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May 18, 2009

German Speaking Reimbursement Specialist

Consultant in Health Policy and Health Economic Issues

Location: Bjaeverskov, Denmark
Closing date: May 18, 2009

We are looking for:

Cook Medical competes in the highly competitive medical device field. To secure our success, it is necessary that we understand all aspects of health care in the markets in which we compete. This includes understanding how our hospital and physician customers are reimbursed for the service they provide. To build our capabilities in this area, we are looking for a well-qualified and engaged employee for our European Reimbursement Team.

You will be a key player in a qualified team of engaged employees who are taking care of hospital and physician reimbursement issues in Europe. Your main focus will be on Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Job profile:

  • Keep an unsurpassed understanding of the reimbursement systems
    • inpatient and outpatient
  • Oversee reimbursement applications
  • Investigate and develop new business opportunities
  • Stay updated on HTA and country specific regulations
  • Draw attention to general policy issues
  • Work with the relevant trade associations
  • Serve as the primary source of reimbursement support for sales representatives and customers
  • Support Cook sponsored clinical and health economic trials

Employee profile:

  • You possess good oral and written communication skills in German and English
  • You are familiar with DRG-based hospital reimbursement systems
  • You are able and willing to travel, primarily within the EU
  • You have a health economic background (preferably)
  • You have experience in governmental healthcare administration and/or in hospital administration (preferably)
  • You have clinical experience (preferably) German Speaking Reimbursement Specialist Consultant in Health Policy and Health Economic Issues
  • You have gained reimbursement experience from working in a pharmaceutical or medical device company (preferably)
  • Perhaps you also speak either Dutch, Spanish or an Eastern European language

Cook medical offers:

Cook Medical has a healthy company culture with a strong common set of values, and responsible, competent and professional staff are our most important resource. We have a flat organisational structure with the focus on open dialogue. Qualities such as determination, loyalty and humour are highly appreciated.

The staff of Cook Medical help to uphold the company’s philosophy of developing innovative medical solutions to raise the quality of patient treatment worldwide - we make a difference every day.

Cook Medical offers a well-organized internal training course, which is taken by all new staff to enable them to quickly gain thorough knowledge of the company.

In addition to a salary package with pension, we offer flexitime, a bonus system, health insurance, a health clinic with a chiropractor, reflexologist, physiotherapist and masseur, as well as free use of the company’s own gym.

Additional information:

For further information about the position, please contact Jens Johannesen, European Reimbursement Manager, on telephone number +45 56 86 88 31 or email j.johannesen@cook-wce.com.

Application letter:

Please send your application letter and CV (both in English) to Anne-Mette Vangkilde, Human Resources Assistant, by May 18, 2009. You may also email your application to job@cook-wce.com.

Company profile:

Cook Medical is a leader in researching, developing and manufacturing medical technologies that improve quality of life for people around the world. To provide our customers with the best possible support, we have nine strategic business units that each specializes in a particular seg- ment of medicine. Products are manufactured on three continents and are distributed to 135 countries. In Denmark, we currently employ around 600 people.

William Cook Europe, Sandet 6, 4632 Bjaeverskov, Denmark

permalink May 2009: Consultant/Advisor , Specialist

Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes

Location: Toronto, Canada

Overall purpose/major function

• Develop timely, appropriate health economic data to support reimbursement initiatives for all products
• Manage economic and outcomes research projects in support of international and local pricing and reimbursement programs
• Provide interpretative expertise foreconomic/outcomes research data as needed by internal/external customers
• Mentor junior associates to improve skill sets

Minimum requirements

• In-depth understanding of outcomes research and epidemiological study design.
• Working knowledge of biostatisticsand data analysis
• Capabilities in health economic modeling
• Advanced communication capabilities
• Experience in government and patient advocacy lobbying
• Masters Degree in epidemiology, health economics, health policy
• 10 years work experience in health industry

Responsibilities

• Implement local health economic and outcomes research strategies that support the overall reimbursement strategies
• Design health economic and outcomes research studies that are scientifically sound and timely
• Collaborate with International medical affairs to incorporate health economic measures into clinical trials
• Analyze and report results from health economics outcomes research studies, including publication and presentation of data
• Provide input into global health economics and outcomes research studies and programs.
• Communicate results of health economic and outcomes research studies to internal and external customers
• Recruit and manage investigators/vendors to conduct health economics and outcomes research studies

Recommendations

• Impactful outcomes in outcomes studies
• Analysis plan for health economic and outcomes studies
• GO/NO GO decisions for health economic studies
• Health economic approach for submission/presentation to customers
• Publication strategies for completed studies

Darren Kruszynski
Grapevine Executive Recruiters
269 Richmond Street West
Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario
416-581-1445 ext 225
http://www.grapevinerecruiters.com
Darren@grapevinerecruiters.com
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Contact

iHEA 902-461-4432
902-461-IHEA
416-352-1395 fax

Tom GetzenExecutive Director and CEO
215-242-1196

Bill SwanDeputy CEO