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Medtronic Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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.

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Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager | Remote

In this exciting role you will help build a Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Program that will support Enterprise Risk & Crisis Management, functional stakeholders, business units, and senior leaders in identifying, assessing, and mitigating geopolitical risk to ensure Medtronic continues to deliver life-saving therapies and drive patient outcomes.

Candidates ideally will be located within commuting distance of a Medtronic site. You will have the flexibility of a hybrid / remote work schedule.

This position will require working throughout global time zones.

The Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager will have responsibility for monitoring and identification of key risks, intelligence collection, assessment, report development, and communication to leaders. The Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager will track a diverse range of issues and trends, assess criticality from a business perspective and prioritize work accordingly, and author strategic and tactical assessments targeted to different audiences. Robust intelligence tradecraft, analytic rigor, and strong written and verbal communication skills are essential. The Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager will also help develop intelligence program strategy, talent, and stakeholder relationships.

In the Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Manager position, responsibilities will include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Apply open-source collection & analysis tradecraft to author robust, well-informed, succinct, and straightforward reports and briefings that answer critical questions and bring clarity to complex & interconnected risks.

  • Identify and assess geopolitical events and trends that may drive or influence strategic risks for Medtronic businesses.

  • Conduct forward-looking analysis of ongoing or emerging risks to employees, facilities, and business operations & planning, including but not limited to geopolitical conflict, political/social instability, trade & industrial strategy, intellectual property risk, military conflict, and crime.

  • Engage with stakeholders across the company and globe to respond to requests for information, identify intelligence gaps, support priority issues and projects, brief out assessment findings, and develop partnerships and trust.

  • Identify and develop potential internal analyst talent.

  • Maintain analytic independence, rigor, and a strong code of confidentiality in alignment with Medtronic’s Mission, Values, and Goals.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements and your permanent address are evident on your resume.

  • Bachelors degree required.

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in government and/or private sector intelligence; or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant hands-on experience in government and/or private sector intelligence.

Nice to Have

Priority will be given to applicants who have education, experience, and/or certifications in the following areas:

  • Master’s degree in political science, regional studies, intelligence studies, or a related field.

  • Strong qualitative analytic skills and experience working with quantitative analytic methodologies/specialists.

  • Experience conducting analysis on foreign actor strategy, politics, social trends, policy, organizational dynamics, and/or red team analysis.

  • Regional expertise in Asia-Pacific, with experience in other geographic regions.

  • Mandarin Chinese language skills- strong reading & listening comprehension.

  • Blends a strong intelligence background with experience assimilating business needs & strategy to define intelligence requirements and gaps.

  • Self-motivated and self-directed work style, able to work with limited direction.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, proficiency in communication methods.

  • Experience mentoring junior intelligence analysts.

  • Ability to maintain a secret-level U.S. government clearance.

  • Ability to think strategically and to approach problems with a business mindset.

  • Significant expertise in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

  • Competency in use of virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, Teams).

  • Fluent English language skills – written and spoken.

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.

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):$113,600.00 - $170,400.00

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).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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 90,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com) .

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.

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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 90,000+ 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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

  • Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

  • Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

  • Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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