Associate Director, Health Economics and Market Access - Robotics

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Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Outcomes Research

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Associate Director, Health Economics and Market Access – Robotics

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We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Robotic and Digital business with a focus on the flexible robotics business. This position is located in Santa Clara, CA and follows a hybrid schedule (three days in the office and two days remotely per week).

Purpose:

The Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access for Flexible Robotics, reports to the Director HEMA, Robotics and Digital Solutions. This role will work in close collaboration with cross functional partners to build and execute integrated health economic and market access strategies for the MONARCH Platform.

The Associate Director serves as a member and contributor to various cross-functional teams, providing functional expertise and contribute to strategy development, guiding design and implementation of health economics, pricing, and reimbursement research for their respective platforms. Cross functional partners include Research & Development, Global Strategic Marketing, US marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Regional HEMA & Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Health Care Compliance and Legal.

You would be responsible for:

• Supporting evidence development and societal advocacy for coding and coverage initiatives.
• Educating and supporting field sales team on reimbursement-related issues, including coverage, coding, and payment.
• Representing the voice of external, non-clinical stakeholders to ensure that market access requirements are understood and built into the product pipeline through the Target Product Profile, evidence generation strategy, and value propositions.
• Managing health economic and outcome research studies (e.g., burden of illness, retrospective database studies, economic models) from concept through publication, training and dissemination (including management of research venders or consultants)
• Partnering with regional HEMA teams to ensure value messages are clearly cascaded and supported by appropriate tools and to identify evidentiary requirements along with potential barriers to access.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, MHA, MBA) in health economics, outcomes research, or healthcare-related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 or more years of experience in the healthcare industry is required.
• Strong technical background in evidence-based medicine, health economics, and US reimbursement with a demonstrated track record of success is required.
• Previous experience working in the Medtech industry and with large capital is preferred.
• Global experience highly desirable
• Strong understanding of HEMA analytical methods, e.g., statistics and economic modelling.
• Strong understanding of the healthcare environment, the external marketplace and market access requirements
• Strong understanding of medical delivery systems, reimbursement, market access conditions and health policy trends in major global markets.
• Solid knowledge of evidence needed to drive favorable reimbursement and market access.
• Experience leading health economic or outcomes research studies from concept through publication (including management of research vendors or consultants).
• 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.
• Ensure awareness and use of new and evolving digital techniques (e.g., Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligent Automation (IA))
• Demonstrated track record in working in a cross-functional, matrixed environment is preferred.

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 (View email address on click.appcast.io) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

California Bay Area: $168,000 - $271,400

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. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States.  This job posting is anticipated to close on [5/9/2025]. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.