Associate Director, Market Access and Payer Relations - Medical Devices

Associate Director, Market Access And Payer Relations

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 bachelor's 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.

For years, Abbott's medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it's glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.

The Opportunity

Abbott is seeking a passionate and driven professional to join our team as Associate Director, Market Access and Payer Relations, supporting a region of the United States. This strategic role is focused on securing and maintaining market access for Abbott's innovative cardiovascular and neuromodulation (CV&N) technologies through proactive engagement with U.S. private Payers and affiliated entities.

What You'll Work On

• Strategic Payer Engagement: Build and sustain relationships with key decision-makers at national and regional commercial health plans to educate stakeholders, influence medical policy development, and expand patient access to Abbott's cardiovascular and neuromodulation technologies.
• Market Access Strategy: Design and implement robust strategies to secure and advance coverage for both existing and emerging CV&N products, aligning with broader business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders—including Health Economics & Reimbursement, sales, marketing, and therapy teams—and external partners to secure, maintain, and protect coverage across assigned payer accounts.
• External Stakeholder Advocacy: Engage with physicians, administrators, policy analysts, and medical directors to promote favorable coverage decisions and support clinical adoption.
• Access Barrier Mitigation: Lead initiatives to identify and reduce barriers to patient access by developing targeted strategies for healthcare providers, payers, public agencies, and professional societies.
• Health Economics Leadership: Provide strategic oversight of health economic studies, data analysis, and HE&R initiatives to support payer advocacy and inform economic purchaser engagement.
• Policy Intelligence & Response: Monitor evolving reimbursement policies and regulations; analyze proposed and final rules impacting Abbott technologies and markets, and contribute to public comment development as needed.
• Commercial Coverage Monitoring: Collaborate with Abbott's Patient Therapy Access team to track trends in commercial insurance coverage and clinical guidelines, proactively addressing emerging issues.
• Evidence Strategy: Advise on clinical and economic evidence requirements to support payer coverage decisions, accelerating access and adoption of new and existing technologies.
• Performance Tracking: Document and report payer engagement outcomes, delivering actionable insights and measurable results that support enterprise-wide goals.
• Team Support & Leadership: Contribute to cross-functional initiatives within Abbott's Healthcare Economics & Reimbursement group, providing subject matter expertise and leadership as directed.
• Compliance & Collaboration: Ensure adherence to FDA regulations, company policies, and SOPs while fostering collaborative relationships across internal teams, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Additional Contributions: Perform other duties as assigned, supporting the broader success of Abbott's CV&N division.
• CMS Rules: Participates in reviews and provides detailed analyses of proposed and final rules affecting Abbott technologies and markets, including development of public comments as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 10 years' experience OR 8 years with an advanced degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field
• 8 – 10 years of experience in managed care and reimbursement within the medical device sector, preferably at the executive level.
• Proven success in influencing commercial insurance coverage and policy decisions, particularly for Class III medical devices.
• Strong understanding of complex disease states and technical product information.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships with commercial insurance carriers to drive coverage policy changes.
• Experience shaping local market conditions and payer adoption for emerging and legacy technologies.
• Track record of developing and executing payer strategies, including product launches and reimbursement planning.
• Experience mentoring and supporting Market Access Managers to enhance payer engagement and reimbursement outcomes.
• Effective working across all levels of management and within cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence across various organizational levels.
• High initiative, motivation, and passion for advancing medical device access and innovation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant digital tools.