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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.

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Careers that Change Lives

As an Executive Administrative Assistant within Global Communications and Corporate Marketing (GCCM), you will be part of the GCCM Operations team and a network of peer Executive Administrative Assistants. In this role, you will provide day-to-day administrative support for three Vice Presidents on the GCCM Leadership Team, report to the GCCM Chief of Staff, and be based at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Fridley, MN.

A successful candidate will demonstrate attention to detail, thoroughness, time management, effective prioritization, sound judgment, and the ability to anticipate needs in a fast-paced environment.

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

• Provide executive administrative support using judgment and knowledge to prioritize meetings, manage calendars, maintain schedules and anticipate administrative needs for GCCM Vice Presidents.

• Coordinate logistics for regular and periodic meetings, including preparing agendas, capturing meeting minutes, tracking actions, supporting content preparation. May include arranging catering, confirming AV setup, and booking venues.

• Coordinate travel, submit and process expense reports, order supplies, and support day-to-day administrative needs.

• Process purchase orders, invoices, and contracts, including helping route materials through appropriate approval processes.

• Provide administrative support for functional projects, programs, special assignments, and non-routine team needs.

• Work independently with little guidance on administrative responsibilities, anticipating next steps, taking initiative, exercising discretion, and using sound judgment.

• Provide technology support for presentations and Microsoft Teams meetings, including setup, coordination, and troubleshooting as needed.

• Assist with onboarding new direct staff members and support the overall extended team onboarding program.

• Has high degree of initiative providing project or program support to sub-functional groups within GCCM.

• Identify process improvements and recommend ways to improve systems, processes, and communications within the scope of the role.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Requires minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Ability to partner & collaborate across various teams and build relationships

• Strong project management and meeting coordination skills

• Expert working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams

• Advanced Microsoft Teams skills, including support for meetings, presentations, and follow-up coordination

• Proven experience supporting projects and multitasking several priorities, projects, and resources

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic team environment and professionally handle interruptions

• Experience working with confidential and trusted information

• High degree of self-initiative and ability to quickly learn to handle a wide range of projects, tasks, and issues in original ways

• Strong influence and communication skills with all levels of an organization and external business contacts

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

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