About the Role
The Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R) Analyst supports reimbursement and market access activities for Abbott Medical Australia's portfolio. This role focuses on reimbursement submissions, evidence requirements, policy monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and project execution, working closely with various internal teams and the APAC HE&R Centre of Excellence.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of reimbursement strategies and market access plans for new and existing products.
- Execute reimbursement activities and key submission milestones, including MSAC, Prescribed List, and other relevant funding applications.
- Gather, analyze, and prepare local data, evidence, application forms, references, and supporting documentation for reimbursement submissions.
- Conduct local HTA, reimbursement, budget impact, and cost analyses.
- Collaborate with the APAC HE&R Centre of Excellence on dossier development, evidence generation, economic analyses, Early Value Assessments (EVA), and reimbursement submissions.
- Provide local market insights, reimbursement requirements, policy updates, clinical practice information, and country-specific inputs.
- Support engagement with reimbursement authorities, payers, healthcare professionals, clinical experts, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor healthcare policy, reimbursement, and market developments, providing insights and recommendations.
- Work closely with commercial, regulatory, clinical, medical, government affairs, and regional/global HE&R teams.
- Maintain reimbursement trackers, reporting, and project documentation, identifying opportunities for process improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in health economics, reimbursement, market access, healthcare consulting, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, or other healthcare-related fields.
- Experience supporting reimbursement submissions, funding applications, or market access initiatives within the Australian healthcare system.
- Strong understanding of MSAC, Prescribed List, HTA processes, reimbursement pathways, and evidence requirements.
- Ability to interpret and apply clinical, economic, and health outcomes evidence.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience engaging with healthcare authorities, clinical experts, government agencies, professional societies, and other external stakeholders is preferred.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Skills
- Market access and reimbursement expertise
- Australian healthcare funding systems knowledge
- HTA requirements knowledge
- Payer decision-making processes knowledge
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Collaboration capabilities
- Project management capabilities
- Organizational skills
- Sound judgment
Location
- Macquarie Park, Australia
Work Type
- Standard
Experience Level
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Business, Economics, or a related discipline
Benefits
- Opportunities to grow your career within an international company
- Access to excellent health and wellness benefits and perks
About the Company
- Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health.
- Abbott is recognized as a great place to work in many countries and has been named one of the most admired companies by Fortune 500.
- The company is celebrated for its commitment to diversity, supporting working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
