Principal Financial Analyst Structural Heart Clinical

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Jun 2026

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.

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The Structural Heart business at Medtronic is dedicated to advancing innovative therapies that address complex structural heart disease through minimally invasive technologies. The Principal Financial Analyst supporting Structural Heart Clinical Research plays a critical role in enabling the development and clinical validation of next-generation therapies for structural heart disease.

This role serves as a strategic finance partner to the Vice President of Structural Heart Clinical Research & Medical Science and Senior Director of Mitral & Tricuspid Therapy Development. As a senior individual contributor the Principal Financial Analyst provides financial leadership across a broad portfolio of pre-market and post-market clinical studies ensuring strong financial planning forecasting and transparency to support key development and regulatory milestones.

This position is an on-site role based in Mounds View Minnesota and partners closely with clinical medical science therapy development and finance leadership. The role operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority while supporting critical investment and portfolio decisions across the Structural Heart organization.

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

• Serve as the primary finance partner to the Vice President of Structural Heart Clinical Research & Medical Science supporting financial planning forecasting and reporting for the global clinical research organization.

• Lead financial planning and reporting for the Structural Heart clinical study portfolio including both pre-market and post-market studies.

• Maintain and enhance financial models supporting clinical studies ensuring alignment between study design enrollment assumptions timelines and financial projections.

• Partner with clinical operations teams to monitor study enrollment site activation and training activities to ensure accurate forecasting of clinical study spending.

• Provide financial leadership for external research and investigator-sponsored research programs including planning forecasting and financial tracking.

• Partner with the Mitral and Tricuspid Therapy Development leader to provide financial reporting and forecasting as well as support allocation of clinical budgets across development programs based on study design enrollment expectations and program priorities.

• Deliver consolidated reporting key metrics and financial insights to support leadership decision making across the clinical research portfolio.

• Drive financial rigor and transparency across clinical research investments supporting governance reviews and long-range planning.

• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy financial processes and reporting tools supporting the clinical research organization.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field

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

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting clinical research R&D or product development organizations

• Experience working with clinical study financial models or large program budgets

• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders including clinical medical R&D and operations teams

• Strong financial modeling forecasting and long-range planning experience

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively within a highly matrixed organization

• Strong executive communication and presentation skills

• Experience working in the medical device healthcare or regulated industry

• MBA CPA or other relevant advanced certification

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 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.

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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$110400.00 - $165600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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.

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