Boston Scientific · 1 day ago
HEMA Manager - Strategic Downstream - WATCHMAN
US-MA-Marlborough
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $239K/yr
5+ years expBoston Scientific is a leader in medical science committed to solving significant health challenges. The HEMA Manager will work closely with stakeholders in the WATCHMAN division to develop strategies that support patient access and reimbursement for products in the US, while also providing training and education resources for customers.
Health CareMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Serve as WATCHMAN HEMA lead in the economic messaging and tool creation for both the field sales organization and the field HEMA teams that support AFS
Proactively assess education and training needs and lead the development and delivery of internal and customer-facing materials related to coverage, coding, and payment updates
Analyze and interpret annual CMS rulemaking across IPPS, OPPS, ASC, and PFS to understand implications for market access and reimbursement. Collaborate with HEMA analysts to prepare internal and external communications aligning with strategic guidance from the HEMA Senior Director and upstream HEMA Manager leads
Serve as a technical expert on cardiovascular coding topics
Develop educational content on health policy, reimbursement, and documentation topics for HEMA colleagues, cross-functional colleagues and sales team representatives. Prepare FAQs related to reimbursement and documentation topics of importance to our customers. Support HEMA analysts in reviewing customer inquiries and assisting with responses as needed
Align and collaborate with the HEMA field organization to provide resources that support education on product coding, coverage, and reimbursement for hospitals, physicians, and other HCPs. Track regional reimbursement methods and trends—including variation across payers and geographies—to inform market access strategy and field support. Monitor payer and policy developments that impact the reimbursement of BSC products and communicate to HEMA team and senior leaders as appropriate
Maintain proficiency in current and evolving health policy topics to inform HEMA strategies and landscape assessments. Serve as content expert for the divisional HEMA team and the liaison to Payer Relations and Global Health Policy team at Corporate
Monitor competitive evidence and external benchmarks to inform patient access strategy adjustments
Present complex information to a broad and diverse group of stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in economics, healthcare administration, health policy, public health, or similar discipline
5+ years working in the delivery and/or administration of healthcare or the medical device industry, including cardiovascular experience
Strong understanding and practical application of health economics, reimbursement, and/or market access principles, with the ability to articulate the current and evolving market access landscape
Knowledge of US medical coding and payment systems, including CPT® and HCPCS codes, Relative Value Units (RVUs), ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes, Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs)
Ability to present complex health economic information to both large and small influential groups in a way that is easy to understand, credible, and engages the audience
Ability to train sales team members both individually and in groups in the use of economic tools such as calculators, presentations, and messaging in a compliant manner
Strong business acumen, attention to detail and experience working with various internal business partners (especially Sales, Sales Training, field HEMA, Marketing, and Clinical)
Ability to directly influence business objectives by working effectively in a matrixed organization
Knowledge of US health care policy and payment systems, including Medicare and commercial payer device reimbursement in the hospital inpatient, outpatient, ASC and physician office sites of service
Understanding of hospital financial systems and management practices
Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively; self-motivated and disciplined to meet deadlines in the context of competing priorities and projects; lead and work effectively across functions
Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with commercial teams to support timely, compliant engagement and customer education
Analytical experience using large real-world data sets to assess market size, targeting, and opportunity
Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite), including high level of competency in Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred
An advanced degree such as an MBA, MPH, MHA, MS, MSc in health policy, health economics, healthcare administration, health services research, public health or similar discipline
Coding certification(s) (e.g., Certified Professional Coder)
Benefits
Access to the latest tools, information and training
Educational content on health policy, reimbursement, and documentation topics
Annual bonus target
Long-term incentives
Company
Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is a medical technology company that designs and develops medical devices to diagnose and treat a wide range of condition.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$10.02B2025-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.58B
2024-02-22Post Ipo Debt· $2.17B
2022-03-04Post Ipo Debt· $3.28B
Leadership Team
Michael Mahoney
Chairman, President & CEO
Daniel J. Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
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