Advanced Analytics Consultant

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 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.

The HR Analytics Consultant will be responsible for delivering data-driven insights, analytics and recommendations to internal stakeholders. In this role you will work closely with Senior HR leaders, business stakeholders, Finance partners, and the analytics team to support initiatives across talent management, talent acquisition, workforce planning, employe listening and inclusion and diversity. You will serve as a subject matter expert in talent data, leading multiple key projects that bridge HR and business objectives.

The ideal candidate brings experience in people analytics or HR analytics along with strong business analytics and financial acumen, including the ability to connect workforce trends to operational, financial and business performance. This individual is comfortable working with ambiguity, consulting with executive stakeholders, and translating complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Partner with HR Business Partners and business stakeholders to understand business needs, frame analytical questions, develop hypotheses, and prioritize analyses that support workforce planning, headcount management, and other strategic decisions
• Lead analytics consulting projects from intake and study design through analysis, narrative development, and executive presentation.
• Manage custom research projects by identifying needs, defining a business case, exploring alternatives, analyzing data, using appropriate visualizations, and presenting to executives/decision-makers
• Analyze governed workforce, operations and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and key drivers across the employee lifecycle and business outcomes
• Apply statistical, predictive, and root-cause analysis techniques to evaluate the impact of people initiatives and business actions
• Translate complex data and analyses into clear, compelling visualizations and stories that inform decisions for both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Identify opportunities for efficiency through enhanced reporting processes, scalable tools and self-service tools across HR teams
• Drive adoption of new tools, dashboards, and digital capabilities by partnering with stakeholders to promote awareness usability, training feedback collection, and sustained usage across the HR and business community
• Serve as the bridge between HR/business customers and the product team to translate user needs into product requirements, define enhancement needs and influence roadmap priorities
• Stay informed on industry trends, benchmarks, and innovations in HR analytics, leveraging external research to identify best practices and support HR strategies

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of analytics experience, including experience with HR analytics, or 5+ years with an advanced degree
• Ability to communicate complex topics effectively with the ability to build strong work relationships and influence a broad set of stakeholders spanning multiple levels
• Ability to define/build a business case, explore alternatives, analyze/visualize data, create an implementation plan/proposal to present to decision makers
• Analytical ability to delve into details while maintaining a broader business perspective
• Comfort presenting qualitative and quantitative research findings and offering recommendations and insights to executives
• Strong understanding of HR processes, systems and data
• Ability to manage multiple priorities & project and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and…