Reimbursement Consult

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

About the role

The Medical Surgical and Endoscopy Businesses strive to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion health care access to therapies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

The Medtronic Surgical and Endoscopy Health Economics, Policy, and Reimbursement (HEPR) team is seeking a Reimbursement Consultant to support global reimbursement strategy development, new business development, evidence planning, and product launch support for the respective therapies in the Medical Surgical and Endoscopy businesses.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes reimbursement strategies and programs to obtain coverage, coding and payment (tender/tariffs) from payer/providers for devices within the Surgical and Endoscopy portfolios.
• Provides reimbursement-related advice to product development teams, marketing, sales, regulatory, clinical and business leaders.
• Identifies payer opportunities and issues and implements programs to resolve/decrease barriers to entry for the company's products or therapies.
• Supports HEPR activities on product development core teams and product launch teams, including launch readiness workstreams, cross-functional planning, evidence development activities, and reimbursement input for device and therapy strategy with specific emphasis on endoluminal robotics, robotic-assisted surgery (Hugo™), digital technologies, and core surgical innovations.
• Represents HEPR on clinical study teams; partners with product leads, global HEPR partners, and HEOR colleagues to identify reimbursement-related evidence needs and support evidence development planning.
• Monitors governmental and commercial payer policy changes, tracks coverage criteria, analyzes market trends, and develops analyses and materials that support therapy coverage strategy, payer engagement, and market access planning.
• Develops and maintains reimbursement tools, guides, educational resources, and support materials used across therapies to support internal teams, sales partners, and customer reimbursement needs including payer submission packages, coverage landscape, value summaries, and prior authorization toolkits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as MPH, MHA, MBA, MS, or PhD, or post-graduate training in health policy, health services research, economics, biostatistics, epidemiology, public administration, health sector management, or a related discipline.
• Experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, payer, provider, or health system environment.
• Knowledge of U.S. medical device reimbursement, including coding, coverage, and payment concepts across Medicare and commercial payers.
• Knowledge of ex-U.S. medical device reimbursement, including regional and hospital budgets, HTA processes, and tender/supply chain processes.
• Experience managing complex projects and working across cross-functional teams, with strong results orientation and attention to detail in ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, practical recommendations and communicate key findings to internal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with evidence development, health economic concepts, or payer-focused value communication.
• Demonstrated ability to critically review clinical and economic literature/data.
• Experience using advanced analytics, dashboards, or AI-enabled tools for policy and payer analytics.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and move work forward with limited oversight in a matrixed and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly communicate analyses, recommendations, and implications to the HEPR team and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and supporting global cross-functional business initiatives.
• Strong prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Benefits

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, and 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.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans (Medtronic Incentive Plan - MIP)
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Pay

Salary ranges for U.S (excluding PR) locations (USD): $172,000.00 - $258,000.00. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.