Principal Convention Specialist
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
This role is responsible for managing and executing strategic convention programs for one or more Medtronic business sectors. The position involves planning and overseeing medium to large-scale or complex exhibits ensuring alignment with business goals brand standards and customer needs. You will serve as a strategic advisor and team leader collaborating across functions and partnering with external vendors and associations to drive successful event outcomes.At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require up to 50% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Convention Strategy & Leadership
- Develop implement and evaluate convention strategies for one or more Medtronic business units.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and consultant on convention best practices industry standards and Medtronics strategic positioning.
- Provide strategic guidance and direction to other convention planners managing specific business sectors.
- Ability to Travel
Customer & Staff Experience
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of Medtronic products strategies and business updates to effectively support convention goals.
- Identify and coordinate appropriate booth staffing in alignment with marketing goals and audience engagement needs.
Budget & Logistics Oversight
- Develop and manage convention budgets and forecasts ensuring financial compliance and efficiency.
- Guide attendance analysis and room block planning based on historical data and business needs.
Training & Team Leadership
- Act as a process lead providing training coaching and direction to team members internal clients and vendors.
- Share expertise on systems tools and processes to enhance team and project performance.
Internal & External Communication
- Collaborate with communications teams on messaging media development convention materials and on-site services.
- Represent Medtronic in industry organizations and advisory committees to influence policies and drive industry change.
Brand & Compliance Management
- Ensure all convention activities are aligned with Medtronic branding guidelines and support the companys image as a global leader in medical technology.
- Monitor compliance with industry regulations including AdvaMed corporate policies (BCS) state laws and association rules.
Execution & Project Management
- Lead the execution of complex convention projects overseeing all aspects from strategy to implementation.
- Partner with external vendors and associations to ensure smooth delivery of convention programs.
- Organize on-site programs such as pre-convention and daily debrief meetings to optimize team effectiveness and objectives.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with business units to align convention investments with objectives and Medtronics overall strategy.
- Lead collaborative planning sessions with marketing and communications teams to identify opportunities assess costs and align messaging.
- Provide input into annual marketing planning and prioritization of convention activities.
Must Have:
Bachelors degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in convention/meeting planning and/or project management or Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in convention/meeting planning and/or project management.
Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications)
- Bachelors degree in marketing communications or business
- 9 years of experience in convention planning or project management
- 5 years convention planning experience in healthcare field
- Proven experience managing large-scale or complex conventions or exhibits
- Strong leadership communication and project management skills
- Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
- Expertise in branding regulatory compliance and industry standards
- Experience in cross-functional collaboration and vendor management
- Excellent planning organizational and time management
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Project management
- Ability to understand and manage broad scope as well as project details
- Spatial Ability
- Budget management
- Strong interpersonal communication and influence management
- Cross-functional team leadership ability
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Strong problem/conflict resolution and negotiating skills
- Vendor management
- Computer based tools (MS Office)
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-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
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.
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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
