Principal Financial Analyst – Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) Clinical

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Nov 2026

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A Day in the Life

The Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT)business at Medtronic is dedicated to to improve physician experience, accelerate innovation, strengthen commercial execution, and improve outcomes for patients with cardiac rhythm disorders. The Principal Financial Analyst supporting Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) Clinical Research plays a critical role in enabling the development and clinical validation of next-generation therapies.

This role serves as a strategic finance partner to the Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) Clinical Leaders. As a senior individual contributor, the Principal Financial Analyst provides financial leadership across a broad portfolio of pre-market and post-market clinical studies, ensuring strong financial planning, forecasting, and transparency to support key development and regulatory milestones.

This position is an on-site role based in Mounds View, Minnesota and partners closely with clinical, therapy development, and finance leadership. The role operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority while supporting critical investment and portfolio decisions across the Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) organization.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

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

• Serve as the primary finance partner to the Clinical Leadership and team, supporting financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for the global clinical organization.

• Lead financial planning and reporting for the Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) clinical study portfolio, including both pre-market and post-market studies.

• Maintain and enhance financial models supporting clinical studies, ensuring alignment between study design, enrollment assumptions, timelines, and financial projections.

• Partner with clinical operations teams to monitor study enrollment, site activation, and training activities to ensure accurate forecasting of clinical study spending.

• Provide financial leadership for external research and investigator-sponsored research programs, including planning, forecasting, and financial tracking.

• Deliver consolidated reporting, key metrics, and financial insights to support leadership decision making across the clinical research portfolio.

• Drive financial rigor and transparency across clinical research investments, supporting governance reviews and long-range planning.

• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, financial processes, and reporting tools supporting the clinical research organization.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

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

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting clinical research, R&D, or product development organizations

• Experience working with clinical study financial models or large program budgets

• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders including clinical, medical, R&D, and operations teams

• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and long-range planning experience

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively within a highly matrixed organization

• Strong executive communication and presentation skills

• Experience working in the medical device, healthcare, or regulated industry

• MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced certification

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.

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