Reimbursement Manager EMEA Cardiac Structural Heart

Purpose of the role is to lead the development and execution of the reimbursement and health economic strategies to secure optimal reimbursement and funding for designated Cardiac Surgery and Structural Heart products and to support the establishment of these therapies, as the "standard of care" within key markets in EMEA. This role will in particular focus on reimbursement of innovative new therapies, such as transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) and perfusion products for cardiac surgery.

The Reimbursement Manager will work as a partner to the company's businesses in developing clinical and economic evidence, health economic evaluations, value propositions, and customer-facing economic tools. This role will forge close, cross-functional working relationships with reimbursement, marketing, clinical affairs, government affairs, pricing and other functions across the business. Working collaboratively, the Reimbursement Manager will facilitate the understanding and prioritization of market access needs across EMEA countries, develop appropriate health economic tools or value propositions to address those needs, and direct both in-house and outsourced execution of those plans. To achieve these goals, he/she will develop a deep understanding of company products, country-specific issues, policy impacts, and the types of evidence that are appropriate for supporting business unit and regional priorities.

A Day in the Life

Deliver relevant evidence and tools to meet EMEA countries' HTA (Health Technology Assessment), reimbursement and funding needs, to expand market access of company's technologies, in particular TMVR and perfusion products for cardiac surgery.
· Use your specialist knowledge of health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) methodologies to optimize Health Technology Assessments (HTA), Reimbursement applications, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) funding mechanisms, Value Based HealthCare (VBHC) programs including risk sharing contracts, and Hospital- or Payer-level business cases
· Provide input to evidence development plans including input to clinical study design, including measurement of healthcare utilization and patient reported outcomes / quality of life
· Execute health economic projects including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-of-illness analyses and budget impact analyses to support market access strategies
· Develop product value stories and deliver regional value dossiers for effective and timely use in EMEA countries
· Analyze and communicate clinical & economic evidence to target audiences within the region, including publication of research findings
· Be an internal expert on reimbursement of structural heart products and identify risks and opportunities for business planning processes
· Provide therapy specific and general reimbursement/HE education and training to key internal and external audiences within region

Expected travel: approximately 20% of regular working time

Must Have: Minimum Requirements
· Postgraduate degree (MS, MPH, MPP, MBA, PhD or MD) in Economics, Health Economics, Life Sciences, Health Policy or related field required
· 7+ years market access experience for medical devices or pharmaceutical products (reimbursement, health economics, HTA and funding applications)
· 7+ years' experience in health economics, outcomes research or medical device technology assessment with a track record of successful reimbursement and funding applications in the health care environment
· Good knowledge of the application, development and review of health economic models
· Experience in conducting outcomes research projects and developing value propositions
· Good knowledge of reimbursement systems in Europe
· Fluent in English
· Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work across cultures, strong project management skills, results orientation, quality orientation
Nice to have
· Additional European languages
· Record of publication in peer reviewed journals
· Ability to work comfortably and collaboratively in a complex, matrix organization.
· Strong interpersonal and cultural competencies
· Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to diverse non-technical audiences.
· Cardiology knowledge