HEMA Lead Mexico

Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Mexico City, Mexico

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a HEMA Lead Mexico located in Mexico City Mexico.

Job Summary

The HEMA Lead Mexico leads Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) strategy and execution for DePuy Synthes, enabling optimal reimbursement, access, and adoption of innovative orthopaedic solutions. The role is accountable for shaping value-based access strategies, engaging key external stakeholders, and enabling sustainable business performance aligned with Mexico priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement Market Access Strategies: Execute innovative market access, health economics, and reimbursement strategies for key technologies i n Mexico . Collaborate closely with the Commercial and Marketing teams.
• Drive VBHC Strategy: Lead the execution of Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) strategies for strategic products and procedures, ensuring alignment with broader business goals.
• Analyze Insights: Provide analysis on macroeconomic trends, health economics, epidemiology, market access, and reimbursement, utilizing these insights to identify new business opportunities and enhance market positioning.
• Engage Stakeholders: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key payers and providers across Mexico’s public and private healthcare landscape, clearly articulating evidence-based value propositions to improve patient access.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Innovate and refine market access assessments and strategies to address significant local unmet needs and opportunities in the region.

Evaluate the reimbursement and coverage landscape in Mexico and navigate access challenges for new products and procedures across public institutions and private sector pathways.

Establish trusted relationships with key decision makers and influencers involved in coverage, purchasing , and adoption, including state health services decision- makers, private sector payers and hospital networks, and relevant regulatory/assessment stakeholders.

Create compelling health economics business cases that support the access and adoption of both new and existing technologies.

Engage proactively with external value management stakeholders across Mexico to build trust and accelerate technology adoption (e.g., institutional committees, hospital networks, procurement groups, and clinical societies, as applicable).

Support commercial strategies by identifying opportunities and tailoring actionable plans for diverse stakeholders, ensuring effective communication of value message .

Conduct comprehensive training sessions for internal and external stakeholders on technology-specific value propositions and health economics concepts.

Monitor execution against HEMA priorities and business objectives , ensuring alignment to agreed plans, milestones and governance expectations.

Ensure compliance with applicable quality, ethics and local regulatory requirements, consistent with HEMA standards.

This role may take on direct responsibility for a priority and strategic business at LATAM regional level, defined according to LATAM needs, ensuring HEMA strategy and execution align with business priorities and performance objectives .

Requirements and Skills:

Deep expertise in the Mexican healthcare system, including public institutions and private sector dynamics influencing access, procurement, and reimbursement.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the healthcare sector, particularly in Health Economics & Market Access.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a persuasive edge.

Proven ability to think creatively and strategically to fill market access gaps.

Strong collaboration skills with a proactive approach to engaging with stakeholders.