Manager, HTA & Stakeholder Submissions - Abbott Diabetes Care (Remote: Ontario)

Abbott Laboratories; Ontario; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a Manager for HTA & Stakeholder Submissions in Ontario. This role focuses on leading market access strategies and submissions for diabetes care products, requiring extensive experience in the healthcare sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the Canadian healthcare system and proven leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Market Access, HTA, or related fields.
• Proven knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system and reimbursement processes.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead public, private, and HTA submissions for ADC products.
• Develop access strategies across Canadian markets.
• Build relationships with government, payors, and advocacy groups.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Market Access Knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

Masters, PharmD or PhD in a related field

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of Ontario in the Diabetes Care Division. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. The Manager, HTA & Stakeholder Submissions is responsible for leading and executing ADC’s public, private and HTA submission plan in alignment with ADC market access initiatives to secure optimal access for ADC products, ensuring comprehensive submission dossiers and managing post-submission requirements. The position reports to the Senior Manager, HTA & Stakeholder Relations.

What You’ll Do

Market Access & Strategy

• Assess market landscape, standard of care, and value positioning to support pricing and contracting strategies.

• Monitor Canadian healthcare dynamics and policy changes impacting ADC products.

• Serve as an expert in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and reimbursement trends.

Submissions & Reimbursement

• Lead public, private, and HTA submissions.

• Develop and execute access strategies across all Canadian markets.

• Translate clinical and economic data into compelling payer messages.

• Build and maintain competitive pricing and reimbursement strategies.

• Negotiate contracts and represent ADC in external discussions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Drive Market Access strategy across product lifecycle and indications.

• Lead cross-functional teams and mentor on access strategies.

• Collaborate with global and local teams to align on best practices and policy shaping.

• Ensure payer perspectives are integrated into development and commercial plans.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with government, payors, providers, and advocacy groups.

• Partner with internal teams (Medical, Marketing, Stakeholder Relations) to ensure ADC’s value proposition is recognized and supported.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science; Masters, PharmD or PhD in a related field preferred

• Proven leader with seven or more years of experience in areas such as Market Access, HTA, Clinical Epidemiology, Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Quality of Life in a pharmaceutical or medical device company or consulting company.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of Canadian health care system and Provincial coverage and reimbursement processes is required; experience achieving coverage and reimbursement for new medical devices in Canada preferred.

• Understanding of HTA, evidenced based medicine, clinical study design and health economics.

• Outstanding strategic thinking skills—proven ability to identify/define business questions and issues, synthesize information from multiple sources, conduct analysis, formulate actionable recommendations.

• High-energy, self-starter that is assertive, possesses a high degree of self-confidence and intellectual curiosity, exhibits a bias for action and demonstrates good executive presence.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with ADC Senior Management, Key Opinion Leaders, Patient Advocacy Groups and key stakeholders from public and private payors.

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently under aggressive timelines in a dynamic environment while maintaining strong attention to detail and quick recall • Strong working knowledge of statistics, finance and accounting concepts (e.g., ROI, P&L).

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.