We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Jun 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

We are seeking a Director of Internal Communications to lead internal communications for Medtronic’s $6B global Surgical Operating Unit. This critical and highly visible role reports to the Head of Communications for Surgical and includes direct leadership of a team member.

As Director, you will shape how we inform, engage, and inspire our global employee community. Your work will help foster a strong sense of purpose and connection—linking employees to Medtronic’s Mission, business priorities, and each other. You will develop communication strategies that elevate the voice of leadership, cultivate culture, and support transformation across a dynamic, global organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Communication Planning:
  Design and implement innovative internal communications strategies that align with Medtronic’s values and business priorities.

• Executive Communications:
  Partner with senior leaders to develop compelling narratives, messaging, and presentations that clearly communicate vision, direction, and change.

• Storytelling & Content Development:
  Craft engaging, high-impact content across various channels—including videos, blogs, intranet stories, speeches, and newsletters—that resonate with employees globally.

• Change Communications:
  Lead internal communications for key transformation and change initiatives, ensuring employees understand, support, and champion new directions.

• Employee Engagement:
  Develop campaigns, content, and programming that build transparency, trust, and a vibrant employee community.

• Event Strategy & Support:
  Support major internal events—such as town halls, leadership summits, and employee forums—to ensure alignment and message impact.

• Measurement & Insights:
  Use feedback and analytics to evaluate communication effectiveness and continuously improve clarity, reach, and engagement.

• Cross-functional Partnership:
  Collaborate with HR, DEI, Marketing, and other business teams to ensure message alignment and consistency. Serve as a strategic communications partner to the Core Surgical Innovations business unit.

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience
  OR

• Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record leading internal communication strategies in complex, matrixed, and global environments

• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and editorial skills

• Experience advising and influencing senior executives

• Strong project management and organizational abilities

• Demonstrated success in employee engagement and change communications

• Background in healthcare, medtech, or a highly regulated industry

• Advanced degree or certification in Communications, Organizational Psychology, or Change Management

• Knowledge of organizational behavior, change theory, and employee engagement practices

• Proficiency in digital communication platforms and analytics tools

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.

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):$166,400.00 - $249,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.