Senior Area Innovation Manager - Endoscopy; GA​/SC​/North Florida)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 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.

The Senior Area Innovation Manager (AIM) is a field-based individual contributor commercial leadership role within Medtronic Endoscopy, responsible for accelerating adoption and sustained utilization of Medtronic’s AI-powered GI Genius™ platform. AIM’s lead through influence and serve as a customer-facing Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) commercial specialist, partnering with enterprise health systems, MSOs, IDNs, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and physician practices to drive technology integration, clinical adoption, and long-term value realization.

The AIM operates as a subject matter expert in AI-enabled endoscopy, aligning internal cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to advance strategic growth initiatives. This individual will lead enterprise customer-level sales and market development efforts, expand installed base utilization, and transfer best practices to the broader commercial organization to scale impact nationally.

Significant travel required (up to 75%).

The ideal candidate demonstrates a natural commercial leadership presence with the credibility to engage and influence executive stakeholders. They can effectively connect clinical, technical, and financial value propositions to drive strategic decision-making and business outcomes. They bring a growth mindset and entrepreneurial approach, thriving in a large enterprise environment while identifying new opportunities and driving innovation. Additionally, they are passionate about advancing AI-enabled healthcare solutions and leveraging emerging technologies to improve patient care and healthcare delivery.

This Senior AIM will be based in Atlanta, Georgia and cover a region including South Carolina, Georgia and North Florida.

A Day in The Life

Commercial & Business Excellence

• Achieve and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales objectives by driving enterprise customer-level adoption and utilization of Medtronic AI and software-based GI platforms.
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles across MSO/IDN headquarters, hospitals, and ASC networks, including executive-level negotiations and enterprise contracting.
• Serve as a commercial expert in Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), including workflow integration, clinical adoption, utilization growth, and long-term customer success.
• Maintain deep expertise in artificial intelligence trends in healthcare, competitive dynamics, and macroeconomic forces shaping AI adoption.
• Position GI Genius as the market-leading AI platform through delivery of compelling clinical, operational, and economic value narratives.
• Develop and execute territory-level growth strategies to expand installed base penetration, utilization, and customer lifetime value.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, health economics, clinical, operations, and executive leadership to accelerate deal progression and remove adoption barriers.
• Act as a catalyst for organizational learning by transferring product, selling, and adoption best practices to the broader sales force.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with health system leaders, physicians, service line administrators, and key opinion leaders.
• Deliver solution-oriented strategies that address customer-specific workflow, economic, and clinical needs.

Clinical & Technical Excellence

• Demonstrate mastery of GI Genius clinical evidence, disease pathways, algorithm development principles, and real-world performance data.
• Deliver clinical product demonstrations, physician