We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Oct 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

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.

Within the clinical science and evidence team, part of the CRM Clinical Research and Medical Affairs organization, one of our responsibilities includes management of the scientific publication process and global evidence dissemination from Medtronic-sponsored clinical trials, registries, and other research data. In this role, the Principal Medical Communications Specialist will work closely with Principal Investigators and internal team members from the clinical study team, statistics, clinical leadership and cross-functional SMEs.

With the growing volume of data, rapid advances in AI, and continuous innovation in technology, we are at a pivotal moment to reimagine how scientific evidence is disseminated. As access to information becomes commoditized – easy, fast, and inexpensive – our ability to understand and impact humanity becomes more critical than ever.

This newly created role will collaborate across internal and external partners to define and execute scientific dissemination strategies. The primary focus will be to identify channels, formats, and content that tailor scientific and medical results and data by audience segment, based on expertise, literacy, and needs. The medical communication professional will use a range of techniques to assess understanding and increase engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences, including clinicians, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and regulators.
• Develop and implement data-driven scientific evidence communication strategies that align with dissemination goals, audience needs and preferred formats and channels – maximizing our evidence footprint through ‘Evidence for Action’.
• Conduct audience analysis to define the needs, interests, and knowledge level of the target recipients.
• Create high-quality medical and scientific content, including manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, plain language summaries, graphical abstracts, white papers, and other innovative formats.
• Tailor writing style, tone, and level of detail to ensure content is appropriate and engaging for each audience.
• Manage the project timeline for each deliverable through final delivery (e.g. peer-review publication, scientific conference presentation) ensuring compliance to regulatory, medical society, and corporate standards.
• Interface with physicians, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders to align evidence dissemination activities and deliverables
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of key therapy and product areas, stay abreast of current literature relevant to CRM therapies and products (including competitors)
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, such as researchers, clinicians, and regulatory affairs, to gather information and ensure accuracy.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

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

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical/medical/scientific writing experience
• Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, or a related field (e.g., MS, MD, PharmD, PhD).
• Demonstrated ability to write for various audiences with different levels of scientific understanding.
• Demonstrated knowledge of physiology and/or applicable disease states, medical terminology, CRM therapies and technologies
• Experience authoring peer-reviewed manuscript and abstract presentations at major scientific conferences
• Proven track record of developing clear and concise documents.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Proven track record of excellent writing skills (medical writing certification is a plus: CMPP, BELS, AMWA, MWC)
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills