Sr. Communications Program Manager – Neuroscience Portfolio
About The Position
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. 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. We are seeking a Senior Communications Program Manager to work within the Neuroscience Portfolio to play a critical role in shaping and delivering the portfolio narrative across internal and external audiences. This highly visible role operates at the center of the business—partnering across all five operating units (OUs) to drive leader communications, integrated programs, and operational rigor that connect the enterprise and tell a cohesive Neuroscience story.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading communications in a complex, matrixed, global organization
- Demonstrated success managing integrated communications programs across multiple stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Drive development and execution of integrated communications strategies that connect priorities across all five Neuroscience operating units
- Shape and amplify a unified Neuroscience narrative, ensuring consistency across internal and external channels
- Partner with OU communicators to identify opportunities for alignment, efficiency, and impact across the portfolio.
- Lead communications for Neuroscience leadership teams, including portfolio LT and enterprise forums
- Develop high-impact messaging, presentations, talking points, and narratives for senior leaders
- Ensure alignment of leadership messaging to enterprise strategy, reinforcing clarity and connection across the organization
- Own and manage key cross-portfolio communications programs, from strategy through execution
- Translate business priorities into integrated communications plans that align messaging, timing, and channels for maximum impact.
- Partner across functions (HR, Marketing, Strategy, Investor Relations) to deliver coordinated, audience-centric campaigns
- Establish and run communications operating mechanisms that create visibility, alignment, and discipline across the portfolio (e.g., editorial calendars, LT syncs, planning rhythms)
- Drive clarity in how communications are planned, sequenced, and executed across OUs
- Track, measure, and optimize communications effectiveness through data and insights
- Support and lead external communications efforts, including public relations, media engagement, and thought leadership initiatives
- Partner with OU Communications, Corporate PR, and integrated marketing teams to elevate Neuroscience visibility and reputation
- Ensure strong integration between external narratives and internal storytelling
- Develop compelling, audience-focused content that brings the Neuroscience strategy and impact to life
- Oversee creation of key materials including presentations, scripts, announcements, and digital content
- Translate complex business and clinical concepts into clear, engaging narratives
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
Principal
