Sr Employee Relations Specialist

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 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

The Sr. Employee Relations (ER) Partner is responsible for building strong relationships between employees and managers. The role takes a proactive strategic approach to employee relations by identifying higher-level employee relations trends recommending solutions that address root cause of issue and partnering with leadership on execution. The role acts a key partner to the site level Managers in driving employee relations strategies while maintaining a neutral position. A key component of the role includes maintaining the employee relations function at assigned locations / functions and following established ELR processes as well as building manager skill sets.

The Sr. ER Partner works directly with leaders managers and employees to provide advice and coach both parties on all employee relations issues. The role provides strong partnership on performance management disciplinary processes legal issues investigations conflict management etc. Work involves assessing and resolving employee relations matters ensuring consistency across client groups and alignment with Medtronic practices. The role helps to ensure a fair and consistent approach to Medtronics policies and procedures thus promoting a positive culture within the business while minimizing risks. The partner provides a single point of contact for employee relation issues to ensure clear communication and efficiency in resolving matters. The role requires skill tact persuasion judgment and / or negotiation skills to accomplish objectives.

This role works closely with the in-house legal team Human Resources Business Partners and with the wider Human Resources community and clients to deliver a fair consistent ER service both minimizing risk to the business and aligning work to meet business needs.

This is a US based position and is required to be on-site at least four days per week at either Billerica or Danvers MA. Role may alternate on-site at both facilities as needed.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Counsels and provides partnership to employees and all levels of management across the full spectrum of employee relations matters in alignment with our practices policies and local labor legislation.

This work includes proactive workplace initiatives and strategies; workplace investigations and internal reviews; performance improvement and discipline processes; end of employment / restructuring; labor relations; crisis management; and general employee relations coaching and conflict resolution.

Develops and leads proactive employee and labor relations strategies to contribute to a positive work environment by leveraging data addressing areas of opportunity and minimizing risk.

Plays key leadership role in restructuring initiatives resulting in employee transitions.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM : Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and / or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy : Seasoned individual contributor.

Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.

Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact : May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.

Contributes to the completion of work group objectives through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity : Problems and issues faced are difficult and may require understanding of multiple issues job areas or specialties .

Makes improvements of processes systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.

Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence : Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.

Exchange information of facts statuses ideas and issues to achieve objective and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management : May provide guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area.

May manage projects requiring delegation of work and review of others work product .

Required Knowledge and Experience : Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have practical knowledge of project management.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

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) : $83200.00 - $124800.00

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

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.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Customer Service,CFA,Ethernet,Fiber,Anesthesia

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 83200 - 124800