leaders, resulting in research collaboration.
- Develops the regional Market Access strategy for annual planning and execution.
Health Economic Modelling
- Develop health economic models to assess cost-effectiveness and budget impact in partnership with other internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate economic insights into product value strategies.
- Ensure models align with current industry standards and payor expectations.
- Provide training and guidance on health economic principles to internal stakeholders.
- Leverage advanced data analytics to extract insights and support evidence-based decision-making.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Master’s degree and/or equivalent experience, strongly preferred, PhD in health economics a plus.
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device industry is preferred.
- Experience working with commercial and/or public payors and US health policy environment.
- Experience interacting with governmental agencies is also considered relevant.
- The ideal candidate has owned the market access role during a product launch in the US market and has worked in close collaboration with other business functions (medical affairs, governmental affairs, legal, regulatory, marketing and sales) in prior roles.
- Project management expertise
- Experienced in immunology, hematology and therapeutic apheresis preferred but not required.
- Excellent organizational, written and oral communications skills.
Skills and Competencies
- Ability to work self-directed, independently, and as a part of the global market access team.
- Ability to create value dossiers and presentations in support of health economic initiatives.
- Interpersonal skills allowing frequent cross-functional cooperation and collaboration are required.
- Fluent in English.
- Experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at conferences preferred.
- Ideally knowledgeable about therapeutic apheresis application, patient treatment options and clinical studies.
- Ability to creatively problem solve.
- Strong presentation skills.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Up to 30% travel, including international travel is required.
- Remote candidates will be considered
- Typical Office Environment requirements include reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.
Ref: #558-Scientific