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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

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As Director of Contracting for the U.S. Medical Surgical Portfolio you will lead the end-to-end contract lifecycle management processes. This high-impact role combines strategic deal design with hands-on execution operational leadership program management and people leadership. You will oversee deal structures pricing and contracting programs technology-driven solutions and ensure legal and regulatory compliance. Your leadership will drive continuous improvement cross-functional alignment and innovation in contract management leveraging Request Management CPQ CLM and AI systems.

Strategic Leadership & Process Design

• Design and implement scalable end to end commercial strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Execute governance policies for quoting contracting and commercial processes leveraging technology and best practices.
• Serve as a change agent driving adoption of process improvements and best-in-class contracting standards across the organization.
• Lead or support the deployment and optimization of pricing and contracting systems from intake to analysis to contract management

People Leadership & Team Development

• Attract develop and retain high-performing individuals; provide coaching feedback and career development.
• Foster an inclusive diverse and collaborative workplace culture that reflects Medtronics values and customer communities.
• Guide train and evaluate a team of analysts ensuring adherence to service levels and compliance standards and business outcomes.
• Assume budget and resource management responsibilities for the team.

Contract Lifecycle & Operational Execution

• Oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle: drafting reviewing negotiating executing storing monitoring and renewing contracts.
• Lead the contract redlining process acting as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders (Sales Legal Finance Marketing IT) and external customers or vendors.
• Manage contract templates playbooks and standard clauses for consistency and legal compliance.
• Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of contracting tools programs and workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative burden.
• Ensure timely contract execution and approval balancing speed risk mitigation and compliance with healthcare regulations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the subject matter expert for commercial contracting facilitating complex deal structures and non-standard requests.
• Collaborate with sales marketing contract & pricing legal finance compliance IT and business owners to achieve operational and strategic goals.
• Support new product launches and go-to-market strategies through effective contracting and pricing programs.
• Partner with technology owners and cross-functional teams to systems and drive process improvements.

Program Management

• Lead and oversee contract program governance ensuring timelines deliverables risks and dependencies are actively managed and aligned with business objectives.
• Establish and drive standardized program management processes metrics and reporting to improve visibility accountability and cross-functional execution.

Required:

• Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7 years of managerial experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7 years of managerial experience.

Nice to Have:

• Proven experience in contract management quote-to-contract operations or a related field within healthcare or regulated industries.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams cross-functional projects and technology-driven process improvements.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements and contracting best practices.
• Hands-on experience with CLM systems CPQ Salesforce and AI-powered contract tools preferred.
• Excellent communication negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in med-tech healthcare or life sciences
• Advanced financial modeling analytics and executive communication skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with senior management and external stakeholders
• Strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into financial strategies
• Deep expertise in pricing contracting and commercial execution
• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed fast-paced commercial environment
• Excellent decision making analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience driving business transformation and process improvement initiatives
• Experience mentoring training and managing people

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$168800.00 - $253200.00

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 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.