Sr. Strategic Planning Program Director - Digital Strategy & Innovation

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Nov 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

The Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation will serve as the enterprise connector for digital initiatives across Medtronic, partnering with Operating Units to build, communicate, maintain, and advance a cohesive digital vision, strategy, and roadmap.

This is a hands-on enterprise strategy role. The leader will work across product development through commercialization, strengthen communication among Operating Units, and ensure digital initiatives are aligned with broader enterprise priorities.

The role will directly support Core Labs initiatives and help articulate Medtronic’s digital direction for internal leadership, investors, and other audiences.

Primary Responsibilities

Digital Strategy & Roadmap Leadership

• Aggregate digital initiatives across Medtronic and build a common enterprise view without directing Operating Units on how to run their businesses.
• Develop, articulate, track, and continually adapt the enterprise digital vision, strategy, and roadmap through commercialization.
• Coordinate across Operating Units to understand existing roadmaps, identify common priorities, and improve communication across portfolios.
• Keep the roadmap current by monitoring competitive dynamics, market direction, and changes in the digital health landscape.

Execution & Cross-Enterprise Alignment

• Partner across product development and go-to-market planning to help Operating Units connect digital initiatives to the broader enterprise strategy.
• Drive internal Core Labs initiatives and ensure they remain aligned with Operating Unit and enterprise priorities.
• Work directly with distributed teams and leaders across Medtronic; this is not a desk-based strategy or presentation-only role.
• Build trust and followership across a complex matrix through strong relationships, humility, constructive challenge, and clear communication.

Customer & Strategic Partner Engagement

• Engage physicians, hospital administrators, and other external customers to understand hospital economics, contracting considerations, and evolving expectations for digital technology.
• Help establish focus groups and advisory boards so the digital strategy remains grounded in customer needs.
• Serve as a strategic counterpart to external partners such as Amazon, NVIDIA, Siemens, and Philips, connecting external perspectives and partnerships back into Medtronic.

Initial Priorities

• In the first six months, build common digital roadmaps and a clear enterprise articulation of Medtronic’s digital activity and direction.
• Create communication that can be used for internal leadership, investor, and other external audiences.
• Establish an operating rhythm for maintaining the roadmap and driving teams forward against the strategy.
• Additional Locations: Lafayette, Colorado, United States of America