Now Hiring - Edwards Lifesciences - Manufacturing Manager, Global Health Economic Reimbursement, Market Access in Irvine, CA

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Manager GHER Market Access
As Manager of Market Access in the Global Health Economics and Reimbursement (GHER) team, you will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation in commercial market access strategies to support successful patient access to the exciting new transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve technologies (TMTT) at Edwards Lifesciences. This individual will possess a strong understanding and application of principles and concepts in health economics, reimbursement and/or healthcare finance. They will serve as a business partner/consultant, applying influence management with cross functional leaders and staff within Edwards, in order to achieve business goals and objectives. This position is based at the Edwards corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.

Primary Responsibilities include:
Contribute to the creation of the hospital service line strategy to enable patient access to TMTTs product portfolio.

Lead the development of specific deliverables to support the successful US commercialization of TMTT technologies.

Development of value communication materials and programs demonstrating the value key products to various key stakeholders, especially hospitals.

Provide input into evidence generation plans to support value proposition development.

Work with US field GHER team to tailor and disseminate customer facing materials.

Work with Medical Affairs, Marketing and Clinical Affairs to develop compelling GHER value propositions for key stakeholders.

Ensure health economic and value selling messages are consistent across the organization and compliant with legal and regulatory guidance.

Manage and shepherd critical external facing GHER materials through an internal compliance process.

Develop and execute training on GHER tools and materials

Provide insights into the interpretation of clinical, economic, and humanistic evidence relevant to the TMTT business.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in a life science, health economics, health policy, finance or related field

Minimum of 8 years of related work experience or 6 years with a Masters degree

Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), especially presentation development

Exceptional project management skills

Ability to balance strategic thinking with intricate planning and strong tactical execution

Strong business acumen, analytical skills and experience working with various internal business partners (especially Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Government Affairs staff) to provide insight into key market access issues

Must have a high degree of initiative, motivation and passion for the business

Thrive working in a "rapid response" environment

Exhibit the skills to collaborate with others, the ability to build solid and sustainable relationships and the capability to interact across all levels of the organization

Advanced degree (e.g. MBA, MPH, etc..) is highly desirable

6 years of experience with a Masters degree preferably in MedTech related Health Economics, Reimbursement or Market Access with demonstrated success

Previous experience in or strong working knowledge of medical device industry, especially with functional responsibility in health economics and reimbursement planning and program implementation

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $111,000 to $158,000(highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

About Edwards Lifesciences

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the worlds leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 18,500 individuals worldwide.

For us, helping patients is not a slogan - its our lifes work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to complying with the requirements and guidance from our government authorities and to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them around the world. As such, all Healthcare Interacting positions require COVID-19 vaccination, which includes anyone who directly interfaces with patients and those who interact with healthcare providers as part of their role. If hired, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in countries where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination. In countries where vaccines are less available, or other requirements exist, we may institute alternate measures that optimize patient safety and healthcare provider safety, which may include regular COVID testing or specific masking requirements.

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