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.
Key responsibilities
Shape enterprise-wide portfolio roadmap and capital allocation strategy focused on high-growth markets, breakthrough therapies, and emerging technologies.
Lead transformative strategic initiatives that advance the company’s long-term mission, growth objectives, and innovation agenda.
Identify and prioritize indications, unmet clinical and stakeholder needs, and care pathway opportunities to define differentiated value propositions.
Shape new product, service, and business opportunities through deep market and customer insight.
Define patient segmentation, positioning, product-market fit, pricing strategy, and business models to maximize commercial success.
Assess competitive landscapes, market dynamics, emerging technologies, and ecosystem trends to inform strategic decision-making.
Develop robust financial models and business cases to support investment decisions, portfolio prioritization, and growth strategies. Scope and architect programs to create market-winning solutions while minimizing development timelines and accelerating time to market.
Partner cross-functionally across R&D, clinical, commercial, corporate strategy, business development, finance, and executive leadership teams to align strategy with execution.
Influence senior leadership through data-driven recommendations, strategic frameworks, and executive-level communications.
Work with external ecosystem partners to develop innovative partnership models, strategic alliances, and collaborative business structures that accelerate strategy execution and market adoption.
Must Have
Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with 10+ years of managerial experience (people or program), or advanced degree with a minimum 13 years prior relevant experience, minimum of 10 years of managerial experience (people or program).
Nice to Have
MBA
Experience in emerging therapies and technologies, particularly in early-stage voice-of-customer research, defining product, market development and commercialization planning
Upstream marketing and strategy experience
Background in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), neuromodulation, or broader neuroscience-focused innovations
Experience building and scaling new markets, including patient engagement, advocacy, and ecosystem development
Exposure to enterprise-level portfolio strategy or corporate strategy functions
Exposure to healthcare innovation, medical technology development, and human-centered design
Strong understanding of healthcare markets, reimbursement dynamics, and care delivery models
Comfort influencing senior executive stakeholders in highly matrixed, global organizations
Consulting experience on corporate strategy and operations
Track record of partnering cross-functionally to advance programs from concept through early commercialization
Experience operating in high-growth, ambiguous environments with a strong test-and-learn mindset
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.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.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, and Simple 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), and Capital 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
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 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.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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