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. You’ll 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 do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re 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 Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we 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 a Senior Manager of Integrated Communications Operations for the $5B global Cranial 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 organization’s 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

• Bachelor's 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 impact. In 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 life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$144,800.00 - $217,200.00

 

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 insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple 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 match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital 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 95,000+ 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 law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.