Health Economic Manager - 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 Life

As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.

Our ENT operating unit provides innovative technologies for sinus, otology, neurotology, head & neck, skull base, and airway care. With advanced instruments, image-guided systems, and implants, we enhance precision, safety, and efficiency, supporting clinicians with education and clinical guidance to improve patient outcomes.

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In this role, you will report to the Director, Reimbursement and Health Economics for the ENT portfolio. You will work independently with the sales teams and healthcare providers to help ensure patient access to Medtronic ENT Therapies. The Health Economic Manager is responsible for contributing to the development and execution of strategic reimbursement initiatives that improve patient and market access to Medtronic’s products. This highly visible role will work with internal and external customers at the field level on strategic coding, coverage, and reimbursement issues. This position plays a key role in supporting patient access to our therapies and devices by providing expert reimbursement and access support to our healthcare providers (physicians, hospitals, and ambulatory surgery centers. This role ensures that customers understand coverage, coding, and payment pathways; resolving access barriers; and helping facilities integrate appropriate reimbursement processes to support sustainable adoption across Medtronic’s portfolio of products

Field-based (remote) health economics and reimbursement leader supporting Medtronic ENT’s West Region. Partners with sales teams and healthcare providers to improve patient access and adoption of ENT therapies by providing expert guidance on coding, coverage, payment pathways, and reimbursement strategy. Develops and delivers reimbursement tools, education, workshops/webinars, and account support; identifies and resolves access barriers; and provides regional activity and trend reporting to leadership. Expected travel: 50–75% within the U.S.; ideal location in MST or PST time zone.

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 cross-functional collaboration. This role will require 50-75% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure the successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Reimbursement Tools & Materials

• Provide input and assist in developing reimbursement materials and tools for customers (Physicians, Coding Staff, Administrators, etc.) and the field sales team.

• Identify educational needs of priority accounts and use approved Medtronic tools to deliver relevant training and education on coding, billing, and reimbursement.

• Develop a monthly report of provider activities, including regional trends and developments, to support quarterly updates to Senior Leadership.

Reimbursement and Access Support

• Develop and implement reimbursement strategies and tactics aligned with Sales leadership to minimize or remove coding, coverage, and payment barriers for Medtronic products and therapies.

• Serve as the primary field-based expert for reimbursement, coding, and coverage.

• Educate administrators, billing managers, and healthcare providers on correct use of HCPCS, CPT, ICD-10 codes, modifiers, and documentation requirements.

• Support customers in navigating Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer coverage policies and prior-authorization requirements.

• Provide one-on-one and group training on prior authorization, claim submission, appeals, and payment processes.

• Identify, triage, and resolve access barriers in collaboration with internal reimbursement support teams.

• Identify key issues and trends with commercial and government payers; determine and implement appropriate solutions.

• Conduct webinars for new and existing customers (frequency based on customer need) and track/report attendance.

Field Education and Relationship Management

• Partner with sales, marketing, and clinical teams to ensure a seamless customer experience and compliance.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with administrators, billing leads, and payer representatives; ensure tracking through customer management systems.

• Deliver in-person and virtual reimbursement workshops and policy update sessions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Compliance teams.

• Provide field insights on reimbursement trends and economic models as warranted.

• Work with Marketing colleagues on strategies addressing the needs of key Government, Healthcare Agencies, and Commercial Stakeholders, influencing economic and policy decisions on product coding and reimbursement.

• Participate in initiatives supporting new product launches and payment advocacy efforts.

• Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.

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Must Haves - Minimum Requirements

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

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with medical device coding, coverage, and payment (reimbursement).
  

Nice to Have

• Live in a region that supports the MST or PST time zone.
• Master’s Degree in business, healthcare, health policy, or related field.
• Work experience directly related to the payer or healthcare provider decision makers (C-suite, administration, director –level), physicians, and private practice managers.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic relationships and concepts with key influencers, utilizing business and financial measures with economic modeling.
• Experience creating and giving presentations.
• Experience utilizing effective influencing and sales skills.
• Knowledge and/or experience negotiating payer/provider contracts.
• Experience building strong cross-functional partners.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.

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, andSimple 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), andCapital 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.

Further details are available at the link below:

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 95,000+ 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.

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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.