We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Feb 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The event coordinator’s role is responsible for logistical coordination, inventory management, shipping of event materials, and ensuring smooth execution and alignment with enterprise standards. Succes in this role requires navigating multiple stakeholders and adapting to shifting priorities. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment supporting corporate events.

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.

This position will reside at our Operational Headquarters in Fridley, MN.

Responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead coordinator for the early career team - summer intern program and fall campus recruiting efforts.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute a variety of early career and/or learning & development programs and training sessions (in-person and virtual) throughout the year including managing invitations, registration, participant tracking, and follow-ups.
• Manage end-to-end event logistics including booking meeting rooms, room set up, AV/technology needs, catering, surveys, and materials preparation.
• Source hotels, vendors, coordinate group transportation, as well as any onsite or offsite activities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for onsite, hybrid and virtual event-related inquiries, ensuring seamless communication with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Manage and track all program and speaker expenses and reconcile all charges accurately and in a timely manner. Ensure expenses remain within or under budget.
• Manage session tracking, attendance tracking, and/or completions across multiple sites and activities.
• Inventory management including ordering, storing, distributing, shipping, and reporting of materials as needed.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED with 6+ years of experience with corporate event /project coordination

Nice to Have

• Experience in early career, recruiting, summer intern programming
• Proficient in MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams); Cvent platform, Concur, Medallia, and SharePoint
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High level of attention to detail, time management, organizational skills
• Flexibility to support light travel or potential after-hour events, if needed up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to lift and move boxes and supplies as part of inventory, shipping, and onsite duties
• Experience managing internal corporate events.
• Experience developing innovative event strategies that deliver results and cost efficiencies.
• Experience with checklists, templates, or tools that improve consistency and reduce manual work time.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing preferred suppliers.

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.

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.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$58,000.00 - $87,000.00

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. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.