Senior HEPR Program Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 1 Dec 2025

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.

The Structural Heart operating unit at Medtronic focuses on developing and delivering innovative, minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of heart valve diseases and other structural heart conditions. This includes transcatheter and surgical therapies designed to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. The unit's portfolio encompasses products such as transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacement and repair devices, as well as technologies for left atrial appendage management and other structural heart interventions.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 25% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The Senior HEPR Program Manager will serve in a highly visible and impactful role as a member of the Aortic business's Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement team.

We are seeking a Senior HEPR Program Manager to support global reimbursement strategy development, new business development, clinical trial and evidence planning, and product launch support for existing and emerging therapies in endovascular repair of the aorta. This individual will also develop and communicate operating unit and therapy-specific reimbursement strategy for the US to include all considerations for coding, coverage, and payment for government and private payers, while educating cross-functional colleagues, business leadership, sales force and customers.

This role will develop and implement coverage and funding landscapes and strategies for endovascular aortic repair therapies, included US commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs, working closely with cross-functional colleagues, including Health Economics and Outcomes Research staff, as needed to define execute data, evidence and market access strategies. In addition to US-focused work, this role will provide critical leadership in developing global reimbursement strategies. This individual will collaborate with regional and local country reimbursement and market access colleagues (including the US market) to support the establishment of reimbursement in target geographies and to resolve reimbursement challenges.

This individual reports to the Senior Director, Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement for the Structural Heart business.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide advice and counsel to cross functional partners (Marketing, Regulatory, Legal, R&D, Clinical, Medical Science, Corporate and Global reimbursement counterparts) and business leaders on global reimbursement strategies and programs, health economics, evidence strategy, and health policy for emerging technologies.
• Lead the process for developing global product-specific reimbursement strategies based on the requirements of technology assessment organizations and payers, including Medicare, NICE, etc. With closely with regional and country-level HEPR colleagues, as well as Health Economics and Outcomes Research colleagues, to evaluate the economic impact of new therapies on payers and funders.
• Develop reimbursement and health economics assessments and strategies for emerging therapies ensuring appropriate reimbursement and health economics analyses and perspectives are integrated into business plans and decision making.
• Champion the development and maintenance of reimbursement tools to be used by reimbursement colleagues and sales partners (coding sheets, economic models, evidence dossiers, etc.). Deliver trainings and education programs when needed for customer and sales support and ensure other trainers are supported and educated appropriately.
• Provide updates as well as strategies to address changes in the U.S. Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance systems, as well as other key country healthcare reimbursement systems in relation to Mitral & Tricuspid therapies.
  Identify payer regulatory opportunities and issues. Implement programs to resolve/decrease barriers to entry for endovascular aortic repair therapies

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Industry Health Policy / Strategic Reimbursement experience
  Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Industry Health Policy / Strategic Reimbursement experience

Nice To Have

• Master's degree in health policy, public health, business administration, public administration or a related discipline.
• Experience in global Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Industry Health Policy / Strategic Reimbursement experience
• Understanding of US payment systems and healthcare trends
• Project management experience leading cross-functional teams
• Experience reviewing commercial coverage policies and Medicare payment regulations
• Experience working with product development teams
• Independently develop clinical and economical value dossier and value tools/summaries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to all levels of the organization
• Able to work independently.
• Able to apply strong analytical skills to a variety of situations of varying ambiguity.

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.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$178, $267,600.00This 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. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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 , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 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) , and 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.

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