We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Nov 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

The Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) business is one of the fastest growing businesses and helps patients all over the globe requiring mapping and ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. The Cardiac Ablation Solutions Operating Unit focuses on Arrythmia disease management (including Atrial Fibrillation).


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. 

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN.

We are hiring a Principal Medical Affairs Specialist to join the CAS Medical Science team, reporting to the Director of Medical Affairs to assist in the acquisition, assimilation, and dissemination of clinical evidence for aortic therapies. The Medical Affairs team evaluates the evidence landscape to tell a clinical story grounded in evidence with the intent of building physician confidence in our therapy knowledge and products, improving physician practice, and advancing patient care.  You will play an important role in monitoring, analyzing, and communicating scientific literature and Congress presentations and developing communications for internal teams and external physician customers. You will partner closely with Health Care Professionals (HCPs), Medical Education, Marketing, Physician Relations, Public Relations and Clinical Research teams to best leverage clinical evidence.

The Principal Medical Affairs Specialist must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, with excellent analytic, facilitation, and communication skills (both oral and written).  This role works collaboratively with nearly all functional groups within the Aortic business, including Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory, Research and Development, and Physician Education.

A Day in the Life:

• Keep abreast of novel data, trends, leading developments, and technology by continuously monitoring published scientific literature and attending scientific conferences
• Critically evaluate clinical publications and conference/congress presentations and integrate new findings into existing knowledge base
• Participate in cross-functional literature review meetings to ensure all functions are aligned on the key clinical data 
• Maintain clinical evidence communication tool/s used by the global Aortic team 
• Develop/update/create physician podium presentations for major Aortic congresses

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

• Write and reviews scientific materials such as literature, abstracts, posters, manuscripts for publication, slides sets, and promotional materials for scientific content, off-label use considerations, claim substantiation, and fairness.
• Demonstrates the ability to search, critically evaluate, and synthesize published medical and scientific literature, clinical study data, or other relevant data sources to address medical information inquiries. 
• Author or contribute to research, writing, and editing of manuscripts, State of the Art assessments, review of clinical trial data, and development of other scientific materials. 
• Leverages medical/scientific expertise to address medical information (MI) inquiries from HCPs and internal personnel. 
• Collaborates and develops trusted relationships with key functions; drive and influence evidence-based scientific decision making across the matrix organization.

Must Have; Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a role involving developing communications for the scientific community (e.g., Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, and/or healthcare industry)
• Or an Advanced degree with minimum of 5 years’ experience in a role involving developing communications for the scientific community (e.g., Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, and/or healthcare industry)

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD) with experience in the medical device industry and cardiovascular systems, including cardiac electrophysiology.
• Experience in sci