Principal HEOR Specialist (remote)

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 LifeCoronary & Renal Denervation therapies are a vital component of the Medtronic Cardiovascular Portfolio. Our team is passionate about the patients we serve around the globe and the "second life" and improved health we can give to those with Coronary Artery Disease, High Blood Pressure, and other conditions. We're also driven by the promise of Renal Denervation and its potential to change the way patients around the world manage their uncontrolled hypertension.

The Principal HEOR Specialist will provide hands-on support to Medtronic in the design, execution, and dissemination of HEOR studies to meet the business evidence strategy needs in the Coronary Renal Denervation (CRDN) Operating Unit (OU) In this role, you will advise and collaborate with CRDN cross-functional teams with reimbursement, healthcare policy, strategy, marketing, clinical affairs, and other functions on Real World Evidence generation strategies, research methods, study design, and research standards with Real World Data. You will work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to generate peer-reviewed publications to fulfill evidence gap. The Principle HEOR Specialist will lead clinical and economics evidence summarization from literatures and develop Global Value Dossier for specific products/therapies. You will also serve as a technical leader, mentoring and training HEOR staff with diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements observational and economic research studies that fulfill evidence gap for clinical and/or pre-clinical product portfolio decisions, marketing, regulatory agency submissions, and product reimbursement strategies.
• Compares and evaluates the value of products and therapies with the clinical, economic, and quality of life outcomes data from clinical trials and/or epidemiology studies, registries, observational studies, modeling, surveys, and meta-analysis.
• Provides hands-on support (study protocol, statistical analysis plan, data analysis, study report and presentation) to in-house HEOR studies by design and conduct scientifically rigorous research.
• Authors and documents all studies related files by complying with internal SOPs and best practices.
• Develops scientific communication plans and outputs, including peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
• Develops interactive visual displays of data using Tableau or other platforms to create user-friendly outputs and tools.
• Conducts a range of ad hoc projects and other tasks as needed to support missions of HEOR function.
• Develops country specific evidence to meet requirement for optimal reimbursement coverage and usage.
• Works closely with market access to help develop strategies and pricing programs and standardize best practices.
• Works with clinical research to add relevant health outcomes and economic endpoints to clinical trials, and clinical biostatisticians to analyze and report study results.
• Directs the work of vendors and outside researchers to accomplish the goals of organization with respect to data sources, research studies, and development of economic models and tools.
• Provides mentorship, training and advise to other HEOR staff.

Must Have; Minimum Requirements

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

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 7 years of Health Economics, Public Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology experience
• Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years Health Economics, Public Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology experience.

Nice To Have

• Master of Science degree in Health Economics, Public Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.
• Deep subject matter expertise in real world data (EHR, claims, registry data) and retrospective data analysis methods.
• Experience and familiar with literature systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Proficiency in statistical packages such as SAS, R and/or SQL.
• Proven track record of peer-reviewed scientific publications (abstract, manuscript).
• Ability to function under high level of autonomy and manage priorities.
• Strong oral/written presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to train, mentor and supervise other HEOR staff.
• Knowledge and application of machine learning methodology (supervised, unsupervised learning, deep learning) in biomedical research or healthcare setting.
• Great project management skill
• Experience and familiar with data visualization tools such as Tableau.
• Overall knowledge of government and private payer reimbursement models both within the USA and globally is desired.

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):$136,800.00 - $205,200.00

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. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for 3-7 days. 

Apply