Physician Relations Director

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Oct 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

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ICT Physician Engagements & Insights Director

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first, developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of more than 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents can help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

We are seeking an Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICT) Physician Engagements & Insights Director to lead physician engagement strategy and oversee the Physician Relations team. This role plays a critical part in supporting business priorities by building meaningful relationships with key physician stakeholders and ensuring the successful execution of high-impact engagement programs.

This leader will be responsible for planning and executing physician advisory boards, innovation forums, therapy design panels, voice of customer programs and encounters, physician site visits, leadership site visits, and senior leadership key opinion leader interactions at conventions. The Director will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, strategic, and effective engagement experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Physician Relations team, including hiring, developing, coaching, and retaining top talent.
• Manage team performance through regular coaching conversations and annual performance evaluations.
• Develop, communicate, and execute the overall physician engagement strategy for ICT.
• Identify current relationships and future key opinion leader opportunities to support business priorities.
• Design and implement innovative engagement programs and offerings.
• Develop and manage customer visit strategy, including goals, tactics, procedures, and service standards.
• Establish metrics and reporting tools to evaluate program effectiveness and stakeholder impact.
• Provide quarterly reports on functional metrics and performance.
• Partner with Medical Education, Medical Science Advisers, Scientific Communications, Upstream and Downstream Marketing, Research, Innovation, and other functional teams to support planning and execution.
• Ensure all activities comply with Medtronic Business Conduct Standards and Compliance requirements.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging practices, and relevant technologies.
• Manage budgets in support of company and business unit objectives.
• Develop business cases and budget justifications for program investments.
• Evaluate and improve work procedures to ensure quality control and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement across programs and processes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with CV businesses and geography leaders.
• Apply critical thinking, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills to business challenges.
• Make timely, practical decisions aligned with business needs.
• Oversee implementation of policies and procedures.
• Support ongoing professional development for self and team.
• Travel globally 35 to 45 percent of the time, with occasional weekend and evening work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10 or more years of experience leading strategy in a physician program or medical education role within the healthcare industry
• Or 8 or more years of experience with an advanced degree
• Ability to travel globally 35 to 45 percent of the time

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Knowledge of upstream and downstream functions and the product development process

Additional 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 statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position and are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities and skills. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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