Senior Medical Science Writer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 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. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do.

This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. Within the clinical science and evidence team, part of the CRM Clinical Research and Medical Affairs organization, one of our responsibilities includes management of the scientific publication process and global evidence dissemination from Medtronic-sponsored clinical trials, registries, and other research data.

In this role, the Senior Medical Science Writer will work closely with Principal Investigators and internal team members from the clinical study team, statistics, clinical leadership and cross-functional SMEs. With the growing volume of data, rapid advances in AI, and continuous innovation in technology, we are at a pivotal moment to reimagine how scientific evidence is disseminated. As access to information becomes commoditized - easy, fast, and inexpensive - our ability to understand and impact humanity becomes more critical than ever.

This role will collaborate across internal and external partners to define and execute scientific dissemination strategies.

The primary focus will be to identify channels, formats, and content that tailor scientific and medical results and data by audience segment, based on expertise, literacy, and needs. The medical communication professional will use a range of techniques to assess understanding and increase engagement.

• Translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences, including clinicians, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and regulators.
• Develop and implement data-driven scientific evidence communication strategies that align with dissemination goals, audience needs and preferred formats and channels – maximizing our evidence footprint through 'Evidence for Action'.
• Conduct audience analysis to define the needs, interests, and knowledge level of the target recipients.
• Create high-quality medical and scientific content, including manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, plain language summaries, graphical abstracts, white papers, and other innovative formats.
• Tailor writing style, tone, and level of detail to ensure content is appropriate and engaging for each audience.
• Manage the project timeline for each deliverable through final delivery (e.g. peer-review publication, scientific conference presentation) ensuring compliance to regulatory, medical society, and corporate standards.
• Interface with physicians, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders to align evidence dissemination activities and deliverables.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of key therapy and product areas, stay abreast of current literature relevant to CRM therapies and products (including competitors).
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, such as researchers, clinicians, and regulatory affairs, to gather information and ensure accuracy.

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of…