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Sr. Director Health Economics and Policy Research - CST

Medtronic
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Oct 2025

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Oct 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 Cranial and Spinal Technologies, we are transforming the standard of care in spine and cranial surgery worldwide by putting patients first and solving complex pathologies for spine and neurosurgeons. Medtronic leads the market because we offer differentiated, best-in-class solutions, and our bestin-class portfolio is evidenced by a global installed base of more than 10,000 units. Medtronic Cranial and Spinal Technologies is working on a best-in-class implant portfolio and a smart ecosystem that provides a customizable health solution for the primary challenges in cranial and spine surgery: the need for increased predictability, improved precision. By joining Medtronic CST you’ll become a member of a global team constantly working to achieve better surgical outcomes for patients.

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.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree and 15 years (13+ with graduate degree) of combined experience in health economics and policy research, with 10+ year of managerial experience
  • Must have prior medical device industry experience
  • Experienced with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
  • 25% travel

Nice to have:

  • HEPR experience in the Orthopedic space
  • Strong society relationships
  • Ability to collaborate with cross functional leaders in a highly matrixed environment.
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong People Leadership experience
  • Ability to lead a remote/global team
  • We would prefer candidates who are able to work from our Lafayette, CO site.

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.

Benefits & Compensation
 

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):$250,400.00 - $375,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

The base salary range is applicable across t

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