Senior Manager, Integrated Communications Operations (Onsite)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 May 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.

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.

Careers that Change Lives

As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders spine conditions and chronic pain. Guided by our Missionto alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewe develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function reduce pain and return to the activities that matter most.

Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants navigation and robotic guidance systems advanced imaging and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision streamline workflows and support improved patient outcomes across the globe. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic CST

We are seeking aSenior Manager of Integrated Communications Operations for the$5BglobalCranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) business of Medtronic. The role oversees integrated internal and external communications planning and execution while establishing the operating discipline that enables clarity focus and measurable impact across the CST Integrated Communications function. The ideal candidate brings structure to complex fast-paced work by translating business priorities into coordinated communications plans ensuring campaigns content and channels are intentionally sequenced to advance business objectives strengthen reputation and deliver a cohesive audience experience.

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

Integrated Communications Leadership

• Oversee integrated internal and external communications planning and execution across priority initiatives.
• Manage communications activities that promote enhance and protect the organizations reputation with internal and external audiences.
• Advance the company narrative through coordinated campaigns media engagement and strategic storytelling aligned to business strategy and the Medtronic Mission.

Operational Governance & Ways of Working

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks operating rhythms and standardized processes aligned to enterprise communications practices including intake prioritization and workflow management.
• Translate business priorities into integrated communications plans with clear sequencing milestones and accountability.
• Own and maintain the CST editorial calendar across reputation integrated marketing and digital channels.
• Orchestrate campaign flighting and channel sequencing to optimize reach engagement and impact.
• Align timing and activation of campaigns to avoid overlap dilution or message fatigue.
• Optimize channel mix and cadence to maximize reach engagement and impact.
• Ensure integration across campaigns launches and always-on programs for consistent narrative pull-through.
• Continuously refine plans based on performance insights audience behavior and business priorities.

Performance Management & Measurement

• Drive prioritization and trade-off decisions to focus teams on highest-impact work.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to provide visibility into priorities progress risks and outcomes.
• Lead communications measurement and impact reporting synthesizing performance across campaigns and channels to demonstrate business and reputational value.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence

• Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders integrated marketing digital creative and enterprise communications teams.
• Influence across functions while balancing divergent objectives to align on priorities and execution.
• Equip teams with tools templates and standardized processes to drive consistency and scale
• Champion adoption of digital automation AI-enabled workflows and data-driven decision-making to improve speed precision and impact.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5 years of people or program managerial experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5 years of people or program managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Degree in Communications Public Relations Marketing or related field
• Mastery-level expertise in a communications discipline with broad understanding of internal and external communications.
• Demonstrated experience leading integrated communications programs across internal and external audiences.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate strategy into executable communications plans.
• Experience translating complex business strategies into integrated sequenced communications plans across internal external digital and marketing channels.
• Proven ability to manage editorial calendars campaign timing and channel cadence to reduce overlap message fatigue and reactive execution.
• Track record of building or scaling communications operating models including intake prioritization workflow management and governance.
• Ability to bring operational discipline to creative or matrixed teams while maintaining speed quality and strategic impact.
• Experience developing dashboards scorecards or visibility tools that connect communications work to business priorities and outcomes.
• Strong cross-functional influence skills with confidence guiding prioritization and sequencing decisions without direct authority.
• Comfort operating in complex fast-changing enterprise environments with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams through changes in ways of working structure or operating expectations.
• Systems-oriented leader with a bias toward simplification clarity and continuous improvement.

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere 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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$144800.00 - $217200.00

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.

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 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.