We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Nov 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.

A Day in the Life

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 10-20% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

At Medtronic, you can embark on a career defined by innovation and impact, surrounded by a diverse team of professionals who bring unique perspectives and life experiences to every challenge. Join us as we champion healthcare access, drive equity, and lead the evolution of market access in a complex, ever-changing environment. 

Position Summary 

Medtronic is seeking a U.S. Payer Advocacy and Market Access Principal Specialist, a role responsible for driving patient and market access with commercial health plans.  This work requires in-depth, direct experience and expertise with commercial payer stakeholders, understanding how medical policies for innovative therapies are established.  This position supports engagement with commercial payers, managed care organizations, and Medicare Advantage plans.  Additionally, this role requires experience and skill in engaging, guiding, and collaborating with physicians, hospitals, patients, and other stakeholders who are integral to payer advocacy.  Strong project management skills and technical savvy are critical, and having a working knowledge of U.S. coding, coverage, and payment systems is essential.  This candidate must be highly team-oriented and work well with sales and marketing colleagues. 

This role will support multiple cardiovascular businesses in Medtronic, including coronary, renal denervation, peripheral, and vascular therapies.  The role will be focused on market access in the United States.  This is an individual contributor role. 

The U.S. Payer Advocacy and Market Access Principal Specialist is responsible for executing our market access strategies through engagement and support of clinical stakeholders and other key partners to advocate for appropriate coverage for Medtronic technologies. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Understand Medtronic market access strategies, and develop and execute tailored tactical plans for payer advocacy in partnership with external advocates, including physicians, hospital administrators, other clinicians, patients, and advocacy organizations.  The role requires skill in understanding and working closely with physician leaders and provider teams, along with a deep understanding of commercial payer stakeholders, with direct experience in payer engagements. 

• Advocate for Medtronic’s value proposition and therapies through tailored communications, evidence presentations, and payer education initiatives.  Have a high comfort level with clinical and economic data for medical innovations and technologies, and excellent skills at communicating clinical and economic value stories to payer stakeholders. 

• Work closely with Medtronic colleagues in the Health Economics, Policy, and Reimbursement function, as well as Marketing and Sales.  Understand overall business strategy and goals as relates to the positions o