Head of Healthcare Access

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Governs the strategic development of the relevant unit, develops the specific strategy guidelines and principles, for the organization assigned.

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Apply now for the position of Head of Healthcare Access. The Head of Healthcare Access leads Varian's enterprise-wide strategy to expand equitable access to cancer care across geographies, aligning initiatives with the Strategy, Healthcare Access, and Clinical Integration agenda to translate into action.  This leader defines and drives a portfolio spanning market entry and regulatory pathways, reimbursement and innovative financing models, partnerships, evidence generation, and product/service adoption—removing barriers across affordability, availability, and acceptability of care.  Acting as Varian's senior voice on Healthcare Access, the Head engages ministries of health, multilateral agencies, NGOs, clinical societies, and strategic partners, and represents the company in forums that shape policy, reimbursement, and clinical integration. The role combines strategic vision with disciplined execution, mobilizing teams across product, regulatory/quality, commercial, clinical integration, and operations to deliver measurable outcomes for patients and health systems. You will report to the Head of Strategy, collaborating closely to align your initiatives with the organization's overarching strategic goals.

Your role:

• You will build and lead the enterprise Healthcare Access strategy, shaping models for global health equity and capacity building.
• You will identify target regions, population-specific clinical needs, and partnership opportunities with governments, NGOs, multilateral institutions, and global health investors.
• You will develop innovative economic, clinical, and delivery models tailored for emerging markets to improve access and affordability.
• You will partner with business lines to adapt and localize products and solutions for diverse healthcare environments.
• You will prepare systems, workflows, and clinical teams before introducing new technologies to ensure sustainable improvements in care.
• You will drive education initiatives as a critical lever for multiplying patient touchpoints and enhancing care delivery.
• You will measure and report Access to Care impact across global health indicators, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• You will represent the company in global health equity forums and coalitions, advocating for sustainable and inclusive healthcare solutions.
• You will collaborate cross-functionally—especially with government affairs, medical affairs, and commercial teams—to align clinical, operational, and regulatory priorities.
• You will focus on building value-based touchpoints and guiding resource allocation to deliver measurable patient impact globally.

Your expertise:

• You have a deep expertise in end-to-end patient access journeys for radiation oncology, from referral and diagnosis through simulation, treatment, and follow-up.
• You have the ability to identify and remove structural, financial, operational, and geographic barriers that delay or prevent timely treatment.
• You have an expert understanding of payer coverage, reimbursement, and utilization management dynamics impacting radiation therapy (prior authorization, site-of-care shifts, bundled/value-based models).
• You have a strong fluency in how reimbursement policy translates into real-world provider behavior and patient outcomes.
• You have a working knowledge of radiation therapy clinical and operational workflows, including scheduling constraints, capacity planning, and interdependencies across care teams.
• You have an understanding of how access delays affect clinical outcomes, patient experience, and system efficiency.
• You have credibility with radiation oncologists, clinic administrators, and oncology leadership.
• You have a proven ability to define enterprise access-to-care strategies aligned with business, clinical, and patient-outcome objectives.
• You have expertise in defining access KPIs (time to treatment, referral conversion, abandonment, equity metrics, capacity utilization).
• You have a strong understanding of health policy trends affecting oncology access, including CMS and commercial payer dynamics.
• Experience engaging with professional societies, advocacy groups, payers, and policymakers to influence access outcomes.
• Expertise in addressing disparities in access (rural, underserved, underinsured, minority populations).
• You have a proven ability to lead through influence rather than authority across Medical, Market Access, Sales, Operations, Digital, Legal, and Compliance.
• You have experience aligning diverse stakeholders around shared access goals and operating models.
• You have a tack record of building and developing high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• You have strong communication and influencing skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications:

• Advance degree required in Public Health, Health Policy, Business, Nursing, or a related field; (MPH, MHA, MBA, RN/MSN), PHD preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in access to care, patient access, reimbursement, market access, or healthcare strategy, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience within oncology and/or radiation therapy, with a strong understanding of clinical workflows, referral pathways, and treatment capacity constraints.
• Deep knowledge of payer coverage, reimbursement models, prior authorization, and utilization management impacting radiation oncology.
• Proven track record designing and scaling patient access, navigation, affordability, or referral optimization programs with measurable outcomes.
• Strong ability to use data to identify access barriers, define KPIs, assess impact, and support executive decision-making.
• Experience leading complex initiatives across clinical, commercial, operations, digital, and policy stakeholders through influence rather than authority.
• Understanding of healthcare policy trends and experience advancing equitable access to care across diverse patient populations.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior leaders, clinicians, payers, and external partners.

• Ability to travel up to 25%

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual's potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here.

The base pay range for this position is:

$251,410 - $345,686

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.

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