Hybrid Health Economics Program Manager

at Cook Group

• Job title: Health Economics Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bloomington, United States

About the role

• Health Economics Program Manager advancing value-based healthcare strategies at Cook Medical. Leading health economic modeling and stakeholder collaboration for commercial success.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the divisions and other company functions to advance the market access strategy for new and existing technologies that align division and company goals and strategies.
• Develop economic value propositions and communicate the value messaging through bespoke business cases, value tools, training materials and summary sheets to support commercial, business and reimbursement discussions with decision-makers.
• Create and utilize different health economics models (i.e. budget impact models, cost-effectiveness models) to communicate the public health impact and economic value of Cook technologies to clinical and non-clinical stakeholders, such as payers and providers.
• Use previous experience to offer moderate improvements on existing processes and practices in line with value-based healthcare agenda to support future growth of Cook.
• Support all stages of product development by actively engaging in evidence strategy development, acting as value expert in early value proposition development, providing early health economic models and compiling burden of disease reviews and adapting information according to global market needs.
• Interact regularly and effectively with external customers (SME’s, medical societies, and other key national and regional stakeholders) to assist with describing the value proposition and models.
• Develop new external stakeholder relationships to understand needs and explore partnership opportunities.
• May provide guidance and coaching and training to other employees across the Company, and directly with customers, within area of health economics and product value propositions.
• Provide commercial support (e.g., training regional teams, engaging customers directly) as needed to drive business results and serve as day-to-day support on health economics matters for various teams.
• Execute and manage projects with academia, external collaborators and vendors to ensure timely completion and quality of deliverables as well as budget and legal compliance.
• Partner with business leadership to ensure health economic and value activities align with and support commercial objectives.
• Monitor, analyze and communicate relevant developments in health technology assessments (HTA) and value-based healthcare for assigned countries.
• Adapt current health economic tools for wider global adoption in collaboration with company stakeholders.
• Meet deadlines and complete administrative tasks such as expenses, training, reporting, policy acknowledgements, etc. in a timely manner.
• Understand and be accountable for conducting Cook business with integrity and in compliance with applicable standards including Cook policies.
• Within scope of responsibility, ensure all quality, regulatory, compliance and product-specific requirements are met.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years relevant experience, including health economics, market access, and/or reimbursement.
• Prior experience and deep knowledge in health economic modelling and creating value messaging and support tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively autonomously as well as in teams.
• Broad project management skills with experience prioritizing and managing large/complex and simultaneous projects to completion.
• Excellent communication skills (writing and verbal) with strong ability to communicate complex concepts in a simple and engaging manner.
• Prior experience presenting to leadership and external audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to create structure within ambiguity.
• Demonstrated strong relationship building skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills in modelling and analysis.

Benefits

• Employee signs a non-competition and confidentiality agreements in relation to his/her employment with Cook
• Employee acts in compliance with company policies including but not limited to, the Cook Employee Manual, Cook Code of Conduct, Cook Electronic Information Policy, Product Complaints, HIPAA regulations and Cook Policy & Guidance On Interaction with Healthcare Professionals.