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National Clinical Economics Solutions Manager – Wound Care

Essity · Chicago, IL · Full time

Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a piece of clinical evidence you helped generate or use to change a customer decision.

What they are checking: Whether they have real experience turning evidence into commercial results, not just reviewing studies.

Tell me about a time you had to tell sales that a claim they wanted to make wasn't supported by the data.

What they are checking: Whether they protect scientific and regulatory integrity even under commercial pressure.

Tell me about a cross-functional project with marketing, medical affairs, or R&D that you led. What made it hard?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead strategy across functions they don't manage.

What would you do

A value analysis committee says our dressing costs more per unit than the one they use. How would you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can shift the conversation to total cost of care, like change frequency, nursing time, and outcomes.

How would you decide which evidence gaps to close first across the U.S. wound care portfolio?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize evidence by commercial impact and customer need, not academic interest.

How do you explain a clinical study's limitations to a non-clinical audience without undercutting the product?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate honestly and clearly about evidence quality.

How would you equip a national sales team to use clinical and economic tools well in the field?

What they are checking: Whether they think about training and adoption, not just building the materials.

About the work

How would you build an economic value story for a wound care product aimed at acute care hospitals?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect clinical outcomes to cost drivers that matter to hospital value analysis committees.

What makes a health economic model credible to a hospital pharmacist or CFO, and what makes it fall apart?

What they are checking: Whether they know transparent assumptions and local data matter more than impressive headline savings.

What wound care outcomes do acute care hospitals track most closely, and why do they care?

What they are checking: Whether they understand pressure injuries, infection, and readmission as both clinical and financial concerns.

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National Clinical Economics Solutions Manager – Wound Care Who We Are Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care , and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide. Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere. About the Role The National Clinical and Economics Solutions Manager – Wound Care is responsible for leading the clinical strategy, evidence generation, and economic value proposition for the U.S. wound care portfolio, with a focus on strengthening differentiation and driving growth in the Acute Care market. This role translates clinical outcomes and economic insights into compelling customer-facing messaging, value analysis committee support, evidence summaries, and educational resources that enable product adoption and value-based selling. The position also leads KOL development, clinical advocacy, advisory boards, and HCP engagement while ensuring all activities align with compliance requirements, business priorities, and product strategy. In addition, this leader provides functional direction and clinical guidance to field based Wound Care Clinical Trainers, partnering cross-functionally with Brand, Commercial Training, Regional Sales Trainers, and Global Medical and Clinical Affairs to build clinical credibility, support market access, and advance Essity’s wound care growth objectives. This is a remote position so the ideal candidate would live near a major airport. We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk. What You Will Do Clinical Strategy and Evidence Generation • Define and execute clinical strategy and economic value programs resulting in evidence generation and positioning for existing wound care portfolio to gain market share in the Acute Care market. • Define existing versus gap claims and build evidence/economic cost-in-use plans to support claims, differentiation, and growth • Create clinical strategy plan, budget and execution of all evidence for US wound care market: post-market studies (various levels), economic impact models, and case studies. • Oversee wound care specialists in identifying potential KOLs, CROs, and executing evidence gaps. Clinical Marketing & Value Proposition • Translate clinical outcomes into differentiated customer messaging, including value analysis committee (VAC) documentation. • Give direction to Brand to create evidence summaries, white papers and other customer-facing materials. • Give messaging to Commercial Training for HM Move program expansion. KOL Development & Clinical Advocacy • Establish National and Regional key opinion leaders • Lead advisory boards, voice of customer engagement, and clinical champion development. • Recommend KOLs for national trade show abstract, poster, and podium submissions. • Support conference education, speaker preparation, readiness, and compliance processes for any Essity sponsored event. • Own KOL budget in partnership with Brand. • Own the contracting and compliance process of managing and setting a HCP fair scope and payment of services. Direct Clinical Marketing Programs • Set direction to the Brand team to develop tools and resources that support product adoption, practice change, and value-based customer discussions. • Collaborate with regional wound care trainers and brand team to create standardized educational content for healthcare providers (i.e. dinner programs). • Collaborate with regional wound care trainers and commercial trainers the value enablement materials, clinical summaries, including key messaging. • Serve as the escalation resource for complex clinical education, standard of care, and capability needs. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Partner closely with Commercial Training, Regional Wound Care Sales Trainers, Brand, and Global Medical and Clinical Affairs. • Ensure wound care clinical and economic content align with business priorities, product strategy, customer needs, and compliance requirements. Who You Are • Clinical credential required: RN, NP, PA, WOCN, WCC or other relevant wound care clinical background. • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. • 7–10+ years of wound care clinical, education or field clinical leadership experience preferred. • Demonstrated ability to design and deliver clinical value programs • Experience supporting KOL development, HCP education, economic modeling, or clinical evidence generation and translation. • Strong facilitation, coaching, presentation, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills. • Ability to travel nationally as business needs require. What We Can Offer You At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. Compensation and Benefits : Expected Compensation Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factor s such as knowledge, skills, and experience. Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits : • United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance • Wellness program provided through Rally • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) • 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance • PTO offering with Paid Holidays • Scholarship program for children of Essity employees . Additional Information The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com Together, we are improving lives, every day Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. Application End Date: Job Requisition ID: Essity264735

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