Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) - Spine

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Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) - Spine, to join our Orthopaedics team. This is a remote position and travel up to 25% is required.

Purpose:

The Associate Director, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA), will lead HEMA projects for the Spine platform, including implants, enabling technologies, and biologics. Working in close collaboration with US and global business partners, this individual will advance evidence generation and market access initiatives that support the positioning and commercial success of the Spine portfolio.

The Associate Director will own the development and execution of global evidence generation and market access plans across the product lifecycle, from pipeline development through post-launch. This role requires an experienced professional who can translate business priorities into actionable plans, exercise sound judgment with minimal day-to-day oversight, and be accountable for project quality, timelines, and outcomes. A strong understanding of healthcare policy, clinical and non-clinical customer needs, health economics concepts, and research methods is essential.

This position reports to the Director, HEMA and partners closely with Marketing, R&D, Clinical and Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and other internal collaborators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead evidence generation, evidence dissemination, and global market access strategies for assigned Spine product areas, aligned with Business Unit and/or Platform objectives. Translate strategic priorities into project plans with defined results, success measures, and resource requirements.
• Own the development and execution of reimbursement strategies that enable market access and commercial success for the Spine platform.
• Independently lead HEMA projects and initiatives supporting global market expansion.
• Lead HEMA contributions to product pipeline projects, including target product profiles, economic value propositions, and evidence generation strategies and plans. Identify evidence gaps, prioritize research needs, and provide clear recommendations to inform cross-functional decisions.
• Own the development and delivery of value tools, including value dossiers, value analysis briefs, economic models, and dissemination initiatives, to demonstrate the value of the Spine portfolio and address customer needs.
• Lead cross-functional coordination with Regional HEMA partners, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Marketing, Professional Education, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal.
• Be proactive and accountable for the quality and timely delivery of assigned work, ensuring completion through applicable review and approval processes. Provide concise, proactive updates on project status, results, risks, and decisions needed; evaluate outcomes against agreed success measures; and apply lessons learned to subsequent projects.

 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences-related field. An advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, MHA, MBA) in health economics, outcomes research, or a healthcare-related field is preferred.

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or HEOR consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading HEMA strategy development and execution, including global market access assessments and evidence generation projects, in a dynamic, fast-paced global organization with minimal to no oversight.
• Experience applying health economics and outcomes research methods to evidence generation, market access, health policy, and reimbursement questions. Ability to translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong project management skills to define scope, develop plans, lead concurrent workstreams, dependencies, and allocated resources, anticipate barriers, resolve issues with well-supported recommendations, and deliver high-quality work on time.
• Ability to coordinate collaborators, influence decisions, align cross-functional teams, and drive commitments
• Strong analytical skills to assess data quality, interpret findings, identify evidence gaps, and evaluate economic analyses.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate evidence, recommendations, and project updates clearly.
• Up to 25% travel is required.

About Orthopaedics:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$140,000.00 - $241,500.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits