Director Health Economics & Reimbursement

WORKING AT ABBOTT:

At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are recruiting a Global Head of Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R) to serve as the functional leader for our Heart Failure business. This leader will be a member of both the functional and business unit executive leadership teams and is accountable for developing and executing global health economics reimbursement and market access strategies across the full product lifecycle.

The Global Head of HE&R will lead a global strategy through a network of direct indirect regional and cross-functional resources. The role will partner extensively with business clinical medical affairs regulatory commercial finance and regional leadership teams to enable patient access optimize business performance and support sustainable portfolio growth globally.

This role serves as the senior access authority for evidence strategy value-based care alignment health-system economics policy-informed forecasting and reimbursement readiness across the Heart Failure portfolio.

Location: Pleasanton or Santa Clara California

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Business and Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a member of the Heart Failure business unit and functional executive leadership teams shaping product franchise and business strategy globally including clinical and real-world evidence generation regulatory planning commercialization and market development.

• Provide strategic direction and represent the payer provider and health-system economic customer perspective in portfolio development reimbursement strategy and commercialization decisions.

• Shape Heart Failure business strategy by integrating patient access hospitalization economics evidence strategy value-based care incentives payer policy and commercial planning.

• Partner with business and finance leaders to incorporate reimbursement policy evidence and adoption considerations into strategic planning and portfolio investment decisions.

• Advise senior leadership on market entry adoption barriers evidence-generation priorities and reimbursement assumptions within business plans and forecasts.

• Influence cross-functional strategies where health-system incentives local evidence requirements diagnostic pathways and infrastructure readiness determine access feasibility.

Global HE&R Strategy and Lifecycle Leadership

• Lead integrated global access reimbursement health economic and policy strategies across the full product lifecycle from innovation planning and clinical development through commercialization expansion and lifecycle optimization.

• Organize and lead cross-functional teams to develop health economic value messaging reimbursement and coverage strategies based on a deep understanding of physicians practice managers providers payers and health systems.

• Develop differentiated access and value strategies that reflect the unique reimbursement systems healthcare infrastructure and economic incentives of the U.S. established international markets and emerging markets.

• Lead real-world evidence economic modeling and local data-generation strategies to address payer provider policymaker and health-system decision needs.

• Translate clinical value into health-system economic value including the impact of hospitalization readmissions care pathways and system outcomes where benefits may extend beyond direct device payment.

• Elevate access literacy among functional executives and program teams to enable earlier and more effective consideration of reimbursement evidence and economic requirements in the product lifecycle.

Functional Leadership and Capability Building

• Lead and develop a global HE&R organization and network accountable for evidence generation reimbursement strategy policy engagement market development pricing support and access execution.

• Set direction for regional and country HE&R teams managing coding coverage payment evidence and access execution across geographies.

• Build and sustain strong capabilities across HEOR advocacy policy and field reimbursement support to meet the needs of the business and patients.

• Foster collaboration across commercial clinical medical affairs regulatory finance and regional teams to plan for and subsequently accelerate patient access and sustainable growth.

• Develop talent strengthen organizational capabilities and build succession plans across the global HE&R network.

External Stakeholder Leadership

• Lead strategic relationships with providers payers government agencies health systems and other health economic decision makers to shape policy and access pathways.

• Engage hospital executives evidence stakeholders professional societies and government bodies on economic value evidence and reimbursement strategy.

• Build external support for reimbursement and adoption models that recognize avoided hospitalization improved patient outcomes and health-system efficiencies.

• Represent Abbott in high-stakes external engagements and lead senior payer and policy relationships globally as appropriate.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

Required

• Bachelors degree with significant relevant experience or an advanced degree in health economics public health health policy business medicine pharmacy or a related discipline.

• 15 years of relevant experience in health economics reimbursement market access evidence strategy payer strategy health policy or value-based care.

• Deep understanding of U.S. and global healthcare payer systems reimbursement policies technology assessment and medical device commercialization.

• Proven track record establishing or optimizing procedure coding coverage payment evidence strategies and/or access pathways in the U.S. and major global markets.

• Demonstrated success leading global cross-functional teams and influencing senior executives including C-suite engagement on access strategy.

• Experience developing global evidence and value strategies tailored to different health-system incentives and local decision needs.

• Strong business acumen and the ability to inform market entry adoption reimbursement and portfolio investment decisions.

• Excellent executive communication presentation influence and negotiation skills.

Preferred

• Medical device experience in cardiovascular disease heart failure digital health or another high-impact therapeutic area.

• Familiarity with U.S. CMS and private payer processes as well as reimbursement environments across Europe Asia-Pacific and emerging markets.

• Experience with heart failure chronic disease management remote monitoring value-based care or hospitalization-avoidance economics.

• Experience generating and applying real-world evidence for payer provider and health-system decision-making.

• Strong understanding of global care-model variation and infrastructure constraints in emerging markets.

• Publications conference presentations or external policy engagement in HE&R HEOR market access or health policy.

• Passion for elevating adjacent capabilities by positioning access principles as strategic business enablers.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.

• Financial security through competitive compensation incentives and retirement plans.

• Healthcare and well-being programs including medical dental vision wellness and occupational health programs.

• Paid time off.

• Retirement savings with a company match.

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity.