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.
Medtronic
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Our Purpose
At our R&D Shared Engineering Services team in Medtronic we support our R&D partners across multiple Operating Units (OUs) to innovate and design the next generation of medical therapies and devices. Our focus is to enable our R&D teams to operate in a best-in-class R&D environment with a network of R&D laboratories and Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) and to partner with internal and external customers and stakeholders to meet business goals and objectives.
At our state-of-the-art Customer Innovation Centre, our Events Specialists serve as key facilitators, bringing together healthcare professionals and R&D engineers to collaborate on expanding opportunities across new and exciting therapy areas.
Come for a job, stay for a career!
A Day in The Life Of:
As an Events Communication Specialist within the R&D Shared Engineering Services team, the successful candidate will support R&D across multiple Operating Units within Medtronic that treat a wide range of disease states, supporting activities such as:
Your role will play a pivotal part at the point where Healthcare Professionals meet New Product Development Teams to advance our healthcare solutions.
Key liaison between event stakeholders – Offsite stakeholders such as the Operating Unit planning team, Marketing, local cross functional R&D teams, Operations, Facilities, Training & Education (T&E), Finance, Legal & Compliance, etc.
Manage the entire life cycle of an event, compliance planning, early reservations/registration, agency fees, no show/cancellation policies, budgets, payments and expenses per regulated financial guidelines.
Compile and monitor information and metrics for R&D leadership dashboards/ reports/budgets schedules as necessary.
Providing feedback on event performance to Management and play a key role in defining improvements to enhance the customer experience.
Ability to multitask and be flexible in a dynamic environment to support wider team needs during peak times.
Manage event logistics, such as ground transportation when required.
Problem solving and real-time assessment of potential unforeseen events, containment of these events and execution of appropriate countermeasures.
Active participation in Functional and Business Meetings.
Lead special projects and ad hoc initiatives as assigned with relevant stakeholders.
Take an active role in event calendar management and communicate planned visitors to key local stakeholders.
Prepares and/or approves all technical and artistic phases of finished promotional material as required.
May purchase promotional materials including, but not limited to, displays/signage/pre-packs, promotional printing, coupons, premiums, art, and photography.
Key Skills & Experience
Level 8 Degree, with 2-3 years of event planning/management or other relevant experience.
Demonstrated expert written and verbal communication skills and ability to network with senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Excellent verbal, written and presentations skills in English.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative and within a team-based environment.
Experience on executing on key projects/events within high performing teams.
