Director of Health Economics and Market Access

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

Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

Director, Health Economics and Market Access - Endomechanical and Energy

We are searching for the best talent for Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery business with a focus on the Endomechanical and Energy platforms. This position is located in Cincinnati, OH.

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose: The Director, Health Economics & Market Access for the Endomechanical and Energy platforms, reporting to the Senior Director, HEMA for Energy/Endomech/Robotics, will work in close collaboration with Global Strategic Marketing, Research & Development, Medical, Clinical & Preclinical, and Regional HEMA partners to build and execute fully integrated health economic and market access strategies for the Endomechanical and Energy platforms.

This is a critical role that will (i) shape the market access strategies that include but are not limited to assessing market access needs/trends, (ii) influence the business strategies to leverage market access considerations in the respective therapeutic areas, and (iii) develop and execute required market access and evidence of value strategies to optimize market access, adoption and commercial success.

This role will work closely with R&D and Clinical teams to ensure that HEMA criteria are considered during product development and in clinical trials. They will work closely with regional HEMA partners to ensure that key regional market access requirements are represented in all strategies and will have responsibility for setting overall US market access strategy.

The Director serves as a member and contributor to various cross-functional teams, providing functional expertise and leadership, and actively contributes to the business as a whole. Cross functional partners include R&D, GSM, US marketing, Business Development, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Regional HEMA & Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, HCC and Legal.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the design and implementation of health economics, pricing, and reimbursement research for their respective platforms.
• Evaluate the economic value of products and therapies with clinical and quality of life outcomes data from clinical trials and/or epidemiology studies.
• Support the development and execution of lifecycle economic evidence and market access strategies that enable market access and commercial success.
• Represent the voice of external, non-clinical stakeholders, such as payers and providers; ensure that market access requirements are understood and built into the product pipeline through Target Product Profiles and value propositions that reflect the needs of non-clinical stakeholders for their respective platforms.
• Lead market access activities that include but are not limited to assessing market access needs/trends and developing required market access strategies to optimize market access and commercial success.
• Partner with regions and key geographies to ensure value messages are clearly cascaded and supported by appropriate tools and evidence.
• Manage research activities that include but are not limited to the burden of illness, retrospective database studies, creation of global economic models and value messaging, patient-reported outcomes development and analysis, interpretation of economic, satisfaction and QoL endpoints and results, and training on dissemination tools.
• Work collaboratively with regional HEMA teams to identify evidentiary requirements and potential barriers to access and to secure positive endorsement when applicable from HTA agencies.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, MHA, MBA) in health economics, outcomes research, or healthcare-related field is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in the healthcare industry is required.
• Strong technical background in evidence-based medicine, health economics, reimbursement or health policy with a demonstrated track record of success is required.
• Previous experience working in the Medtech industry is preferred.
• Strong understanding of the healthcare environment, the external marketplace and market access requirements
• Demonstrated ability developing and executing market access strategies for market access and adoption
• Strong understanding of HEMA analytical methods, e.g., statistics and economic modelling. Ensure awareness and use of new and evolving digital techniques (e.g., Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligent Automation (IA)
• Ability to work from strategy development to execution and value creation in a dynamic organization including creating value strategies, development and deployment of evidence supported claims, input to pricing strategy, models, tools and value-based programs (e.g., VBAs) aligned with evidence and business strategy, throughout the product lifecycle.
• A strong understanding of medical delivery systems, reimbursement, market access conditions and health policy trends in major global markets is required.
• Solid knowledge of evidence needed to drive favorable reimbursement and market access is required.
• Experience leading health economic or outcomes research studies from concept through publication (including management of research vendors or consultants) preferred.
• Demonstrated track record in working in a cross-functional, matrixed environment is preferred.
• Global experience highly desirable.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$160,000 - $276,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.