HEMA Director

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough; US-DC-Washington

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

About the role:
The Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA) Director, for the Global Corporate HEMA team develops and directs the strategy and methods across all BSC businesses to optimize reimbursement with government payers, including Medicare, and accelerate BSC's reputation as a global leader in health care reimbursement.  The HEMA Director will advance key BSC reimbursement objectives with government, trade, and other reimbursement stakeholder groups.

Work Mode:

This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in a local Boston Scientific office at least three days per week.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government payers, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to provide access and ensure favorable coverage and payment for all BSC products and procedures.
• Predict and help avoid negative government policies that would reduce coverage, payment, and volume and/or increase price pressures.
• Ensure BSC voice/perspective influences priorities and policy positions in key trade and external health policy organizations.
• Design real-world data (RWD) analyses to support favorable coverage and reimbursement in coordination with Corporate Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) team.
• Coordinate internal alignment on key policy and reimbursement priorities and risks and execute action plans to address.
• Build HEMA community of practice by sharing best practices and educating HEMA and commercial teams on Medicare and other reimbursement changes relevant to the business.
• Monitor policy developments that impact the reimbursement of BSC products and communicate to HEMA team and senior leaders as appropriate.
• Direct and oversee staff (Corporate, Division HEMA, Government Affairs, trade associations, and KOLs) as necessary to implement the above tasks.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of healthcare reimbursement experience, including direct experience creating and executing Medicare strategies for medical products.
• Strong knowledge of Medicare coverage and payment systems and understanding of Agency structure and decision-making processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive decisions in trade associations or similar membership organizations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly communicating complex policy and reimbursement information in business relevant language.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead through influence.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with minimal supervision.

Preferred qualifications:

• People management experience in the reimbursement/market access field.
• Experience at CMS.
• Experience in the medical device industry.
• An advanced degree such as an MBA, MPH or MHA in health policy, health economics, healthcare administration, health services research, or similar discipline. 

Requisition ID: 603698

Minimum Salary: $157600 

Maximum Salary: $299500 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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