Sr Finance Manager R&D COE

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Sep 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                     This role supports One global, center led R&D Finance standard that enables enterprise business strategy alignment, financial transparency, and accountability across the R&D portfolio.  The position is responsible for developing, governing, and leading consistent financial processes, insights, and decision frameworks that allow leaders to make nimble, data driven investment decisions—ultimately accelerating delivery of best in class technologies for patients.  Help us drive the future of finance business partnering by joining the R&D Finance COE Team.   We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result — and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.   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.    Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Design, implement, and continuously improve Global R&D Finance standards (planning, forecasting, capitalization, investment metrics, and reporting). Establish strong governance to ensure consistency in project accounting, standard reporting to determine benchmarks and insights.  Drive adoption of standards through clear documentation, training, change management, and stakeholder engagement. Enable high‑quality financial insights that connect investment, risk, progress, and outcomes across the R&D lifecycle. Ensure financial insights are forward‑looking, actionable, and aligned to enterprise value creation and patient impact. Manages staff by setting expectations, coaching performance, and supporting professional development to build a high‑performing team. Partner closely with COE Team, R&D leaders, portfolio management, CFO/FP&A to ensure end‑to‑end alignment. Serve as a connective leader between center‑led finance and business‑embedded teams, strengthening collaboration and shared accountability.

Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting (Or Advanced Degree with 5+ years) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership experience   Nice to Have Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting  Individual that is motivated by continuous process improvement and strives to drive efficiencies and effectiveness for the function and overall business Has the ability to see and understand the big picture and translate strategy into executable process improvements Strong ability to drive change through leadership and influence Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) work experience, including developing expense analytics Excellent written/oral communication, collaboration, change management and presentation skills, including the ability to translate financial data into concise information for management Strong organization and time management skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and maintain accurate records. Strong business acumen: ability to learn/understand the business and influence key