Director, Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R), Field - Cardiac Rhythm Management (US-Remote)
Company websiteabbott.com (Abbott, opens in new tab)
Base salary $149,300 to $298,700
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Abbott Park, IL +1 more
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- LocationAbbott Park, IL +1 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- Abbott Park, IL
- Plymouth, MN
About this job
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
- 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
Abbott’s Field Health Economics and Reimbursement – Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) team is looking for a proven leader with deep expertise in coverage, coding, payment, and market access who can simplify complex reimbursement challenges, develop high-performing teams, influence diverse stakeholders, and drive customer adoption and business results.
The Director, Field Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R), leads the U.S. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Field Reimbursement organization and develops and executes the field reimbursement strategy to support customer access, therapy adoption, and business objectives across the CRM portfolio. This role leads a team of field-based reimbursement professionals who partner directly with providers and healthcare stakeholders to address reimbursement and payment challenges, deliver reimbursement education, and advance patient access to CRM therapies.
The Director collaborates closely with Commercial Excellence, Sales, Marketing, Therapy Access, and other cross-functional partners to align field reimbursement priorities with business objectives, identify reimbursement barriers and opportunities, and drive consistent customer engagement and access strategies across the U.S. market. Key external stakeholders include hospital administrators and economic decisionmakers, physicians, government agencies (CMS/Medicare), commercial payers, physician societies, and industry trade associations.
What You'll Work On
- Lead the U.S. CRM Field HE&R organization and direct the execution of field reimbursement strategies that support customer access, therapy adoption, and achievement of business objectives across the CRM portfolio.
- Establish field reimbursement priorities, allocate resources, and drive execution plans that address reimbursement barriers, enhance customer experience, and improve patient access to CRM therapies.
- Partner with Commercial Excellence, Sales, Marketing, Division Business Partners, Therapy Access, Clinical, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align reimbursement initiatives with commercial and organizational priorities.
- Provide strategic leadership and guidance on reimbursement, coverage, coding, payment, and access dynamics to support customer engagement, market development, and business growth.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of field reimbursement professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, talent development, and continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain relationships with healthcare providers, hospital economic stakeholders, physician leaders, government agencies, payer organizations, professional societies, and industry associations to advance reimbursement knowledge and patient access.
- Identify emerging reimbursement trends, policy changes, and market access opportunities or risks, and develop field strategies to address evolving customer and business needs.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to develop and deliver reimbursement education, economic value communications, and customer-facing tools that support therapy adoption and access objectives.
- Manage departmental budgets, resource planning, and investment decisions to maximize organizational effectiveness and support strategic business priorities.
- Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, company policies, and applicable healthcare laws while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
Location: Remote in the U.S.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Required
- Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience in health economics, reimbursement, market access, healthcare consulting, medical device, pharmaceutical, or related healthcare fields; advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, PhD, MD, or equivalent) preferred.
- Deep expertise in U.S. reimbursement, coverage, coding, payment systems, and healthcare economics, with a strong understanding of provider and payer market dynamics.
- Proven success leading field-based, customer-facing organizations and developing high-performing teams within complex matrix environments.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute reimbursement and patient access strategies that support therapy adoption, customer success, and business growth.
- Experience partnering with commercial leadership to align reimbursement initiatives with sales, marketing, customer engagement, and market development objectives.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders, customers, payers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience working with CMS, commercial payers, hospital administrators, physicians, and healthcare decisionmakers on reimbursement and access-related issues.
- Demonstrated financial acumen, including responsibility for departmental budgets, resource planning, and business planning processes.
- Proven ability to make strategic decisions in complex and ambiguous environments and translate business priorities into actionable field strategies.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred
- Cardiovascular, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, or other medical device experience.
- Formal training in health economics, healthcare administration, public health, epidemiology, health services research, health policy, or related disciplines.
- Experience supporting product launches, market development initiatives, and customer adoption strategies.
- Experience engaging with national provider organizations, professional societies, and healthcare policy stakeholders.
- Passion for developing talent, strengthening organizational capabilities, and positioning patient access and reimbursement as strategic drivers of business success.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans.
- Healthcare and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement savings with a company match.
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities.
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides growth and strength to build your future. 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
The base pay for this position is
$149,300.00 – $298,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Market AccessDIVISION:
MD Medical DevicesLOCATION:
United States of America : RemoteADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Santa Clara : 4551 Great America ParkwayWORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdfSource: Abbott on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $149,300, above 72% of the 218 Business Operations roles in Illinois on this site. The employer's range is $149,400 wide, 100% of the floor. Observed open for 11 days so far (since Oct 27, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 218 Business Operations roles in Illinois listed on this site, the median base floor is $125,000 and the middle half runs from $111,250 to $150,000. This role's floor ($149,300) is above 72% of them; 1 other lists the same floor.
Base floors of 218 Business Operations roles in Illinois
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 49.1% | 107 |
| $125K to $150K | 24.3% | 53 |
| $150K to $175K | 13.3% | 29 |
| $175K to $200K | 6.0% | 13 |
| $200K to $225K | 4.1% | 9 |
| $225K to $250K | 1.8% | 4 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $275K and up | 1.4% | 3 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 218 open postings with this job family in Illinois
- Sample size
- 218
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Illinois vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Business Operations, Illinois | $125K | 218 |
| Business Operations, all states | $135K | 4,129 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $149,300 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 218 in Illinois; 4129 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Abbott pays
17 of Abbott's 211 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 175 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $129,300; the middle half runs from $114,000 to $130,700.
Base floors of Abbott's 211 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 47.9% | 101 |
| $125K to $150K | 44.1% | 93 |
| $150K to $175K | 6.2% | 13 |
| $175K to $200K | 1.9% | 4 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 211 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 211
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Business Operations roles in Illinois with the nearest published base floor to $149,300, one per employer.
- Business Manager, Consumer Identity Capital One · base floor $149,800
- Senior Manager, Partnership Account Management (Hybrid) Enova International · base floor $150,000
- VP of Operations - North Lyra Technology Group · base floor $150,000
- Area Chief of Staff Banfield Pet Hospital · base floor $150,000
- Healthcare Tech Director- IT Strategy & Operations- Financial, EPM & Analytics Huron · base floor $150,000
This listingDirector, Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R), Field - Cardiac Rhythm Management (US-Remote)$149,300 to $298,700
Engineering Director, Preanalytics Solutions$149,300 to $298,700
IT Director, Data & AI Architecture$149,300 to $298,700
Director, Marketing$149,300 to $298,700
Director Supply Chain$149,300 to $298,700
Director, Distributor Strategy - Toxicology$149,300 to $298,700
Global Product Leader, AlinIQ® Sample Management (Indexor)$149,300 to $298,700
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Director, Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R), Field - Cardiac Rhythm Management (US-Remote) (this listing) | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| Engineering Director, Preanalytics Solutions | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| IT Director, Data & AI Architecture | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| Director, Marketing | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| Director Supply Chain | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| Director, Distributor Strategy - Toxicology | $149,300 - $298,700 |
| Global Product Leader, AlinIQ® Sample Management (Indexor) | $149,300 - $298,700 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 27, 2026 (11 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-27
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: United States - Illinois - Abbott Park • United States - Minnesota - Plymouth
$149,300.00 – $298,700.00
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.