Market Access Specialist UK (Medical Device)

Abbott Laboratories; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Job description

Market Access Specialist UK (Medical Device)

Market Access Specialist UK (Medical Device)

Apply locations United Kingdom > Solihull : Remote United Kingdom-Bristol United Kingdom-Manchester United Kingdom-Oxford United Kingdom - Nottingham time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 31109744

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Bring your passion, ideas, and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential.

The Opportunity

Abbott Medical Devices are recruiting for a brand-new Market Access Specialist role in the UK. As a Market Access Specialist, you will report to the Head of Market Access UK&I, and you will support the Abbott complex medical device business units.

This is a field-based role with 40%-50% travelling anticipated within the UK.

What You’ll Do

As a Market Access Specialist, you will support the development and implementation of value-based approaches and solutions from a Health Economics and Market Access perspective as a critical component of the short- and mid-term growth strategy of the commercial organisations in the UK. More specifically:

• Provide operational support to the Head of Market Access UK&I in the execution of upstream (payers / HTAs) and downstream (customers) actions.
• Support the development and the implementation of value-focused economic and reimbursement strategies and tools.
• Become a trusted partner to the commercial businesses.
• Enable health economic data-driven engagement at the account level, by performing payer data analyses that support sales and marketing strategies and actions.
• Provide research and reimbursement deliverables for customer engagement initiatives, reimbursement education, dossier development, and economic modelling.
• Provide internal training and education on relevant topics, such as NHS funding flows and payment systems.
• Support the development of economic value components to enhance the value proposition of Abbott’s therapies and devices.
• Proactively monitor the external environment, customers, and competitors to identify opportunities for protecting and improving value capture.
• Maintain and leverage critical relationships with key market access stakeholders.

Required qualifications / Profile

• Degree in Science, Medicine, Economics or Engineering is preferred.
• Formal Education and/or training in economics, health economics, health technology assessment or the procurement of Value based Healthcare is beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with pricing, reimbursement and HTA (Health Technology Assessment) is beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience of working with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data and/or hospital coding is beneficial.
• A strong understanding of funding flows / NHS payment systems is beneficial.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience in medical device commercialization and strong business acumen.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member of a highly skilled Market Access team in the innovative medical device business of Abbott.

As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer a competitive range of benefits including excellent salaries, a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare.

With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Market Access

DIVISION:

MD Medical Devices

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Solihull : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 50 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment

About Us

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.