Associate Commercial Contracts Analyst, Future Opportunities - Minneapolis, MN
About The Position
The Pricing and Contracting function supports the development, execution, and performance of go-to-market pricing and contracting strategies that help achieve business objectives. The team partners with sales leadership, legal, offer development, project teams, and downstream operations to provide analytic, contracting, and business expertise across the full contract lifecycle. This work includes shaping pricing strategy, supporting contract implementation, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements, reducing risk, and improving visibility to contract performance to support strong commercial outcomes. 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. This is an expression of interest requisition designed to identify and engage talent for anticipated future openings. While there may not be an active vacancy at this time, candidates may be considered for future opportunities aligned to this work as business needs evolve. Responsibilities, reporting structures, and timing may vary across openings.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant experience in Contracts or Pricing equivalent experience, OR Associate's Degree with 1+ year(s) experience, OR Bachelor's Degree
- Experience with Microsoft Excel
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and apply insights to business decisions.
- Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, charts, pivot tables, lookups, and other reporting functions.
- Experience in healthcare, medical device, sales, marketing, purchasing, or another regulated industry.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and sound judgment.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across teams.
Responsibilities
- Support or lead pricing and contracting activities for assigned therapies or customer accounts across the U.S., helping turn commercial priorities into actions that support growth, margin, and long-term customer value.
- Assess customer opportunities, shape bid and quotation strategies, guide renewals and price actions, and monitor contract performance against commitments.
- Develop pricing strategies for standard and custom products by partnering with sales, legal, pricing, and marketing teams and applying market, customer, and competitive insights.
- Lead quotation, bid, and RFP activity, ensuring pricing recommendations align with business objectives, contracting standards, and market conditions.
- Own strategic contracting for assigned therapies and customer accounts across the U.S., including price analysis, contract drafting, execution, and business reviews.
- Partner with field sales, customers, and internal stakeholders to align strategic initiatives to growth and margin priorities and support effective contract execution.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of negotiated contracts from strategy through implementation, renewal, and expiration, including price increases and performance tracking.
- Monitor contract performance against commitments and provide recommendations to improve execution, financial outcomes, and long-term account value.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and contracting standards while maintaining a broad business perspective across decisions and projects.
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
