Senior Strategic Therapy Manager Fridley, MN (Onsite)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Dec 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Join Medtronics Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health team as a Sr. Strategic Therapy Manager where youll shape the clinical evidence strategy that drives therapy innovation adoption and access. This is a high-impact cross-functional role that bridges science strategy and execution developing clinical roadmaps and incorporating AI and real-world evidence (RWE) to transform patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Evidence Planning

Translate business and therapy strategies into clinical evidence plans to enable clinical insights which drive evidence generation

Own the development and lifecycle of integrated evidence roadmaps

Drive upstream and downstream alignment with R&D Regulatory HEOR Marketing and Clinical Affairs

AI & RWE Innovation

Identify and apply real-world datasets (EMR claims registries) and AI / ML tools to enhance clinical strategy

Collaborate with Data Science to explore digital biomarkers and AI-enabled clinical insights

Guide integration of digital health tools into study design or strategy

Execution & Program Oversight

Support cross-functional core teams with clinical strategy expertise from concept to post-market

Monitor progress resolve risks and adapt plans based on closed study insights and market feedback

Review and prioritize External Research Program (ERP) and Collaborative Research Studies

Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with key opinion leaders and scientific advisors to validate strategy direction

Collaborate with Medical Affairs and publication teams to drive timely impactful dissemination

Ensure regional evidence needs are captured and incorporated into global strategy

Location : Rice Creek / Fridley MN (Onsite)

Onsite

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. Were working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance foster an environment of belonging and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary.

Travel : Up to 20%.

MUST-HAVE Qualifications

Bachelors degree and 7 years of clinical research strategy or program management experience OR

Advanced degree with 5 years of clinical research strategy or program management experience

Requires comprehensive management expertise and the ability to lead project teams within a department

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree (MS MPH MBA) or PhD in life sciences engineering or public health

At least 1 year of leadership experience (e.g. leading programs workstreams or cross-functional teams)

Experience in a healthcare environment preferably within medical devices or regulated clinical research

Knowledge of neuromodulation pelvic health pain or neuroscience therapy areas

Strong familiarity with real-world evidence (RWE) AI / ML applications or digital health

Experience influencing upstream pipeline and downstream reimbursement / market access strategy

PMP certification or formal project / program management training

Excellent stakeholder communication and scientific writing skills

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) : $161600.00 - $242400.00

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

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 95000 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.

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Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 161600 - 242400