Medical Affairs Specialist

A Day in the Life

The Medical Affairs function within the U.S. Surgical organization generates and communicates scientific evidence, supports healthcare professional education, and enables the safe and effective use of Medtronic therapies. This team partners closely with Clinical Research, Medical Education, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and commercial teams to support evidence-based decision making, market development initiatives, and customer engagement activities across the healthcare ecosystem. This onsite role may be based at any US Medtronic campus location. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and external partners to execute medical affairs initiatives and meeting-related activities. Travel up to 10% is required to support meetings, events, and business needs.

As a Medical Affairs Specialist, you will support the execution of medical affairs strategies, educational programs, and market development activities for the U.S. Surgical organization. This role combines scientific engagement, operational execution, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality delivery of medical affairs initiatives while maintaining compliance with company policies and applicable industry regulations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics, contracts, payment processing, budgeting, and vendor management for medical affairs meetings and events.
• Support the planning and execution of healthcare professional education programs, advisory boards, and scientific engagements.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of medical affairs plans aligned with organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of clinical evidence, scientific literature, and products within the U.S. Surgical portfolio.
• Gather and communicate competitive intelligence, market insights, and stakeholder feedback to internal partners.
• Collaborate with Clinical Research, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional teams to support evidence-based decision making.
• Ensure meeting activities, documentation, and engagements comply with company policies, industry standards, and applicable regulations.
• Track project milestones, budgets, and deliverables while providing status updates to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in medical affairs, clinical, scientific, healthcare, meeting planning, project coordination, or related business support roles OR Advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
• Experience coordinating projects, meetings, events, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, vendors, invoices, or payment processes.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Medical Education, or Scientific Affairs functions.
• Knowledge of healthcare compliance requirements, healthcare professional engagements, and industry regulations.
• Experience coordinating advisory boards, investigator meetings, educational programs, or scientific events.
• Experience reviewing and summarizing scientific literature, clinical evidence, or competitive intelligence.
• Project management experience supporting multiple concurrent programs and stakeholders.

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.

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): $84,000.00 - $126,000.00

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.

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