HEMA Specialist

[Purpose Statement]

To support all Health economics and Market access (HEMA) activities enabling BSC products to be launched onto the market in the shortest possible time and at the best possible price. To identify, obtain, analyze and generate clinical outcomes, health economics and reimbursement information in support of health economics and reimbursement strategies for BSC products.

[Key Responsibilities]

• Reimbursement submission & approval: Prepare reimbursement listing application to demonstrate therapeutic/economic value proposition and achieve the reimbursement approval with the target prices

• Reimbursement strategies and activities: Review and synthesize literature and other sources of information for reimbursement and evidence dossiers for reimbursement

• Create economic and clinical evidence to develop the health economics arguments to support reimbursement approval of new products

• Communicate and keep good relationships with related bodies such as HIRA (Health Insurance Review and Assessment service), NECA (National Evidence based Healthcare collaborating Agency) for the reimbursement process

• Monitor and communicate policy developments that impact the reimbursement success of assigned products

• Maintain up-to-date reimbursement list and compliance and inform it to other divisions in timely manner through regular reporting, plan updates, cross functional meeting

• Actively participate in the government, industry group activities to influence government policy to ensure patient access to new medical technologies

• Communicate with internal and external personnel regarding the reimbursement information such as regulations, reimbursement list and coverage guidelines, etc.

• Training of internal and external personnel for the reimbursement system

[Required Qualifications]

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (Science, Life Sciences-Biology, etc.)

• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking in English

• Ability to understand and communicate regulatory, scientific, and clinical information

• Good communication and cooperation skills

• Passionate and comprehensive thinking

• Good computer proficiency (MS Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

[Preferred Qualifications]

• Over 3 years in regulatory affairs and medical product reimbursement, preferably within Medical Device industry and multinational companies

• Advanced degree (MS, MPH, MHA, MBA) in healthcare, economics, outcomes research

• Deep knowledge of clinical fields and medical devices

• Excellent understanding of product registration regulations and reimbursement

• Experience in systematic review of clinical/literature evidence

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