Sr. Strategic Director, ICT Integration Lead

AVE Medtronic Vascular Inc; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 230,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking an ICT Integration Lead to advance the Interventional Cardiology Therapies portfolio and build a unified operating model. The role prioritizes delivering core therapy execution while guiding phased integration, governance, and leadership alignment to maximize value across ICT offerings.

The ideal candidate has extensive program leadership experience, a background in healthcare technology, and the ability to balance near-term delivery with long-term strategic integration

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree required; 15+ years of relevant experience with 10+ years in management.
• Or an advanced degree with 13 years of prior relevant experience and 10+ years of managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Define a phased ICT integration roadmap across near-, mid-, and long-term priorities.
• Protect therapy execution by avoiding disruption to product development and milestones.
• Identify high-value, low-disruption integration opportunities across the ICT portfolio.
• Align leadership on the integration approach and communicate progress.
• Develop the long-term operating model and governance for integrated ICT.
• Lead the integration PMO and manage milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment across R&D, clinical, regulatory, marketing, quality, finance, and HR.

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 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 Careers That Change Lives

The ICT Integration Lead is accountable for advancing a cohesive, end-to-end Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICT) business over time, while aligning to leadership direction on pacing and prioritization. The role ensures the organization maintains strong execution within individual therapy areas in the near term, while deliberately building toward a more integrated operating model and customer experience. The Integration Lead balances two critical objectives: protecting delivery and performance within each therapy area and preserving line of sight to the long-term opportunity to unlock greater value across the combined ICT portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integration Strategy and Phasing: Define a clear, phased approach to ICT integration, including near-, mid-, and longer-term priorities Establish what integration activities should occur now versus later, based on business readiness and value Continuously assess and adjust the integration roadmap in alignment with leadership direction, execution progress, and organizational capacity.
• Protection of Therapy Execution: Ensure integration efforts do not disrupt delivery of core business commitments, including product development, clinical milestones, and commercial performance Maintain clarity of ownership and accountability within therapy areas Evaluate and prioritize integration activities based on impact to execution risk and business outcomes.
• Identification of Targeted Integration Opportunities: Identify and advance high-value, low-disruption integration opportunities across the ICT portfolio Enable collaboration where it improves performance, without introducing unnecessary complexity or coordination overhead Focus on no-regret moves that create immediate value while laying the groundwork for future integration.
• Leadership Alignment and Communication: Support leadership alignment on the integration approach, including rationale for pacing and sequencing Maintain a consistent narrative that balances near-term execution priorities with long-term integration objectives Reinforce shared accountability for advancing the overall ICT business, in addition to individual therapy performance Coordinate ICT leadership team meetings, quarterly business reviews, operating norms, and other critical LT priorities.
• Future-State Operating Model Development: Define the long-term vision for an integrated ICT operating model, including how the organization will collectively serve interventional cardiologists Develop future-state scenarios and pathways without forcing premature implementation Ensure alignment between innovation, clinical, regulatory, and commercial functions over time.
• Operating Model and Governance: Define and implement decision-making structures and operating mechanisms that reflect both current autonomy and future integration Clarify decision rights across therapy areas and functions Enable effective escalation and resolution of cross-functional issues.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Facilitate alignment across enabling functions, including R&D, clinical, regulatory, marketing, quality, finance, and HR Clarify where coordination is required versus where independent execution is appropriate Manage interdependencies to ensure progress without over-integration.
• Program Leadership and Integration PMO: Establish and lead the integration program and associated PMO structure Provide visibility into progress, milestones, dependencies, and risks across integration initiatives Ensure disciplined execution against agreed priorities, aligned to the phased integration approach.
• Role Principles: Integration is advanced deliberately and in alignment with business readiness, not driven prematurely. Near-term performance and commitments take priority, with integration efforts designed to support—not disrupt—delivery. Focus is placed on high-value integration opportunities that improve outcomes without introducing unnecessary complexity. The long-term vision for an integrated ICT business is maintained, even as execution remains phased.
• Expected Impact: Sustained performance and delivery within individual therapy areas. Clear, coordinated progress toward an integrated ICT operating model over time. Improved alignment across functions without loss of focus or accountability. Positioning of the ICT business to deliver a more connected and effective experience for interventional cardiologists in the future.

Must Have:

Minimum Requirements- To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile: Bachelors degree required Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with 10+ years of managerial experience, OR advanced degree with a minimum 13 years prior relevant experience, minimum of 10+ years of managerial experience.

About Medtronic:

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

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 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. (ADA-United States of America).

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 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.

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. Learn more about our benefits here.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$229,600.00 - $344,400.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. 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
• 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)
• 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.

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We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, color, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here.

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