We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 May 2025
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 Senior Health Economics & Outcomes Research Specialist will be a critical Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) team member. This role is responsible for providing analytical and methodological expertise to support the development of internal evidence in support of business development and reimbursement strategy, as well as primary peer-reviewed publication-level evidence using real-world datasets.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Assist in answering business-specific strategic questions from marketing, business development, value-based healthcare teams, and reimbursement colleagues through primary analysis of available internal data sources and/or external vendor sources.
- Participate in study design, protocol development, analysis, interpretation, and messaging of retrospective analysis of administrative health care claims data (both public/Medicare, commercial, and hospital claims data) with the intent of publication in peer-reviewed medical journals and presentation at clinical and health economics conferences.
- Execute ad-hoc and publication-level retrospective analyses of claims data sources in SAS independently, including data cleaning & preparation, patient selection, dataset linking, and study measure creation.
- Assist in setting up coding and analysis infrastructure for new data assets.
- Expand on best practices within the Neuroscience HEOR team on efficient data manipulation and common code repositories.
- Serve as a secondary code reviewer/validator on peer team member projects
- Translate results of data analyses for internal and external presentation, with the content and messaging adapted to the audience at hand. Create visually appealing and simple-to-understand summaries of complex analyses
- Develop therapeutic area and device-specific knowledge of the Neurosciences product portfolio and published evidence, and apply this knowledge to evidence planning, needs assessment, and study protocol design
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Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires a Baccalaureate degree
Minimum of 4 years of health economics and outcomes research experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
Nice to Have:
- MS/MA/MPH in Biostatistics/Statistics, Economics/Health Economics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Data Science, or Computer Science
- SAS programming experience (interview team reserves the right to request sample code and a basic SAS test)
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team player in a highly matrixed organization
- Experience with advanced predictive modeling techniques (machine learning algorithms) and their application to retrospective healthcare data
- Demonstrated business communication and presentation skills, both live and remote
- Experience in analysis of large administrative claims or EHR databases with proficiency in programming using statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, or Python).
- Comfort with data visualization, graphical presentation, and study report/manuscript preparation.
- Basic familiarity with medical code sets (ICD-10-CM, CPT, NDC).
- Experience in the healthcare industry (medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, insurance, hospital, or health system).
- Proficiency in econometric modeling methods.
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):$113,600.00 - $170,400.00This 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).
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
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