Sr. Health Economics & Outcomes Research Specialist
About The Position
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life At Medtronic Neuroscience, we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve outcomes and transform lives for people living with neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions. Medtronic Neuromodulation delivers life-changing therapies that restore function and improve quality of life. We help patients find relief, regain control, and live with confidence. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions This position is fully remote in the USA and will include 5% travel. The Senior Health Economics & Outcomes Research Specialist designs and executes real-world evidence studies using healthcare data to support evidence generation, market access, and business strategy across the Pain Interventions portfolio.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 4+ years OR master's degree with 2+ years of experience
- Proficiency in SAS
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Economics, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Data Science, or Computer Science.
- Experience analyzing administrative claims or electronic health record databases.
- Experience with R or Python.
- Experience preparing study reports, manuscripts, presentations, or data visualizations.
- Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and National Drug Code (NDC) coding systems.
- Experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, health insurance, hospital, or health system industries.
- Experience with predictive modeling, econometrics, or machine learning using healthcare data.
- Experience supporting peer-reviewed publications and scientific conference presentations.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Design and conduct real-world evidence studies using claims, electronic health record, and linked datasets.
- Perform retrospective analyses, including data preparation, cohort selection, dataset linkage, and outcome creation.
- Develop study protocols, statistical code, and analysis plans.
- Interpret results and contribute to manuscripts, abstracts, reports, and conference presentations.
- Create data visualizations and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Develop and maintain reusable coding frameworks and analytical standards.
- Review and validate analytical code to ensure quality and reproducibility.
- Apply therapeutic area knowledge to evidence planning and study design.
Benefits
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
