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

Careers that Change Lives

Step into a pivotal role where youll shape how Medtronics Regulatory Affairs team gains market access for life-changing products. As Principal Communications Generalist youll lead end-to-end communication strategy and executiongathering insights from across the matrix crafting compelling stories and developing visually engaging presentations to inspire align and educate our Regulatory Affairs professionals and external audiences. Youll translate complex regulatory goals into powerful messages that drive advocacy policy alignment and greater employee engagement.

Youll have the opportunity to plan write and edit content that supports change initiatives policy updates and regulatory educationwhether through session proposals newsletters Yammer or executive presentations. Working closely with senior leadership youll help shape and deploy impactful communication strategies that inform persuade and energize stakeholderscementing your place at the heart of the Medtronic Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life.

A day in the life

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

• Supports the effectiveness of senior leadership interactions by creating content for impactful presentations and written communications intended for internal and external audiences.

• Creation and maintenance of well-organized and visually engaging repository of presentations and resources for easy accessibility by key stakeholders.

• Supports cascade from Clinical Medical Regulatory Affairs (CMRA ) communications strategy and governance activities to ensure strong departmental operational and functional health including planning and preparation of communications sometimes of a sensitive nature.

• Handles the creation and implementation of multiple forms of internal strategic communication activities programs and content guided by the Medtronic Mission and overall business strategy.

• As required may possess strong change management communications capabilities and understanding of organizational dynamics and social psychology

• Directly manages communications activities that promote enhance and protect the organizations reputation to both internal and external audiences

• Handles the creation and implementation of multiple forms of internal strategic communication activities programs and content guided by the Medtronic Mission and overall business strategy

• Oversees and executes the writing editing and approval of event scripts speeches key documents and reports promotional materials press releases interviews FAQs and other external and internal communications vehicles as defined

Must have: Minimum requirements

• Bachelors Degree

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Nice to have

• Degree in Communications Marketing Business or related discipline

• Advanced knowledge and experience with digital media

• Proven storyteller capable of creating compelling narratives and impactful visuals

• Ability to adjust messages and content for a variety of audiences

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines

• Experience working on fast-paced geographically dispersed teams

• Experience in the healthcare industry (e.g. medical device pharma hospital biotech)

• Experience with global regulatory requirements

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.