Director, Market Access

JOB DESCRIPTION:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the development and execution of Market Access activities with the ultimate aim of securing appropriate funding/reimbursement for CRM/SH/NEM technologies to maximizing patient access

• •Monitor and analyze health policy and funding developments and their business impact for divisions
• •Identify policy priorities and develop activities how to leverage those priorities to gain market access and/or to protect or improve existing market share
• •Develop and execute the reimbursement plan for China
• •Lead and further develop the health economics & reimbursement team in China
• •Lead the development and use of health economic evidence in support of reimbursement
• •Lead the tender business through appropriate government affairs activities
• •Identify clear objectives and action plans in pursuit of market access and reimbursement/funding.
• •Partner with internal and external stakeholders in pursuit of these objectives.
• •Communicate progress to China country leadership, and to AP and ID health economics & reimbursement functions.
• •Ensure alignment with the Tendering, Marketing and Clinical functions in pursuit of market access and funding.
• •Ensure alignment with ID Health Economics & Reimbursement and the Asia Health Economics & Reimbursement Director to create ID-wide synergies and coherence.
• •Seek cross-industry alliances where appropriate in support of market access of technology innovation.
• •Assess the need for robust clinical evidence and health economics data for non-clinical stakeholders, and manage the relationship and contract with government institutions and related stakeholders.
• •Partner with individual customers (KOLs) and scientific associations in support of market access activities.
• •Lead the creation, use and communication of health economic evidence for national reimbursement and market access activities.
• •Ensure adequate training of staff on reimbursement and government affairs to allow for appropriate support.

REQUIREMENTS:

Industry Experience:

• •Previous ‘hands on’ experience in a Market Access related role within a global organization
• •Previous experience within the medical devices industry advantageous

Skills:

• •The position requires a team player with leadership skills and diplomacy in dealing with numerous internal and external customers
• •Excellent communication skills are indispensable to ensure full buy-in of multi-disciplinary teams into the government affairs and reimbursement activities
• •Fluent English is required
• •High degree of integrity and diplomacy are essential. Experienced working with clinical data and data needs.
• •Experienced negotiator and team player.
• •“Can do” mentality with thought-through and prompt execution and high level of responsibility
• •Strong commercial acumen and credibility with company leadership and business functions.

Knowledge:

• •Good knowledge of the reimbursement and funding environment for medical devices in China.
• •Proven track record of successful government affairs activities for medical devices
• •Track record of successful exposure to meetings with clinicians, health care decision makers and other stakeholders and an existing stakeholder network to tap from
• •Analytical competencies to structure complex issues, synthesize key points and communicate and present in an easy to understand manner.
• •Ability to analyze and express judgment, to think strategically and to implement.
• •Ideally: Expertise in applying health economic evidence for market access activities.

The base pay for this position is

N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Market Access

DIVISION:

CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION:

China > Beijing : Rm1201,Sun Palace Building,No.12Taiyanggong Middle Road,ChaoYang District, Beijing

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable