As Director of Medtechnique Consulting I leverage my experience and expertise to gain market access for medical devices and technologies in Australia. I develop targeted strategies that demonstrate the economic and clinical benefits of medical technologies to governments and private payers. I have the skills and knowledge to complete applications and submissions on behalf of companies. I also provide training and education in reimbursement systems, health financing and health economics. I represent a diverse range of clients including multinational medical device manufacturers as well as small local innovators.

Appointed as Principal Consultant-Reimbursement at Brandwood Biomedical. Brandwood Biomedical is a global consulting company providing regulatory and reimbursement expertise in medical technology specialising in the Asia-Pacific region

I held various positions of increasing complexity culminating in my appointment as Director of Corporate Affairs ANZ, with responsibility for government affairs, health economics, reimbursement, public relations and corporate accounts. My achievements include conceiving, designing and implementing a targeted engagement with Government that raised the company’s profile with government and positioned St Jude Medical as a valuable contributor to public debate. I crafted the reimbursement strategy for Australia and leveraged clinical and health economic evidence to demonstrate the value of the company’s products to access reimbursement, increase market penetration and maintain prices. I coordinated major health economic studies that demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of St Jude’s technologies and increased market penetration. I negotiated major corporate agreements to maintain and grow market share. During my time working in the Asia Pacific region I implemented health economic and reimbursement programs in offices in Korea, Taiwan and China which increased market access

Negotiated contracts between MBF and private hospitals to limit the funds expenditure during a period of high tensions between insurers and private hospitalsKey member of a tender team that implemented a novel case payment system for MBF contracted hospitals which rewarded efficiency

Managed national re-engineering project that reduced the cost of delivering services by 25%