Director GAVE

Primary Function of Position:

The role of the country Global Access, Value & Economics (GAVE) Director – France is to proactively cultivate and manage the “economic health” of the France marketplace; leading to expanded patient access to Intuitive’s products and technologies by identifying and executing strategies to eliminate access, coverage, reimbursement, evidence and economic barriers through market access and health policy initiatives to accelerate broad adoption.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work directly with EU leadership and local marketing teams to identify, lead and execute strategies to improve access, coverage and utilization through HTA management, identifying evidence generation needs and opportunities, managing coverage/reimbursement development, support tendering shaping activities, leading relationships with key payers and local and national government agencies, KOL and specialty society stakeholders, and supporting development of post market and go-to-market launch plans.
• Serve as a expert market access liaison to all French Health Authorities, HTAs, systems, and professional societies, at local and national levels, by leading and executing various activities to gain access and coverage of Intuitive’s technologies.
• Partner with Clinical & Product Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, MACA, GPA, Clinical Affairs and Medical Affairs to conduct market access landscape assessments and integrated plans to collaboratively align on short- and long-term strategies to resolve barriers to access and adoption.
• Conduct, with EU leadership, monthly, quarterly, and annual management alignment on country prioritization and execution plans and activities. Will also serve on the GAVE European leadership team.    
• Formulate and refine clinical and economic value proposition for local and national policymakers and key stakeholders across France. 
• Work extensively with the GAVE organization’s “Center of Excellence” teams to drive strategies to address challenges from French local health authorities, policymakers, HTA agencies, medical societies, and major health systems.    
• Develop relationships and be active in forums, committees and/or events where major healthcare systems professional societies, payers, HTAs, academic researchers, coverage committees and policymakers commonly participate.
• Educate and train the organization on requirements and key competencies needed to overcome barriers inhibiting adoption and utilization of Intuitives technologies in France.