Job Description
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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.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
This role serves as a strategic finance partner to the Vice President of
Peripheral Vascular Health Clinical Research & Medical Science and Senior
Director of Peripheral Vascular Health Clinical Research. As a senior individual
contributor, the Principal Financial Analyst provides financial leadership
across a broad portfolio of pre-market and post-market clinical studies,
ensuring strong financial planning, forecasting, and transparency to support key
development and regulatory milestones. This position is an on-site role based in
Plymouth, Minnesota and partners closely with clinical, medical science, and
finance leadership. The role operates with a high degree of independence and is
expected to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority while
supporting critical investment and portfolio decisions across the Peripheral
Vascular organization.
Peripheral Vascular Health therapies treat patients with Peripheral and Carotid
Artery Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease, Superficial and Deep Venous Diseases,
and a variety of conditions treated with Peripheral Embolization, caring for
over 1.1 million patients globally with lifesaving and life-enhancing therapies.
The Principal Financial Analyst supporting Peripheral Vascular Clinical Research
plays a critical role in enabling the development and clinical validation of
next-generation therapies for peripheral vascular disease.
This position is an on-site role based in Plymouth, Minnesota and partners
closely with clinical, medical science, and finance leadership. The role
operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to influence
cross-functional teams without direct authority while supporting critical
investment and portfolio decisions across the Peripheral Vascular organization.
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.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
* Serve as the primary finance partner to the Vice President of Peripheral
Vascular Health Clinical Research & Medical Science, supporting financial
planning, forecasting, and reporting for the global clinical research
organization.
* Lead financial planning and reporting for the Peripheral Vascular Health
clinical study portfolio, including both pre-market and post-market studies.
* Maintain and enhance financial models supporting clinical studies, ensuring
alignment between study design, enrollment assumptions, timelines, and
financial projections.
* Partner with clinical operations teams to monitor study enrollment, site
activation, and training activities to ensure accurate forecasting of
clinical study spending.
* Provide financial leadership for external research and investigator-sponsored
research programs, including planning, forecasting, and financial tracking.
* Partner with the Clinical Research Senior Director to provide financial
reporting and forecasting as well as support allocation of clinical budgets
across development programs based on study design, enrollment expectations,
and program priorities.
* Partner with the clinical organization to plan clinical infrastructure and
project labor, including supply/demand reviews and labor rate analysis, and
collaborate with Research & Development Center of Excellence and Medtronic
Clinical and Regulatory Solutions on shared resourcing and cost pools
* Deliver consolidated reporting, key metrics, and financial insights to
support leadership decision making across the clinical research portfolio.
* Drive financial rigor and transparency across clinical research investments,
supporting governance reviews and long-range planning.
* Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, financial processes,
and reporting tools supporting the clinical research organization.
* Assist in the education and development of business partner financial acumen
and reporting tools.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant finance or accounting experience, (or an
advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years)
Nice to Have
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Experience supporting clinical research, R&D, or product development
organizations
* Experience working with clinical study financial models or large program
budgets
* Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders including clinical,
medical, R&D, and operations teams
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and long-range planning experience
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively
within a highly matrixed organization
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills
- Experience working in the medical device, healthcare, or regulated industry
- MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced certification
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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- h2>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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$110,400.00 - $165,600.00
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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Job Tags
Full time, H1b, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start, Flexible hours