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A Day in the Life

This is an exciting opportunity for a Reimbursement Analyst or Senior Reimbursement Analyst based in Japan. The successful candidate will play a critical role in securing reimbursement for Medtronic’s innovative medical technologies in the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN), and Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) businesses.
The primary responsibility of this role is to lead reimbursement acquisition for newly launching medical devices by engaging in strategic negotiations with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). This work will be carried out in close collaboration with cross-functional teams including Regulatory Affairs (RA), Clinical, and Marketing.
The role also involves developing supporting evidence for reimbursement applications and working with global teams to address requirements under Japan’s cost-effectiveness evaluation system. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for success in this role.
This is an individual contributor position reporting to the Manager of Reimbursement Group 2, HCE&GA Japan. The role is based in Japan.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Lead reimbursement acquisition for newly launching medical devices by engaging in negotiations with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
• Collaborate closely with internal teams including Regulatory Affairs (RA), Clinical, and Marketing to drive reimbursement strategy and execution.
• Develop clinical and economic evidence to support reimbursement applications.
• Coordinate with global teams to address requirements under Japan’s cost-effectiveness evaluation system.
• Build internal cross-functional and external partnerships with health policy and health economic experts and key opinion leaders (KOLs) to optimize market access strategies.
• Provide input to evidence development plans, including clinical study design and measurement of healthcare utilization and patient-reported outcomes/quality of life.
• Execute health economic projects including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-of-illness analyses, and budget impact analyses.
• Analyze and communicate clinical and economic evidence to target audiences, including publication of research findings.
• Act as an internal expert on reimbursement for CRM, CRDN, and PVH products in Japan, identifying risks and opportunities for business planning.
• Provide therapy-specific and general reimbursement/health economics education and training to key internal and external stakeholders.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in health economics, outcomes research, or medical device technology assessment with a proven track record of successful reimbursement applications in the Japanese healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of the Japanese reimbursement system and healthcare policy landscape.
• Experience in developing and applying health economic models is desirable.
• Experience in conducting outcomes research projects and developing value propositions is desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are desirable.

Core Competency

• Project management skills and a results-driven mindset.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and in a multicultural environment.
• Seeking individuals with strong communication skills who can independently promote collaboration and demonstrate a high level of commitment.

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.

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

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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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