Prin HEOR Specialist

Medtronic•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

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 The Principal Health Economics & Outcomes Research Specialist for Canada and Latin America will work closely with region-specific Health Economics and Outcomes researchers to develop and implement strategies to optimize Market Access for the innovative diabetes devices such as insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, and SmartMDI. The successful candidate will collaborate with region specific HEPR experts to develop HTA dossiers, and provide support on the design, execution, and dissemination of HEOR studies to meet the business needs. In this role, you will advise and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including reimbursement, healthcare policy, marketing, payer marketing, medical affairs, and other functions. This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care. Responsibilities may include providing input on clinical trial design and Real-World Evidence (RWE) generation and communication. Works closely with the other functions within the Market Access team to support the development of evidence that will improve the understanding of the treatment of diabetes and will demonstrate the value of Medtronic’s extensive diabetes device profile. The data generated should inform strategic internal decisions as well. Develops HTA submission documents to meet requirements for optimal reimbursement, coverage, and utilization. Collaborates closely with regional Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement (HEPR) teams to identify Canadian or Latin American specific evidence needs and synergies. Supports the design and implementation of observational and economic research studies or economic models including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and budget impact models. These materials should provide value, perspective and evidence for clinical and/or pre-clinical product portfolio decisions, marketing, regulatory agency submissions (HTA), and product reimbursement strategies. Conduct both systematic and targeted literature searches that will be foundational to the development of value dossiers suitable for HTA submissions in Canada and Latin America. Compares and evaluates the value of Medtronic’s products and therapies versus the other products in the market basket with respect to the clinical, economic, and outcomes data from clinical trials and Real-World Evidence (RWE) studies including, epidemiology studies, registries, observational studies, payer pilots, cost-effectiveness modeling, surveys, and meta-analyses. Collaborates with the Clinical Development team to ensure that an integrated evidence plan including RWE is available to support country approval and reimbursement. Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the evidence needed to inform government agencies in Canada and Latin America to secure reimbursement. Prepares observational and economic research study results for dissemination via abstracts, presentations, and/or peer-reviewed publications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience in the healthcare industry
Master’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in the healthcare industry

Nice To Haves

Degree in PharmD, Master’s degree, or PhD in epidemiology, health economics, biostatistics, public health
An understanding of the HTA systems in Canada and Latin America
Experience securing reimbursement for devices and/or pharmaceuticals in Canada or Latin American Countries.
Ability to collaborate closely with Medtronic MiniMed HEPR experts in Canada and Latin America
Fluency in English required, proficiency in Spanish an asset
Project management experience; demonstrated consultative mindset
Proven ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed organization
Proven relationship-building and maintaining skills with internal and external stakeholders including physicians, payers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex analytical techniques in a way that is understandable by non-quantitative audiences
Postgraduate training or experience in health economics, health policy, epidemiology or health services research
Experience working with administrative claims data
Experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry
Proficiency programming using statistical software (e.g. SAS, R, etc.)
Strong quantitative skills, preferably with training in econometrics or statistics
Experience in the analysis, synthesis, and presentation of complex data from multiple sources

Responsibilities

providing input on clinical trial design and Real-World Evidence (RWE) generation and communication
Works closely with the other functions within the Market Access team to support the development of evidence that will improve the understanding of the treatment of diabetes and will demonstrate the value of Medtronic’s extensive diabetes device profile. The data generated should inform strategic internal decisions as well.
Develops HTA submission documents to meet requirements for optimal reimbursement, coverage, and utilization.
Collaborates closely with regional Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement (HEPR) teams to identify Canadian or Latin American specific evidence needs and synergies.
Supports the design and implementation of observational and economic research studies or economic models including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and budget impact models. These materials should provide value, perspective and evidence for clinical and/or pre-clinical product portfolio decisions, marketing, regulatory agency submissions (HTA), and product reimbursement strategies.
Conduct both systematic and targeted literature searches that will be foundational to the development of value dossiers suitable for HTA submissions in Canada and Latin America.
Compares and evaluates the value of Medtronic’s products and therapies versus the other products in the market basket with respect to the clinical, economic, and outcomes data from clinical trials and Real-World Evidence (RWE) studies including, epidemiology studies, registries, observational studies, payer pilots, cost-effectiveness modeling, surveys, and meta-analyses.
Collaborates with the Clinical Development team to ensure that an integrated evidence plan including RWE is available to support country approval and reimbursement.
Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the evidence needed to inform government agencies in Canada and Latin America to secure reimbursement.
Prepares observational and economic research study results for dissemination via abstracts, presentations, and/or peer-reviewed publications.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a 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
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)