U.S. Commercial Strategic Planning Principal

Medtronic•Boston, MA

5d•$130,400 - $195,600•Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic, we believe in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to improve patient outcomes and advance healthcare. Within U.S. Surgical, we are undergoing a period of transformation to accelerate growth, enhance execution, and strengthen our commercial model. We are seeking a U.S. Commercial, Strategic Planning Principal to support the U.S. Surgical commercial team. This role will play a critical part in driving cross-functional initiatives, enabling operating rhythms, and ensuring disciplined execution of key priorities. This role serves as a central connector across the U.S. Surgical commercial organization — driving communication strategy, commercial alignment, operating rhythms and field enablement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 7 + years of relevant experience commercial project management or communications (or an advanced degree with 5+ years of relevant experience)
Practical knowledge in leading the execution of processes, projects and tactics
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced transformation environment with evolving priorities, organizational change, and high leadership visibility
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting commercial organizations or field sales teams
Experience leading executive communications or organizational communications
Experience managing large-scale meetings, training, or commercial events
Strong facilitation and organizational alignment skills
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments with multiple stakeholders
Healthcare or medical device experience preferred

Responsibilities

Lead internal communication strategy and content development for the U.S. commercial organization
Drive alignment and coordination across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Capabilities, PACE, Commercial Operations and other key stakeholders
Support governance and consistency of communications across the commercial organization
Partner with Marketing to translate strategic priorities into clear, actionable messaging for the field
Drive day-to-day email, newsletters and internal social messaging, as well as other recurring communication cadences
Partner with Chief of Staff, Marketing and Sales to support annual and quarterly commercial planning processes
Coordinate commercialization priorities and field focus areas across the organization
Maintain governance processes, metrics, and reporting mechanisms to monitor execution against key priorities
Track key actions, risks, dependencies, and organizational priorities to ensure follow-through and accountability
Lead planning and execution of major commercial events including National Training Meetings (NTM), People Leader Summits
Coordinate cross-functional inputs to ensure readiness and consistency of messaging for field-facing initiatives
Help translate strategic priorities into actionable field engagement and enablement plans

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)