Sr. Strategic Clinical Program Manager/Clinical Scientist - NMPH - Fridley, MN or Lafayette, CO (Onsite)

Medtronic•Fridley, MN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic Neuroscience brings innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve outcomes and transform lives for people living with neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions. Medtronic Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health (NMPH) deliver innovative, evidence-based therapies that help restore function, relieve chronic conditions, and improve quality of life. Through personalized, minimally invasive neuromodulation treatments, we empower patients to regain independence, confidence, and control, enabling better outcomes and helping them live life more fully. As a Senior Strategic Clinical Program Manager / Clinical Scientist, you will play a critical role in defining and executing clinical evidence strategies that shape product development, regulatory pathways, reimbursement, and therapy adoption. This highly visible role is ideal for a clinical strategy leader who thrives at the intersection of science, evidence generation, and business impact, with a proven track record of identifying evidence gaps, designing and executing clinical studies, interpreting results, and translating clinical data into actionable insights that influence regulatory, reimbursement, and commercial decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience in clinical research, clinical strategy, clinical development, evidence generation, or related healthcare field, OR Advanced degree with 5+ years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience developing and executing end-to-end clinical evidence strategies.
Experience identifying evidence gaps and translating those gaps into clinical development plans.
Experience designing, leading, or influencing clinical studies and evidence-generation programs.
Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed, regulated environment.
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

PhD, PharmD, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, or other advanced scientific degree.
Clinical Scientist, Clinical Development, Clinical Strategy, Medical Affairs, or Translational Medicine background.
Experience in medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or digital health industries.
Familiarity with real-world evidence, AI/ML applications, digital health technologies, and advanced analytics.
Knowledge of neuromodulation, pain management, neuroscience, pelvic health, or related therapy areas.
Experience supporting reimbursement, market access, or health economics evidence needs.
Strong scientific communication, publication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

Develop integrated clinical evidence strategies aligned with therapy, product, and business objectives.
Identify evidence gaps and create plans to generate data that support regulatory, reimbursement, and market adoption goals.
Establish evidence roadmaps across the product lifecycle, from early innovation through post-market evidence generation.
Translate complex clinical and scientific data into actionable recommendations.
Guide the development of clinical study concepts, evidence generation plans, and research strategies.
Partner with Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, R&D, Medical Affairs, HEOR, and Marketing teams to execute evidence plans.
Interpret study outcomes and recommend how evidence should be leveraged to advance business and therapy objectives.
Evaluate emerging evidence generation approaches, including real-world evidence and digital health technologies.
Incorporate real-world data sources, including EMR, claims, registry, and observational datasets, into evidence strategies.
Collaborate with Data Science teams to evaluate AI/ML-driven insights and digital biomarkers.
Assess innovative methodologies that can strengthen clinical decision-making and accelerate evidence generation.
Provide clinical strategy leadership across multiple programs and cross-functional teams.
Influence key stakeholders and drive alignment from early-stage development through commercialization.
Partner with key opinion leaders, investigators, and scientific advisors to validate evidence strategies.
Support scientific publications, presentations, and external evidence dissemination activities.