Medical Affairs Mgr

Posted:
4/20/2026, 7:03:00 AM

Location(s):
Colorado, United States ⋅ Lafayette, Colorado, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
$132k–$198k/yr


 

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Affairs Manager focused on Acute Care and Monitoring (ACM) Medical Education and Medical Science program execution. This role provides strategic leadership to a team delivering customized education programs for healthcare professionals (HCPs), strengthening knowledge of ACM technologies, clinical and economic evidence, and supporting product adoption to improve patient outcomes. The Medical Affairs Manager will lead the design, development, and execution of local and national education programs and play a critical role in building and maintaining strong cross-functional partnerships and customer relationships. This position emphasizes continuous process improvement, strategic execution, and excellence across medical education and medical science initiatives.

         

         

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

  • Develop and lead the execution of strategic projects to drive business impact and improve effectiveness of medical education and medical science efforts
  • Build and maintain highly efficient, effective processes to deliver against strategic medical education and medical science objectives
  • Lead the team that:
  • Plans and coordinates external HCP education programs, including Medtronic-owned programs, symposia, and conferences
  • Designs and facilitates attendee experience to support needs related to meeting attendance
  • Partners with stakeholders to align and execute programs against strategic direction
  • Generates, analyzes, and communicates event level and cross-event reporting against identified key performance metrics and value-proposition indicators
  • Incorporate program management best practices in all aspects of work
  • Develop, foster and maintain key relationships with cross-functional partners and healthcare professionals to ensure innovative and effective education is brought to clinician
  • Collaborate with field-based partners to understand local customer education needs and provide education solutions
  • Provide expert communication with internal and external partners including physician faculty and business leaders
  • Address all aspects of budget and billing, including development of and tracking against budgets and managing expenses for self and team members
  • Direct the responsibilities of direct reports
  • Mentor, develop, and coach direct reports on performance expectations
  • Provide leadership to ensure the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives
  • Work in all systems that align to Medical Education and Society events, including but not limited to Teams, HCP Engage, Smartsheet, and salesforce.com
  • Ensure education programs meet company and customer objectives
  • Ensure personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable.  Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work
  • Provide on-site support for medical education, medical science and society events when needed
  • Exhibit strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Exhibit strong time management and project management skills.
  • Be flexible and able to adapt to changing requirements and priorities.
  • Ensures all activities are compliant with Quality System requirements.
  • Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies, or governmental regulations
  • All other duties as assigned
  • Travel requirement: 30%

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Medical education program management experience in industry preferred

  • Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

  • Self-motivated to make recommendations and initiate assignments that will improve business processes

  • Flexible work hours to support events, which may include evenings, nights, and weekends

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills

  • Proficient in the use of PC software applications including Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Physical Job Requirements

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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.  

The above description is intended to describe the general content, identify the essential functions of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

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):$132,000.00 - $198,000.00

 

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.

 

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.

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.