Health Economics, Policy

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Evaluates the economic impact of the use of products and therapies on hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and physicians.

• Develops hospital marketing programs related to coverage, coding and reimbursement.

• Implements programs to resolve/decrease economic barriers for use of products and therapies in all care settings.

• Conducts financial audits, benchmarking, and presentations for hospital and physician customers.

• Provides training and education programs to sales force, physicians, home care agencies, ambulatory surgery centers, case managers, and financial and billing employees in clinics and hospitals.

• Works closely with the reimbursement strategy team to implement policy and payment changes with field sales force and customers through education and services.

• Works with customers/accounts to develop advocacy campaigns that support coverage and payment strategies.

• Works with key customers/accounts to develop partnership strategies to promote cost-effective delivery of company's therapies and opportunities for therapy adoption.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree completed

• Advanced English

• Postgraduate and/or extension courses in areas such as health economics, health technology assessment, healthcare business management, advocacy and others in the healthcare area will be considered as distinctive qualities.

• Strong analytical, organizational & planning skills, excellent communication and presentation abilities, leadership, and proficiency in health systems. Ability to lead a project from scratch.

• In-depth understanding of healthcare systems.

• Support market access strategies with payers, health authority projects, and technology submissions to ANS or CONITEC; participate in submission projects and processes.

• Spanish is a plus

We Offer

Medtronic is recognized by the Great Place to Work (GPTW) and, in 2022, reached tenth place in the ranking of best companies to work for in the industry and services category. This recognition reinforces our ongoing commitment to the well-being of our employees. Our benefits are carefully designed to promote quality of life, and this is why we work with the best suppliers on the market. Find out more about what we offer in our benefits package:

PLR, Private Pension Plan, Transport voucher, reimbursement for charter or parking, Flexible meal voucher, medical assistance and Dental assistance (for you and your legal dependents (spouses, children and stepchildren), Life insurance, Gympass, childcare assistance, pharmacy discount, ESPP (discounted share purchase program), educational subsidy + idiom program.

Wellness programs:

- Holiday break program and Short Friday. Here your Friday ends at 2pm

- 2x hybrid in the office

- Birthday Day Off

- Maternity leave 6 months + Paternity leave 20 days

- Paid Family Leave Program of up to 6 weeks.

- Work 4 weeks from anywhere.

NOTE: OPTION of transportation + hybrid work will not be available for positions in the clinical and sales areas, as well as for positions that do not have working time control.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Recognized master in professional discipline.
Works independently to implement strategic goals and establish operational plans for job area.
Assignments are often self-initiated Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.

Organizational Impact: Strongly influences the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on functional results .
Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership.
Changes or may establish operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results.

Innovation and Complexity: Faces problems that span a wide range of difficulty and unique issues across functions and / or businesses which may cause redirection .
Develops solutions to unique issues Improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation .

Communication and Influence: Interacts with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, including executive leadership, on significant matters.
Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function.
Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement.

Leadership and Talent Management: Frequently provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees .
Typically manages large, moderately complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery level knowledge of specialty area and working knowledge of several other areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have deep knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Our Commitment

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communities if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

About Medtronic

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here