Associate Director, HEMA, Surgical Robotics
About The Position
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Johnson & Johnson is recruiting an Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Robotic and Digital business, with a focus on surgical robotics. Reporting to the Director, HEMA (Robotics and Digital Solutions), the Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access for Surgical Robotics partners cross-functionally to build and execute integrated health economic and market access strategies for the OTTAVA Platform. This role will: (i) identify evidence gaps and collaborate with hospitals to execute economic studies and real-world evidence generation (e.g., retrospective EMR studies, time-and-motion studies, analysis analyses); (ii) partner with hospital administrators and surgeons to understand and execute evidence generation opportunities to demonstrate the clinical, operational and economic value of J&J’s robotic products; (iii) partner with Clinical on protocol design so endpoints and health economics data address access needs; (iv) lead evidence dissemination, including customer-facing materials that support the value proposition and adoption of J&J’s robotic products; and (v) partner with regional HEMA teams to ensure key regional requirements inform the overall US market access strategy.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, MHA, MBA) in a healthcare-related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
- Experience in hospital operations, healthcare consulting or the MedTech industry
- Strategic thinking to translate clinical and operational questions into a rigorous, pragmatic evidence program.
- Communication and storytelling skills to translate complex evidence into succinct value narratives and customer materials.
- Influencing and collaboration skills; credibility with clinical, commercial, and hospital audiences.
- Healthcare acumen and understanding of the external marketplace and market access requirements that drive adoption.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working in a hospital setting with management responsibility for robotic service lines is highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of OR operations and robotic surgery programs (e.g., scheduling, staffing models, clinical pathways, key performance indicators).
- Clinical operations literacy and fluency with OR workflows and the language of surgical teams and hospital administrators.
- Analytical rigor and attention to detail (sound study designs, transparent assumptions, reproducible analyses).
- Ability to interpret and communicate health economic deliverables (e.g., cost analyses, budget impact analyses).
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including contracting and partnering with hospitals, clinicians, and administrators.
- Project management experience leading health outcomes research from concept through publication, including hospital and vendor coordination.
Responsibilities
- Lead the economic evidence strategy for surgical robotics by identifying evidence gaps and prioritizing endpoints and studies that support the value proposition and stakeholder needs.
- Co-design pragmatic, feasible study protocols with hospital partners and the Clinical team.
- Oversee study execution, including site selection, data collection, and analysis.
- Translate evidence into customer-facing materials (e.g., value story brief, cost-of-care analysis, hospital case studies) for hospital C-suite and administrative leaders.
- Partner with US Sales and global teams to deliver consistent value messages supported by appropriate education, tools, and evidence.
- Assess market access needs and trends and help develop strategies to support adoption and commercial success.
- Represent the voice of external, non-clinical stakeholders (e.g., hospital administrators) and ensure market access requirements are reflected in the product pipeline and value proposition.
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (varies by state)
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
