Market Access, Senior Manager

Abbott Laboratories hiring for Market Access, Senior Manager jobs in Lake Forest, IL, US

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

This position works out of our Lake Forest, IL location. The scope of this position includes developing a comprehensive reimbursement strategy for the Infectious Disease (ID) portfolio in the US which includes the leading the point-of-care (POC) molecular platform ID NOW. This position will report to the Divisional Vice President, US ID Commercial Operations.

The Market Access Senior Manager will oversee initiatives to address the dynamic reimbursement landscape including advocacy efforts with payors, associations and government bodies to help secure appropriate reimbursement and policies supporting the ID portfolio. Our ID NOW products are currently utilized across market segments:  health systems, individual hospital and physician office, urgent care, retail health with pharmacy emerging as potential site of testing.

What You’ll Work On

• Develop and oversee reimbursement strategy by key product areas, including molecular and lateral flow technologies in line with US Commercial and Global Market Access Strategies.

• Analyze data from varied sources to inform comprehensive strategy and to build organizational alignment. 

• Lead a team of Market Access Managers to favorably impact local/regional payor decisions through deployment of clinical, association and manufacturer advocacy. The Market Access Manager team will consist of three individuals geographically assigned. 

• Execute on payor advocacy efforts in coordination with Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics Division, Infectious Disease Business Unit, and Abbott cross-divisional teams.  

• Establish process for identifying and developing Key Opinion Leader (KOLs) to utilize to support ID reimbursement efforts.

• Lead third party support initiatives with established companies and organizations including CodeMap, leading outside reimbursement law firms, and industry coalition advocating the value of point-of-care (POC) testing. 

• Ensure the alignment of Market Access strategies to the commercial initiatives and priorities both for current and future products.

• Contribute to the broader ID organization as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the US reimbursement landscape across the broad continuum of sites of care.

• Set direction and monitor field team.  Engage directly when helpful with specific customers to improve and help maintain productive relationships

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Ten (10) + years of relevant industry experience. 

• Understands Market Value Drivers for key customers (e.g., through market research, external expert engagements, advisory boards, etc.)

• Ability to lead negotiations pathway workshops with the Market Access customer-facing team

• Experience leading key payer conferences, customers, opinion leaders

• Cross-functional collaboration:  Demonstrated ability to develop strong partnerships with global market access and key functions such as Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Gov’t Affairs, Strategic Pricing etc

• Demonstrated understanding of the varied payment models utilized at the sites of care for the ID portfolio.

• Up to 50% Travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to think and plan strategically, identify strategic options, and trade-off; strong analytical skills.

• History in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics and molecular platforms preferred.

• MD, PhD, PharmD, MBA preferred.

• Value communication experience (key messaging, etc.)

• Ability to clearly communicate to Leadership.

• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to create and deliver professional and impactful presentations.

• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills needed.

• Demonstrates understanding of the applicable industry regulations and quality management systems including product labeling and claims.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $125,300.00 – $250,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.