Associate Manager, Market Access and Payer Relations

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 114,000 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 your 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.

· Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

· An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an Associate Manager, Market Access, and Payer Relations to support and execute strategies representing Abbott Medical Devices market access and health policy efforts with U.S. national and regional commercial health insurance plans.  The objective of this critical role is to secure, maintain and protect commercial payer coverage for Abbott medical device technologies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Works closely with internal and external stakeholders to secure, gain, maintain and protect timely coverage with regional and assigned national commercial insurers (payers).
• Executes strategies that increase the direct and recurring engagement with key individuals at insurance plans to foster education and medical policy development.
• Leverage internal and external assets (ex. data and analytics, market intelligence, trade association resources and consulting experts) to ensure understanding of local market dynamics effecting timely access to medical technologies offered by the company.
• Contributes to policy discussions and provides summary analysis for coverage requirements at national, local, and payer specific coverage.
• Customarily and regularly exercises judgment in planning, organizing, and performing own work. Basic understanding of government and commercial insurance payers.
• Remains current on developments in field(s) of expertise with a demonstrated knowledge of the company's products, markets, policies, and objectives as well as industry trends. Maintains practical knowledge of current reimbursement practices.
• Tracks and monitors payer policy, communicating trends better align payer strategy. 
• Supports other projects and activities associated with Abbott’s Healthcare Economics & Reimbursement group as directed by its leadership team.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 3 years related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of managed care and reimbursement experience in the medical device field.
• Analytical and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously while meeting timely deadlines.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, with a high degree of initiative, motivation, and passion for the medical device business.
• Advanced personal computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experienced in working within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Experienced in leveraging and/or engaging others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.