Senior Government Affairs Specialist

Medtronic; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company in the UK seeks a Senior Government Affairs Specialist to drive policy and advocacy efforts for diabetes technologies. This role involves building stakeholder relationships and addressing policy barriers to enhance patient access. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree and have extensive experience in government affairs. Competitive salary and benefits offered, along with a commitment to employee recognition and success.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Short-term incentive plan

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in government affairs, public policy, or healthcare advocacy.
• Strong understanding of UK and Ireland national health policy and reimbursement systems.
• Proven experience with government agencies and policymakers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the local government affairs strategy.
• Identify and address policy barriers for innovation adoption.
• Build relationships with health ministries and reimbursement authorities.
• Engage with patient organisations and industry groups.

Skills

Government affairs experience

Healthcare advocacy

Stakeholder management

Public policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, or related field

Job description

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

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.

We are seeking a Senior Government Affairs Specialist to support the development and execution of MiniMeds policy and advocacy agenda in the UK and this role you will work closely with internal business leaders policymakers and healthcare stakeholders to help shape a favourable environment for patient access to diabetes technologies including automated insulin delivery (AID) systems continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and connected digital health solutions. This is a highly visible role that blends policy expertise stakeholder engagement and strategic execution to advance MiniMeds mission of empowering people with diabetes to live life on their terms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of the local government affairs strategy aligned with regional and corporate objectives
• Identify and help address policy barriers related to innovation adoption digital health integration and reimbursement
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with ministries of health reimbursement authorities regulatory bodies and health committees
• Engage with patient organisations professional associations and industry groups to align on shared advocacy goals
• Track emerging legislative regulatory and policy trends affecting diabetes and the MedTech sector
• Support issue management and help coordinate internal alignment across functions (Market Access Clinical Regulatory and Communications)
• Support the preparation of executive‑level briefings and materials for government engagement

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Public Policy Political Science Law Health Economics Public Health or another related field
• Extensive experience in government affairs public policy or healthcare advocacy
• Strong understanding of national health policy reimbursement systems and political decision‑making processes in the UK and Ireland
• Proven experience engaging with government agencies policymakers or health authorities
• Strong influencing collaboration and stakeholder management skills within matrixed environments

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

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 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.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Vacancy: 1