Director Health Economics & Reimbursement

About this role

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: 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

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• 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

THE OPPORTUNITY We are recruiting a Global Head of Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R) to serve as the functional leader for our Heart Failure business. This leader will be a member of both the functional and business unit executive leadership teams and is accountable for developing and executing global health economics, reimbursement and market access strategies across the full product lifecycle. The Global Head of HE&R will lead a global strategy through a network of direct, indirect, regional and cross-functional resources. The role will partner extensively with business, clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, commercial, finance and regional leadership teams to enable patient access, optimize business performance and support sustainable portfolio growth globally. This role serves as the senior access authority for evidence strategy, value-based care alignment, health-system economics, policy-informed forecasting and reimbursement readiness across the Heart Failure portfolio.

Location: Pleasanton or Santa Clara, California

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON Business and Strategic Leadership • Serve as a member of the Heart Failure business unit and functional executive leadership teams, shaping product, franchise and business strategy globally, including clinical and real-world evidence generation, regulatory planning, commercialization and market development.

• Provide strategic direction and represent the payer, provider and health-system economic customer perspective in portfolio development, reimbursement strategy and commercialization decisions.

• Shape Heart Failure business strategy by integrating patient access, hospitalization economics, evidence strategy, value-based care incentives, payer policy and commercial planning.

• Partner with business and finance leaders to incorporate reimbursement, policy, evidence and adoption considerations into strategic planning and portfolio investment decisions.

• Advise senior leadership on market entry, adoption barriers, evidence-generation priorities and reimbursement assumptions within business plans and forecasts.

• Influence cross-functional strategies where health-system incentives, local evidence requirements, diagnostic pathways and infrastructure readiness determine access feasibility.

Global HE&R Strategy and Lifecycle Leadership • Lead integrated global access, reimbursement, health economic and policy strategies across the full product lifecycle, from innovation planning and clinical development through commercialization, expansion and lifecycle optimization.

• Organize and lead cross-functional teams to develop health economic value messaging, reimbursement and coverage strategies based on a deep understanding of physicians, practice managers, providers, payers and health systems.

• Develop differentiated access and value strategies that reflect the unique reimbursement systems, healthcare infrastructure and economic incentives of the U.S., established international markets and emerging markets.

• Lead real-world evidence, economic modeling and local data-generation strategies to address payer, provider, policymaker and health-system decision needs.

• Translate clinical value into health-system economic value, including the impact of hospitalization, readmissions, care pathways and system outcomes, where benefits may extend beyond direct device payment.

• Elevate access literacy among functional executives and program teams to enable earlier and more effective consideration of reimbursement, evidence and economic requirements in the product lifecycle.

Functional Leadership and Capability Building • Lead and develop a global HE&R organization and network accountable for evidence generation, reimbursement strategy, policy engagement, market development, pricing support and access execution.

• Set direction for regional and country HE&R teams managing coding, coverage, payment, evidence and access execution across geographies.

• Build and sustain strong capabilities across HEOR, advocacy, policy and field reimbursement support to meet the needs of the business and patients.

• Foster collaboration across commercial, clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, finance and regional teams to plan for, and subsequently accelerate, patient access and sustainable growth.

• Develop talent, strengthen organizational capabilities and build succession plans across the global HE&R network.

External Stakeholder Leadership • Lead strategic relationships with providers, payers, government agencies, health systems and other health economic decision makers to shape policy and access pathways.

• Engage hospital executives, evidence stakeholders, professional societies and government b

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