HEMA Lead Spain and Portugal

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a HEMA Lead Spain & Portugal  located in Madrid, Spain.

The HEMA Lead Spain & Portugal  leads Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA) strategy and execution for DePuy Synthes Spain and Portugal, ensuring 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 country and EMEA priorities. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define and execute HEMA strategy for Spain and Portugal aligned with DePuy Synthes and EMEA priorities. 

• Develop and deliver market access and funding strategies  to enable adoption and sustainable growth. 

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with payers, HTA bodies, institutional decision-makers and relevant authorities to shape the external environment and advance value-based adoption. 

• Lead EMEA-aligned evidence generation and value creation activities  and translate insights into local value messages, tools and materials. 

• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Medical/Clinical and Regulatory teams to develop and execute market access and reimbursement strategies across the product lifecycle. 

• Navigate centralized and regional access dynamics across Spain and Portugal, including hospital- and region-based decision pathways, support access optimization within regional healthcare systems, institutions, and tender environments. 

•  Ensure effective deployment of health economic tools, value assets and training to enable internal stakeholders and strengthen field activation. 

•  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 EMEA HEMA standards. 

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

Scope & Impact 

Full strategic responsibility for HEMA outcomes in Spain and Portugal, with high autonomy and direct impact on access success, innovation adoption, and revenue sustainability. This role may also holds direct responsibility for a priority and strategic business at EMEA regional level (defined according to EMEA needs), ensuring HEMA strategy and execution align with business priorities, performance objectives, and value delivery expectations. 

Qualifications 

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in Health Economics, Public Health, Life Sciences or related field. 
7+ years of experience in Market Access or HEMA roles, preferably within MedTech or Pharmaceuticals. 
Proven experience within the Spanish and/or Portugues reimbursement environment. 
Fluent in English and in local language  

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.