[Hiring] Health Economic Manager @Medtronic

Role Description

Medtronic ENT is seeking a Health Economics Manager to partner with sales teams, healthcare providers, and decision-makers to drive acceptance and sustained use of its ENT therapies. The role serves as a reimbursement and health economics expert, evaluating financial and policy factors that affect therapy adoption across hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and physician practices.

This senior-level individual contributor leads complex projects with significant autonomy and serves as a subject-matter expert in reimbursement and healthcare economics. The role involves:

• Conducting financial audits and benchmarking analyses.
• Delivering education and training to clinical and administrative stakeholders.
• Partnering with key accounts to support cost-effective therapy adoption.
• Addressing coding, coverage, and payment challenges.
• Helping facilities establish effective reimbursement processes.

Prefer candidates located in Texas. This position is remote and will require 50-75% travel.

Responsibilities

• Reimbursement Tools & Materials:
  • Provide input and assist in developing reimbursement materials and tools for customers and the field sales team.
  • Identify educational needs of priority accounts and deliver relevant training and education on coding, billing, and reimbursement.
  • Develop a monthly report of provider activities to support quarterly updates to Senior Leadership.
• Reimbursement and Access Support:
  • Develop and implement reimbursement strategies aligned with Sales leadership.
  • Serve as the primary field-based expert for reimbursement, coding, and coverage.
  • Educate administrators 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.
  • Provide training on prior authorization, claim submission, appeals, and payment processes.
  • Identify and resolve access barriers in collaboration with internal reimbursement support teams.
  • Conduct webinars for new and existing customers and track/report attendance.
• Field Education and Relationship Management:
  • Partner with sales, marketing, and clinical teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
  • 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.
  • Work with Marketing on strategies addressing the needs of key stakeholders.
  • Participate in initiatives supporting new product launches and payment advocacy efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with medical device coding, coverage, and payment (reimbursement).
• Master’s Degree in business, healthcare, health policy, or related field (Nice to Have).
• Work experience directly related to payer or healthcare provider decision makers (C-suite, administration, director-level).
• Experience developing and implementing strategic relationships with key influencers.
• Experience creating and giving presentations.
• Knowledge and/or experience negotiating payer/provider contracts.
• Experience building strong cross-functional partnerships.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.
• 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.
• Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums).
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).