• Job Description

  Req#: 6826

  Working Location: PENNSYLVANIA, CENTER VALLEY

  Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid

  Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.

  Olympus, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people’s lives better for over 100 years.

  Our Purpose is to make people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.

  Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View

  We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.

  Job Description

  Healthcare Economics & Market Access (HEMA) is a critical element to ensure success in an increasingly challenging market environment. The device market is dynamic with evolving regulation and patients often taking greater role in driving their treatment decisions. To deliver the highest value to our customers, we are committed to the continuous pursuit of economic value, evidence generation, and patient-centric value proposition of our products. This position is responsible for leading and directing the global Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA) organization for Olympus.

  Job Duties

  • Establishes & leads the global HEMA organization for Olympus:
    • Sets the vision and the strategy for the global HEMA organization supporting across the businesses, regions, and portfolio of Olympus.
    • Develops group objectives and initiatives to strengthen global HEMA and aligned to business objectives.
    • Advises and drives innovative HEMA strategies and priorities (such as value assessment framework, novel funding mechanisms and pricing strategies) to advance success of our products across the global markets.
    • Fosters capabilities and skills development within the group to support innovation and anticipation of local market trends that inform new and effective market access strategies.
    • Develops and manages global HEMA resourcing, budgets, and portfolio.
  • Leads the creation and impactful implementation of global HEMA strategies
    • Collaborates with Business Unit and Regional Heads and other Global Heads of Medical & Scientific Affairs functions to align on key business needs and priorities for HEMA.
    • Leads the development of strategic economic value proposition of Olympus products demonstrating the differentiated economic value of our technologies and providing competitive advantage.
    • Advises and informs global market access approaches and payer strategies based on evidence-based insights, trends and developments. · Promotes innovative global health economics/outcomes research for the Olympus portfolio.
    • Ensures ongoing assessment of HEMA strategies and evidence opportunities to strengthen and advance market access.
  • Directs the development of key market access policy positions and strategies that address barriers and advance payer market adoption and penetration
    • Works closely with key stakeholders to ensure awareness of market access policy insights, positions, and areas of focus to advance access and enable/shape external advocacy efforts.
  • Provides strategic advisement and supports external engagement to advance HEMA objectives
    • Leads responses to inquiries regarding technology assessment committees driving value of products.
    • Accesses appropriate expertise and guidance when addressing external reimbursement inquiries.
    • Promotes exchange and dissemination of evidence-based information with all relevant external stakeholders.
    • Develops and cultivates external global network of policy stakeholders, market access experts and advisors to advance access policy objectives and inform on global and regional specific trends/topics of importance to Olympus

  Job Qualifications

  Required:

  • Master’s degree in business administration, health policy, health economics, life sciences or healthcare. MBA, PhD, MD or PharmD preferred.
  • Minimum of 10-15 years of Biotechnology/pharmaceutical/device industry experience in health economics and outcomes research or other related function.
  • Previous track record of working in Health Economics & Reimbursement for medical devices
  • A minimum of 6 years of progressive leadership/management experience in Health Economics and Market Access.
  • Experience leading health economics and outcomes research and overseeing delivery of research outcomes (e.g., budgetary impact, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility analyses, prospective studies, real world evidence studies, and claims database analysis).
  • Experience in evaluation of the economic value of products and therapies with the clinical and quality of life outcomes data from clinical trials and/or epidemiology studies.
  • Experience in the development and execution of lifecycle economic evidence and market access strategies enabling market access and commercial success.
  • Experience in representing the voice of external, non-clinical stakeholders, such as payers and providers.
  • Experience in scientific evidence generation (real world evidence HEOR, Phase IV trials) and scientific information exchange with all key stakeholders.
  • Scheduling flexibility to commit to a global schedule navigating multiple time zones with extended hours into the early morning as well as late evenings (e.g., Eastern Standard Time: UTC-5, Central European Time: UTC+1, and Japan Standard Time: UTC+9)
  • Travel up to 20%

  Preferred:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills across all levels of the organization and with external payor and hospital value groups.
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities focused on hiring, developing and retaining a world-class team as well as success driving results.
  • Fluent in English, additional language is a plus.

  #LI-Hybrid

  Why join Olympus?

  Here, people matter—our health, our happiness, and our lives.

  • Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Visions coverage effective on start date
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
  • Free virtual live and on-demand wellness classes
  • Work-life balance supportive culture with hybrid and remote roles
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Educational Assistance
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • Volunteering and charitable donation match programs
  • Diversity & Inclusion Programs including Colleague Affinity Networks
  • On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

  *US Only

  **Limited locations

  We care about your health and financial well-being and offer the resources you need to feel vital, confident and ready for wherever life takes you. Learn more about our benefit offerings at https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks.

  About us:

  Our Medical business uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their safety.

  Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

  Olympus is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace

  We recognize diversity in people, views and lifestyle choices and emphasize the importance of inclusion and mutual respect. We strive to continue to foster empathy and unity in the workplace so that our employees can fully contribute and thrive.

  Let’s realize your potential, together.

  Olympus requires all US new hires to be “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on or before their first day of work. Individuals who have been offered employment who have a disability, medical condition, or sincerely-held religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated against COVID-19 are required to request and be granted a reasonable accommodation prior to their first day of work.

  It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

  Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Pennsylvania (US-PA) || Center Valley ||

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