HEMA Manager, Surgery EMEA (fixed-term contract)

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

Job Function: Market Access

Job Sub Function: Health Economics Market Access

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Madrid, Spain, Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Pomezia, Roma, Italy, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Health Economics & Market Access Manager, Surgery EMEA (fixed-term contract), focused on the Surgery portfolio transformation. The position can be based in the UK & Europe. This position is a limited-duration role scheduled to end on December 31, 2026.

Purpose of the role:
The HEMA Manager, Surgery EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) will lead and coordinate all strategic EMEA HEMA initiatives related to the MedTech Surgery portfolio transformation and will be responsible for simplifying the way we work and streamlining our product portfolio across Wound Closure & Healing and Biosurgery. Key responsibilities include case studies, economic modeling, evidence generation, and customer-facing value messaging to quantify and communicate the value of reducing portfolio complexity.

Required Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with key global, regional, and local external and functional collaborators to contribute to the overall strategy, developing evidence and value communication tools and messaging aligned to the portfolio transformation.
• Manage market access activities that include, but are not limited to, assessing market access needs/trends and developing required market access strategies to maximize project success.
• Partner with EMEA key countries to ensure value messages are clearly cascaded and supported by appropriate tools and evidence.
• Represent the voice of external, non-clinical stakeholders, such as payers and providers, to ensure that market access requirements are understood and built into the portfolio transformation strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including payers, healthcare professionals, and governmental bodies.
• Accountable for health economic input into novel local commercial initiatives requiring substantiation of value, including but not restricted to value-based procurement and value-based agreements.
• Support the development of HEMA tools, translating complex messages into simple statements that can easily be articulated by the sales force.
• Partner with sales and marketing to deliver specialist health economic tools to customers, spending time in the field.

Qualifications: Who are we looking for?

• Advanced degree in health economics, health policy, public health, economics, healthcare management, or other relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
• Strong technical background in evidence-based medicine, health economics, or health policy with a demonstrated track record of success is required.
• Solid understanding of the European healthcare environment, reimbursement, and market access requirements.
• Strong project management orientation with the ability to prioritize and manage a complex list of projects to completion.
• Ability to work from strategy development to execution and value creation in a dynamic organization, including creating value strategies, development and deployment of evidence-supported claims, input to pricing strategy, models, tools, and value-based programs (e.g., VBAs) aligned with evidence and business strategy throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional matrix to successfully deliver objectives on time and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively individually and in a team environment.
• Strong internal and external communicator.
• Excellent behavioral skills and communication style.
• Previous experience working in the MedTech industry is preferred.