We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Jun 2026

 

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

This role serves as the senior in-house creator content authority on our Corporate Content & Creative team. Accountable for translating narrative direction into high impact, audience first content execution at enterprise scale.

This role blends hands on creation, in-house creator presence, and capability building to elevate the quality, speed, and consistency of creator-style digital content across owned and emerging channels (with social as a primary focus today).

Operating at a Sr. Principal level, this experienced individual sets standards, models modern creation practices, and builds lasting systems — ensuring Medtronic remains adaptive as platforms, formats, and technologies continue to evolve.


This is an onsite opportunity at our Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Minneapolis, MN.

         

         

• Create audience-first, consumer-grade content for corporate channels: Develop and produce compelling, creator-style digital content (especially short-form video) that translates complex health and technology topics into clear, relatable, and engaging stories.

• Translate storytelling strategy into standout content: Turn enterprise priorities and storytelling themes into culturally relevant, creator-native content that drives engagement and strengthens brand perception and trust.

• Serve as an on-camera voice and storyteller: Confidently host, interview, and narrate content with authenticity and credibility, helping humanize the brand and build trust with patients, caregivers, and consumers.

• Own end-to-end content creation: Concept, script, film, and edit high-impact content with speed and quality — bringing a strong point of view on what resonates across platforms and formats.

• Leverage AI to scale modern content creation: Use AI tools to accelerate ideation, production, and content adaptation while maintaining strong editorial judgment, accuracy, and brand integrity.

• Enable and elevate digital content creation capability across the organization: Partner with internal teams and subject matter experts to model best practices, coach on creator-style digital content, and expand the company’s ability to produce effective, audience-first storytelling.

Must Have Min Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years of experience in content creation, media, journalism and/or brand storytelling, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Key Skills/Experiences:

• Proven experience creating high-performing, audience-first content (especially short-form video) for consumer platforms (e.g., social media, blogs)

• Comfortable and credible on camera, with experience hosting, interviewing, or narrating content

• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex topics — ideally in healthcare, science, or technology

​Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, medtech, or regulated industries (with an understanding of compliance considerations). Sales experience a bonus.

• Background collaborating with subject matter experts (e.g., clinicians, researchers) to bring credibility into storytelling

• Basic analytics skills (ability to interpret performance and optimize content accordingly)

• Experience coaching or enabling others to create effective content

• Hands-on production skills (scripting, filming, editing) with a bias for speed and quality

• Familiarity with AI tools for content creation (e.g., scripting, editing, versioning) and a thoughtful approach to using them responsibly

• Ability to work cross-functionally and translate business priorities into compelling, audience-relevant content

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$123,200.00 - $184,800.00

 

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 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.