Director, Health Economics & Reimbursement, Field - Cardiac Rhythm Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee the U.S. Cardiac Rhythm Management Field Health Economics & Reimbursement team.

• Implement field reimbursement strategies that enhance customer access, encourage therapy adoption, and align with business goals across the CRM portfolio.

• Set priorities, distribute resources, and drive execution plans to tackle reimbursement challenges and enhance patient access.

• Collaborate with Commercial Excellence, Sales, Marketing, Division Business Partners, Therapy Access, Clinical teams, and other cross-functional partners.

• Offer strategic insights regarding reimbursement, coverage, coding, payment, and access dynamics.

• Lead and cultivate a high-achieving team of field reimbursement specialists.

• Establish connections with healthcare providers, hospital economic stakeholders, physicians, government agencies, payers, professional societies, and industry associations.

• Analyze reimbursement trends, policy modifications, market access opportunities, and associated risks.

• Create reimbursement education materials, economic value communications, and customer-facing resources.

• Oversee departmental budgets, resource allocation, and investment choices.

• Ensure adherence to FDA regulations, company policies, and relevant healthcare laws.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and over 15 years of experience in health economics, reimbursement, market access, healthcare consulting, medical device, pharmaceutical, or related healthcare sectors.

• Extensive knowledge of U.S. reimbursement, coverage, coding, payment systems, and healthcare economics.

• Strong comprehension of provider and payer market dynamics.

• Proven track record in leading field-based, customer-facing organizations and nurturing high-performance teams in complex matrix environments.

• Demonstrated capacity to formulate and implement reimbursement and patient access strategies.

• Experience collaborating with commercial leadership on sales, marketing, customer engagement, and market development goals.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders, customers, payers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience working with CMS, commercial payers, hospital administrators, physicians, and healthcare decision-makers.

• Demonstrated financial acumen, including managing departmental budgets, resource planning, and business strategy.

• Ability to make strategic decisions in complex and uncertain environments and convert priorities into actionable field strategies.

• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, PhD, MD, or equivalent) is preferred.

• Preferred experience in cardiovascular, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, or other medical device fields.

• Formal education in health economics, healthcare administration, public health, epidemiology, health services research, health policy, or related fields is preferred.

• Experience supporting product launches, market development initiatives, and customer adoption strategies is preferred.

• Experience engaging with national provider organizations, professional societies, and healthcare policy stakeholders is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Free medical coverage for employees through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.

• Excellent retirement savings plan with significant employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement offered.

• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.

• FreeU education benefit and pathway to a bachelor’s degree.

• Opportunities for career development and training.

• Tuition assistance provided.

• Competitive compensation and incentive packages.

• Retirement plans with company matching.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs.

• Paid time off available.

• Equal opportunity employer committed to fostering employee diversity.