About the Role
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.
At Medtronic Neuroscience, we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve care for people living with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Our technologies help restore function, improve quality of life, and support better outcomes for patients around the world.
Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) advances surgical care for patients with spine and cranial conditions. We develop innovative solutions that help clinicians plan, navigate, and deliver procedures with accuracy, efficiency, and patient outcomes in mind.
The Associate PACE Specialist is part of the CST Medical Education team and supports the program management of education programs funded through donations to third-party organizations, otherwise known as Third Party Management. This role helps ensure donated funding supports appropriate, high-quality education experiences while meeting business objectives, customer needs, and applicable company policies.
In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end management of third-party education programs, including program intake, funding documentation, logistics, onsite execution, monitoring, and closeout. You will collaborate with third-party organizations, internal stakeholders, vendors, and other partners to ensure programs are delivered on time, within scope, and with a high level of customer service.
Primary Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
•Supports the end-to-end program management of education programs funded through donations to third-party organizations, including intake, review, approval, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
•Coordinates with third-party organizations and internal stakeholders to confirm program objectives, funding requirements, deliverables, timelines, documentation, and logistics.
•Orders, receives, organizes, and coordinates delivery of all equipment and materials required for supported programs. Attends programs onsite and performs hands-on setup, station preparation, execution, and teardown in active training or laboratory environments.
•Tracks program status, approved funding, commitments, deliverables, and required documentation in applicable systems and trackers.
•Communicates with internal and external partners, including third-party organizations, sales representatives, vendors, and Operating Unit stakeholders.
•Ensures programs align with approved objectives, applicable donation and third-party management requirements, medical education standards, compliance requirements, and established PACE processes.
•Coordinates in a fast-paced environment in an organized manner while meeting deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
•Travel approximately 50% of the time, including frequent overnight travel and some weekends. This hands-on role may involve extended periods of standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, loading, unloading, and moving program materials and equipment.
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Qualifications
•Experience supporting healthcare professional education, medical education, clinical training, or healthcare events.
•Experience with third-party management, grant or donation administration, program coordination, or funding-supported initiatives.
•Experience working with clinicians, physician faculty, third-party organizations, vendors, or other healthcare stakeholders.
•Familiarity with medical-device, surgical, or healthcare environments.
•Knowledge of adult learning principles, program governance, or education program best practices.
•Experience with event, travel, budget, equipment, vendor, or program reconciliation coordination.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD): $58,400.00 - $87,600.00
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.
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).
The application window for this opening is expected to close on 6 Nov 2026.
