Senior Director of Strategy and CST Chief of Staff

About this role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Aug 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.

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The Chief of Staff for the CST President will be instrumental in managing the operational cadence, strategic alignment, and communication within the business unit. This role includes overseeing key meetings and reviews, designing agendas, and ensuring follow-ups. Acting as a liaison between the OU President and various stakeholders, the Chief of Staff will prepare essential communications in partnership with senior leaders.

Additionally, the leader will be part of the CST strategy team and will own and advance CST’s strategy and transformation agenda. This role requires a visionary leader with exceptional communication skills, a strong business acumen, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.                     Key Responsibilities: • Operating Mechanisms: • Own the operational cadence and rhythm for CST LT, i.e., Weekly check-ins, Monthly Operating Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, Extended Leadership Reviews, and Strat plan summits. • Design the agenda, meeting planning, and post-meeting follow-ups for operating mechanisms and meetings. • Own a business performance management scorecard, including a report-out of key enterprise and OU KPIs, and follow up to drive progress against key KPIs and OKRs

• Communication and Coordination: • Serve as a liaison between the CST OU President and other senior leaders, employees, portfolio, corporate, and external stakeholders. • In partnership with the VP of Strategy, CST CFO, VP of HR, and Communications leader, prepare presentations, reports, and other communications on behalf of the President or other key leaders at CST LT. • Facilitate effective communication across the business unit to ensure alignment and collaboration.

• Own and advance the CST Strategy and Transformation agenda: • Lead the development of longer-term strategic and business plans, in alignment with Medtronic's corporate strategic planning process. • Support the overall CST Transformation agenda and monitor the progress of key strategic initiatives in support of the transformation agenda, including key metrics and milestones. • Support the CST VP of Strategy on any special projects as needed.

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.

Nice to Have: • MBA or PhD or relevant Master’s degree • 3+ years in a top-tier consulting firm or equivalent experience in business strategy focused on growth, strategy or commercial. • 5+ years of domain experience in Medical Devices, digital surgery, product development, specifically in orthopedics or Spine is highly desirable. • Successful track record in strategy development, analysis and planning, strong understanding of strategic planning and corporate development processes • Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to perform complex qualitative and quantitative analysis. • Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented, low ego working style, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a hands-on manner. • Excellent communication skills; articulate and persuasive when speaking; able to convey ideas effectively to any audience. • Experience navigating ambiguity within a complex organization.

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).  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 .   LTI Eligible:  This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)  here .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate o

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