Marketing Communications Program Manager - Neuromodulation (Onsite in Minneapolis, MN)
Mid-level Communications role at Medtronic (Redeploymentmedtroniccareers). Minneapolis · full-time · $116,800–$175,200 base.
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What you'll do
- Build integrated communication plans that support business priorities and Neuromodulation marketing goals
- Create audience messaging and value propositions that clearly position therapies, products, and technology
- Direct content across landing pages, webinars, videos, social, email, and sales enablement
- Track campaign KPIs, assess results, and recommend changes tied to brand and business goals
- Coordinate global, regional, creative, agency, clinical, medical, and regulatory partners
What you bring
- You hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least five years of relevant experience
- You have an advanced degree with at least three years of relevant experience, if applicable
Who this fits
This role suits a strategic communications professional with campaign, storytelling, content, and cross-functional experience in regulated markets. You’ll work onsite in Minneapolis at least four days each week. Because the role is below Principal level, you need unrestricted U.S. work authorization at hire and throughout employment; sponsorship is not offered.
From the employer
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
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.
At Medtronic Neuroscience, we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve care for people living with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Our technologies help restore function, improve quality of life, and support better outcomes for patients around the world.
Neuromodulation is focused on helping patients find relief and regain control through innovative therapies for chronic pain and neurological conditions. Our technologies support clinicians in delivering personalized care that can improve daily life for patients. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions
We are looking for a strategic communicator to lead the development and delivery of global integrated communications programs for our chronic pain management therapies. The ideal candidate is a skilled communications professional and marketer with deep experience in global campaign development, content strategy, high-value content development, and cross-functional collaboration in a highly regulated environment. This role will develop global campaigns with content that resonates across channels and regions to drive awareness, strengthen brand equity, and drive portfolio differentiation with core audiences including physicians and patients.
Primary Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that align with business priorities, elevate the Neuromodulation brand, and support therapy and product marketing goals.
Shape differentiated messaging and value propositions for key audiences, helping to position our therapies, products, and technology with clarity and impact.
Guide high-value content development across formats and channels including landing pages, webinars, videos, social posts, emails, and sales enablement tools—ensuring content brings the campaign strategy and value story to life.
Continuously deepen therapy, customer, and market knowledge to spearhead the design of global integrated communications programs that advance awareness, preference, and demand.
Partner across a team of global integrated communications experts to align content and channel strategies and deliver cohesive, high-impact audience experiences.
Define KPIs, track performance, and recommend optimizations to ensure communications are delivered against business and brand objectives.
Translate global strategy into regionally relevant campaigns by partnering closely with regional teams.
Collaborate with Marketing Communications Specialists, internal creative partners and agency teams to concept, design, and deliver compelling, compliant, and on-brand assets.
Leverage AI tools to improve content personalization, production efficiency, and performance insights across campaigns.
Align with product marketing, clinical, medical education, and regulatory teams to ensure message and content accuracy and consistency.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or related field.
7 years of experience in global, EU and/or U.S. marketing communications
Experience in healthcare and/or medical devices
Strong strategic thinking and storytelling ability, with a track record of building campaigns that deliver measurable results.
Experience driving campaigns in highly regulated markets.
Consumer marketing experience.
Experience managing global campaigns and working across complex stakeholder groups.
Outstanding writing and content development skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences and formats.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Working knowledge of healthcare industry compliance, regulatory, and legal requirements.
Familiarity with platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Workfront, or equivalent tools
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.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, 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.
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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.
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
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If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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