We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Mar 2026

 

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

Our Cardiac Rhythm Management Integrated Operating Unit offers devices and therapies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. It is comprised of three key businesses: Cardiac Pacing Therapies, Defibrillation Solutions, and Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Services. Together, we will transform the lives of people with cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN.

The Principal Reimbursement Specialist is a highly impactful role which supports the success of reimbursement and health policy strategies and execution for all Cardiac Rhythm businesses. The Principal Reimbursement Specialist will work with a wide set of internal and external stakeholders to help plan and implement strategies to gain funding and reimbursement for our life-changing therapies. This position will provide critical input into developing global reimbursement strategies and in the planning and designing of studies to ensure payer, governmental, societal and other critical partner/stakeholder requirements are met.

Under the direction of the Reimbursement Director and in partnership with other Operating Unit leads, this role will focus on execution of reimbursement strategy and optimization. The Principal Reimbursement Specialist will collaborate with the economic value team and market access colleagues to provide an early analysis of global evidence requirements, articulation of the current reimbursement landscape, and define the strategic path forward for optimal reimbursement at launch and beyond.. Additionally, the Principal Reimbursement Specialist supports the development of economic value strategies and reimbursement plans supporting both new product pipeline and new market access opportunities within the CRM Business units.

The Principal Reimbursement Specialist is accountable for informing and educating Cardiac Rhythm leadership, Operating Units, Strategy Teams, and Field Teams such as Regional Economic Managers (REMs) of coding, coverage, and payment strategies and execution. This position is also responsible for understanding and articulating the impact of reimbursement, the healthcare environment and other policy initiatives on both CRM businesses and their products, and our hospital, physician, and payer stakeholders.

A Day in the Life

• Develops and implements reimbursement strategies and programs to obtain coverage, coding and payment from payer/providers.
• Provides reimbursement-related advice to product development teams, marketing, sales, regulatory, clinical and business leaders.
• Ensure appropriate reimbursement, health economics and policy analyses and perspectives are integrated into business plans
• Identifies payer opportunities and issues and implements programs to resolve/decrease barriers to entry for the company's products or therapies.
• Works closely with Health Economics and Outcomes Research staff to evaluate the economic impact of the use of therapies/products on payers, including the government.
• Develops strategic relationships with professional societies, medical associations, advocacy groups, thought leaders to provide leadership and focus in areas of mutual interest including physician reimbursement, treatment guidelines, coding, coverage and payment.
• May create training and deliver education programs to sales force, physicians, home care agencies, case managers, hospital CFO's, medical directors, billing personnel, and pharmacists in clinics and hospitals.

Must Have; Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 7 years of reimbursement or health policy related experience,
• Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of reimbursement or health policy related experience

Nice To Have

• Demonstrated knowledge of Medicare, health insurance policies, and payer/provider procedures.
• Basic understanding of reimbursement systems in major European and Asian countries
• Proven knowledge and execution of US coverage, coding and payment strategy and tactics.