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A Day in the Life

At our R&D Shared Engineering Services team in Medtronic we support our R&D partners across multiple Operating Units (OUs) to innovate and design the next generation of medical therapies and devices. Our focus is to enable our teams to operate in a best-in-class R&D environment, with a network of bespoke R&D laboratories and our dedicated Customer Innovation Centre (CIC). We partner with internal and external customers and stakeholders to meet development goals as we strive to Alleviate pain, Restore Health and Extend Life

At our state-of-the-art Customer Innovation Centre, our Senior Events Specialist will serve as a key facilitator, bringing together healthcare professionals and R&D engineers to collaborate on expanding opportunities across new and exciting therapy areas.

Our Purpose

At our R&D Shared Engineering Services team in Medtronic we support our R&D partners across multiple Operating Units (OUs) to innovate and design the next generation of medical therapies and devices. Our focus is to enable our teams to operate in a best-in-class R&D environment, with a network of bespoke R&D laboratories and our dedicated Customer Innovation Centre (CIC). We partner with internal and external customers and stakeholders to meet development goals as we strive to Alleviate pain, Restore Health and Extend Life

At our state-of-the-art Customer Innovation Centre, our Senior Events Specialist will serve as a key facilitator, bringing together healthcare professionals and R&D engineers to collaborate on expanding opportunities across new and exciting therapy areas.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

As a Senior Events Communication Specialist within the R&D Shared Engineering Services team, the successful candidate will support R&D across multiple Operating Units within Medtronic that treat a wide range of disease states, supporting activities such as:

Your role will play a pivotal part at the point where Healthcare Professionals meet New Product Development Teams to advance our healthcare solutions.
Key liaison between event stakeholders – Offsite stakeholders such as the Operating Unit planning team, Marketing, local cross functional R&D teams, Operations, Facilities, Training & Education (T&E), Finance, Legal & Compliance, etc.
Manage the entire life cycle of an event, early reservations/registration, agency fees, no show/cancellation policies, budgets, payments and expenses per regulated financial guidelines.
Be a link between the R&D teams and our Compliance Partners for the monitoring of compliance applications and processing of Health Care Professionals Contracts with local Finance.
Compile and monitor information and metrics for R&D leadership dashboards/ reports/budgets schedules as necessary.
Providing feedback on event performance to Management and play a key role in defining improvements to enhance the customer experience.
Ability to multitask and be flexible in a dynamic environment to support wider team needs during peak times.
Manage event logistics, such as ground transportation when required.
Problem solving and real-time assessment of potential unforeseen events, containment of these events and execution of appropriate countermeasures.
Active participation in Functional and Business Meetings.
Lead special projects and ad hoc initiatives as assigned with relevant stakeholders.
Take an active role in event calendar management and communicate planned visitors to key local stakeholders.
Prepares and/or approves all technical and artistic phases of finished promotional material as required.
May purchase promotional materials including, but not limited to, displays/signage/pre-packs, promotional printing, coupons, premiums, art, and photography.

Key Skills & Experience

Level 8 Degree, with 4+ years of event planning/management or other relevant experience.
Demonstrated expert written and verbal communication skills and ability to network with senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to integrate within a dynamic team is essential.
Excellent verbal, written and presentations skills in English.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative and within a team-based environment.
Experience on executing on key projects/events within high performing teams.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 61,680.00 EUR - 92,520.00 EUR |

The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

Senior Events Communication Specialist

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