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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

The internal communications program manager is a strategic thinker and motivated team collaborator with a proven ability to create and implement outcomes-based internal communications plans, strategies, and tactics. This individual must be change-agile and have deep domain expertise in internal communications and employee engagement, executive communications, and integrated communications. Must demonstrate strong executive presence. The ideal candidate is comfortable flexing between internal and external communications when needed. Must be social media savvy and possess an outstanding attention to detail with a strong bias for action and sense of urgency around execution.

• Drive an internal communications strategy that strengthens trust and confidence in senior leadership, our strategy, and culture to ensure workforce engagement and productivity.

• Develop internal communications strategies for senior functional leaders and drive seamless execution of tactics that ladder up to the strategy – a hands on and detailed communicator who has a knack for writing (quickly and succinctly).

• Work with functional partners to develop, manage and implement change management communication strategies and programs.

• Lead and execute strategic internal meetings including an annual senior leadership meeting, quarterly town hall meetings, quarterly global leadership team call, and other strategic employee events.

• Support the development of internal communications materials including leader communications, organizational announcements, town hall slides, articles, scripts/talking points, etc.

• Manage intranet and monthly newsletter for employees, driving a content strategy that ensures employees are kept informed and engaged on important developments.

• Lead development of compelling communications tailored for various stakeholders, leveraging various multimedia formats and channels to break through with messages that stick.

• Mine for compelling stories and content that can be pulsed out across channels with a focus on visual storytelling through multimedia components.

• Partner with Employee Resource Groups to drive a positive workplace culture that’s inclusive, engaging, and fun.

• Support crisis communications planning and development of issues management materials, as needed.

• Partner with brand team to ensure all materials meet brand and style guidelines; ensure materials are approved through applicable approval processes.

• Ensure effective collaboration across regions, functions and with corporate teams (know how to navigate a highly matrixed environment).

• Monitor business, competitor, and industry news, synthesize for relevance to business and articulate key insights to team and business partners.

• Translate business strategy, using storytelling to engage and inspire employees.

• Utilize integrated communications strategies that motivate stakeholders to understand, act or advocate for the business.

• Measure and report results, adjusting communications strategy and execution as appropriate to achieve business results.

• Monitors key performance indicators and ongoing effectiveness of communications, ensuring communication plans are implemented on time, on budget, and within agreed upon specifications.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of progressive work experience in the communications field, including internal communications, executive communications, and PR communications experience, in either a corporate environment or agency, or 5+ years with an advanced degree

Nice to Have:

• 3 years of experience leading projects/programs

• Experience in diabetes or healthcare (i.e. regulated industry like medical device, pharma or biotech)

• Experience in design and visual mediums (PowerPoint, infographics, still images, video) a plus

• Excellent oral communications and presentation skills

• Excellent research, writing and editing skills

• Experience in change management communications for a medium-large organization

• Exceptional verbal, writing, editing and organizational skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Experience or training in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, or related field

• Executive presence and the ability to interact with leaders across the function and manage information with high levels of discretion

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

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):$136,800.00 - $205,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

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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