We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Mar 2025

 

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

Careers That Change Lives

In this exciting role as a Principal Strategic Meeting Planning Specialist within the Cardiac Rhythm Management Operating Unit, you will have primary focus and responsibility for planning and executing high level meetings within Medtronic.

Our Cardiac Rhythm Management Integrated Operating Unit offers devices and therapies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. It is comprised of three key businesses: Cardiac Pacing Therapies, Defibrillation Solutions, and Cardiac Diagnostic Services. Together, we will transform the lives of people with cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions. To learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at Medtronic Click Here

Primary location is Mounds View, MN.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• In compliance with Medtronic policies and relevant regulations, plans and organizes internal and external business-related meetings, symposiums, conferences and program events by working with meeting stakeholders to align and execute against strategic direction (e.g., meeting objectives, desired outcomes, intended audience, content coordination, creative and innovative engagement techniques).

• Addresses all aspects of budget and billing, including development of and tracking against budgets, identification and capture of cost savings/cost avoidance efforts, reconciling master bill, coordinating payment to vendors, and managing meeting expenses.

• Investigates, sources, negotiates, and coordinates hotel and ancillary meeting services (includes contractors, vendors, onsite staff) while managing logistics of program functions, including but not limited to space set-up, food and beverage, arrangement of air and ground transportation, passport and VISA clearances.

• Selects, books and coordinates AV / Production and Auxiliary Technical Services (e.g., mobile applications, augmented/virtual reality applications, audience response systems, polling/surveys) to ensure successful execution and evaluation of meetings.

• Facilitates attendee experience through registration site design, event promotion and communications, and attendee management to support needs related to meeting attendance (e.g., accommodation requests, RSVPs for sessions, travel manifests).

• Generates, analyzes and communicates event level and cross-event reporting against identified key meeting metrics and value-proposition indicators, as needed.

Must Have (Minimum Requirements):

To be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your resume. 

• High School Diploma with 8 years of meeting or event planning experience

OR

• Associate's Degree with 6 years of meeting or event planning experience

OR

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of meeting or event planning experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Previous Medtronic experience

• Strong attention to detail

• Previous experience planning meetings and/or events within a healthcare setting

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. 

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Hel