General Director, Health Economics Reimbursement Policy

$204,800 - $307,200/Yr

MDU Medtronic USA Inc - Jacksonville, FL

Full-time - Senior

Jacksonville, FL

About the position

The Health Economics Reimbursement Policy (HEPR) Director for Medtronic's Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Operating Unit is a pivotal role responsible for leading the global reimbursement strategy, supporting new business development, and ensuring effective product launch for ENT therapies. This position focuses on understanding and communicating the clinical and economic evidence necessary for securing payer coverage and sustainable payments, while collaborating with various stakeholders to establish and maintain reimbursement strategies across different geographies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide guidance to the HEPR ENT team regarding strategic reimbursement direction and initiatives aligned with key business priorities.
• Create and execute comprehensive market access strategies integrating pricing, reimbursement, health technology assessment, evidence-based medicine review, and health economic modeling activities.
• Design, develop, and implement an integrated approach to all aspects of the payer value proposition from early development through and beyond the loss of exclusivity.
• Communicate the unique attributes of therapeutic area drugs/medical devices to external multi-stakeholders to ensure recognition of the drug's/device's value proposition and maximize market uptake.
• Work collectively with payers, including HTA, reimbursement influencers, and other decision-makers to ensure fair reimbursement systems.
• Develop strategic studies with the end customer in mind to favorably impact pricing, reimbursement, market access, and market uptake.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative pricing research.
• Collaborate with Health Economics/Outcomes Research to design pricing strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in health policy, health services research, economics, biostatistics, epidemiology, public administration, clinical research or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated strong influence management skills and ability to lead teams and work effectively across competing organizations.
• Ability to research and strategically apply technical reimbursement knowledge to various business situations.
• Demonstrated competence in international reimbursement, coding, coverage, and payment, with a key understanding of health care economics and multi-government health care systems.
• Master's degree in health policy, business administration, public administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience in Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Industry Health Policy / Strategic Reimbursement experience.
• Experience with industry clinical trial management.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
• Annual long-term incentive plan