Principal Analyst - Commercial Analytics and Insights

Location: Minneapolis

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 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.

A Day in the Life

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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites:

* Mounds View, Minnesota

* Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ)

* Mansfield, Massachusetts

This role will require 5% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

* Serve as a trusted analytics partner to Sales Leadership, providing insights that support commercial strategy, territory performance, and revenue growth.

* Develop, transform, and model complex data sets to generate insights that improve decision-making and drive measurable business outcomes.

* Design and deliver advanced dashboards and analytics products using visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms to enable self-service analytics across the commercial organization.

* Translate complex data into clear business insights, narratives, and recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.

* Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting and analytics workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes.

* Explore and pilot emerging capabilities such as AI-assisted analysis and intelligent workflow automation to enhance productivity and scale insights across the organization.

* Conduct analysis of sales performance, trends, and market dynamics to support attainment of growth objectives.

* Partner closely with internal stakeholders including Product Marketing, Contract Administration, Pricing and Offer Development, Sales Enablement, and Marketing Operations to align analytics with commercial strategy.

* Act as a liaison with information technology and data teams to improve data access, data quality, and scalable analytics solutions.

* Support key sales operations processes such as forecasting, quota development, performance tracking, and sales reporting.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

* Bachelor's degree

* 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree

* Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms

* Experience with data preparation, automation, or analytics workflow tools such as DBT, Knime, Python, or similar technologies

* Proficiency with SQL or other data query languages

* Experience working with CRM platforms such as  or similar systems

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

* Familiarity with enterprise or cloud data platforms such as Snowflake

* Interest in leveraging emerging technologies such as AI-assisted analytics, automation, or intelligent workflow tools to improve business processes

* Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools

* Ability to navigate a complex matrix environment and effectively manage competing priorities

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical

Job Requirements

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The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative…