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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.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 3 Nov 2026.
A Day in the Life
The Research & Development (R&D) Finance Center of Excellence (COE) provides financial leadership, analytics, and decision support across Medtronic's R&D organizations. The team partners with R&D, business, and finance leaders to support investment decisions, portfolio management, resource allocation, forecasting, and long-range planning while promoting consistent financial practices and scalable capabilities across the enterprise.
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're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
As a Principal Financial Analyst, you will serve as a strategic finance partner supporting R&D portfolios, programs, and enterprise initiatives. You will provide financial planning, forecasting, investment analysis, and decision support to help leaders evaluate priorities, allocate resources, and improve visibility into R&D performance and investments.
Primary Responsibilities
•Partner with R&D and Finance leadership to support portfolio, program, and investment decision-making.
•Lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and long-range planning activities for assigned R&D organizations and portfolios.
•Develop and maintain financial models supporting program assumptions, development timelines, resource requirements, milestones, and investment scenarios.
•Analyze financial and operational data to identify risks, opportunities, trends, and performance drivers across R&D investments.
•Provide scenario modeling and business insights to support resource allocation, investment choices, and portfolio prioritization decisions.
•Deliver financial reporting, key performance indicators (KPIs), and analytics to improve visibility into R&D performance and investment outcomes.
•Drive forecasting accuracy, variance analysis, governance activities, and process improvements that enhance financial transparency and decision support.
•Collaborate across Finance and business functions to establish consistent financial standards, methodologies, reporting practices, and scalable capabilities.
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of finance or accounting experience OR advanced degree and 5+ years of finance or accounting experience.
•Experience in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
•Experience developing financial models, scenario analyses, and long-range plans to support business decisions.
•Experience partnering with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to support investment or resource allocation decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
•Master of Business Administration (MBA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or other relevant professional certification.
•Experience supporting R&D, product development, engineering, clinical, technology, or innovation-focused organizations.
•Experience with portfolio management, investment analysis, resource planning, or large-scale R&D programs.
•Experience within the medical device, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries.
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
In alignment with Medtronic's 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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $110,400.00 - $165,600.00
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. 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. Some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
